Nearly 400 children killed in Gaza: UN

Nearly 400 children killed in Gaza: UN
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Nearly 400 Palestinian children were killed and 2,500 wounded in the 29-day Israeli offensive on the Gaza strip, and 370,000 more are in need of urgent psychological care, the United Nations Children\'s Fund (Unicef) reported on Tuesday.

Geneva: Nearly 400 Palestinian children were killed and 2,500 wounded in the 29-day Israeli offensive on the Gaza strip, and 370,000 more are in need of urgent psychological care, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) reported on Tuesday.

"The offensive has had a catastrophic and tragic impact on children. It has killed 392 children and 2,502 have been injured," said Pernille Ironside, head of the Uniccef field office in Gaza.Ironside also warned of an imminent outbreak of contagious diseases and diaorrhea - potentially deadly for children under five - in Gaza, where power has been knocked down and sanitation and potable water are non-existent.

She also stressed that there was not a single family who has not been directly affected by a loss in Gaza, a territory only 45 km long by between six and 14 km wide.

"Destruction is total. The weaponry used causes terrible, awful amputations. This happened before the eyes of children, they have seen their friends and their parents die," said the official.

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