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Israeli attacks kill 70 children in Gaza in just five days
The Palestinian civil defense service reported on Sunday that Israel has killed at least 70 children in Gaza in just the last five days. The agency did not provide details on the age of the victims, only saying that they died in attacks targeting several areas across the Palestinian enclave,...
Pope slams cruelty of strike killing Gaza children
Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as cruelty, sparking a sharp response from Israel which accused him of double standards. The pontiff made his remarks a day after the rescue agency in Gaza said an Israeli air strike had killed seven children from one family....
Israeli airstrike kills 10 members of one family, including 7 children, in Gaza
An Israeli air strike killed 10 members of a family on Friday in the northern part of the territory, including seven children, noted by Gazas civil defence rescue agency. Violence in the Gaza Strip continues to shake the region more than 14 months into the Israel-Hamas conflict, while...
UNICEF official decries the ‘brutalisation’ of children in Gaza
UNICEF communications specialist Rosalia Bollen says its absolutely appalling that children continue to be killed every day in Gaza, reports Al Jazeera. While attacks are concentrated on the north, families are killed here in the centre and southern parts of Gaza as well, she told the media from...
96% of Gaza’s children feel their death is imminent: Study
The assessment conducted by rights groups in Gaza found that some 96 percent of children surveyed felt their death was imminent while 49 percent expressed a desire to die, reports Al Jazeera. It also found that 92 percent of children were not accepting of reality, 79 percent suffered from...
Ailing kids wait months to leave Gaza for treatment
The 12-year-old Palestinian boy was lying in a hospital bed in central Gaza, wracked with leukemia, malnourished and whimpering in pain despite the morphine doctors were giving him, when Rosalia Bollen, a UNICEF official, said she saw him in late October. Islam al-Rayahens family had asked...
Sisimpur sparks learning with 40 delightful nursery rhymes for children
USAIDs Sisimpur project, the adored Bangladeshi version of Sesame Street, has launched an exciting initiative to share nursery rhymes with children. The project has produced 40 well-known Bengali nursery rhymes, presented by the beloved characters Halum, Tuktuki, Ikri, and Shiku. This initiative...
Bodies of 2 missing children recovered from Cox’s Bazar sea beach
Bodies of two children who went missing from Teknaf sea beach in Coxs Bazar have been recovered, reports UNB. The body of Munzurul Islam, 12, was recovered from Tulatuli point and the body of Md Babul, 10 was found at Lambari point. Giasuddin, Officer-in-charge (OC) of Teknaf Model Station,...
130,000 children under 10 trapped in north Gaza
Save the Children shared the situation of children in north Gaza under the occupation of Israel, reports Al Jazeera. The organization noted that the children have been cut off from supplies of food, water and medicine since October 6, when Israeli forces launched a siege on northern Gaza. The...
Australia introduces 'Landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
On Thursday, Australias centre-left government presented a new bill in parliament aimed at prohibiting social media use for children under the age of 16. The proposed legislation also includes provisions for hefty fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms found to be in...
Afghan girl wins children’s peace prize
Nila Ibrahimi, a 17-year-old Afghan girl who is not allowed to speak in public in her own country won the International Childrens Peace Prize on Tuesday, reports CNN. The prestigious award has recognized luminaries including climate activist Greta Thunberg and girls education campaigner Malala...
Horrors of Gaza now playing out in Lebanon: UNICEF
The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder has said that an impassioned plea for the war on children in Gaza and now Lebanon to stop, reports Al Jazeera. Reflecting on the horrors that he witnessed in Gaza, where so many children have been killed and maimed by Israeli...
10 children killed as fire breaks out at hospital in UP
At least ten children were killed in a fire that broke out at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India on Friday. The casualties may go up, said an official, reports NDTV. The fire, possibly due to a short circuit, broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmibai Medical...
Study finds asthma relates to children's memory problem,
Research in the US has revealed that children with asthma may face memory issues, marking the first study to establish a link between the two. It also showed that the earlier a child develops asthma, the more it impacts their memory. The lead researcher emphasized the importance of recognizing...
Australia to ban social media for children under 16
Australias government has unveiled plans to introduce a landmark law banning children under the age of 16 from using social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that the legislation, which will be presented in Parliament next week, aims to address the growing concerns over the...
2.5 lakh children affected by chronic kidney disease: Experts
Experts reported that over 2.5 lakh children in the country are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), while close to 4.8 million other minors suffer from different kidney-related health issues on Sunday. The experts made the revelation at a two-day international conference on peritoneal...