Sunday, May 18, 2025

Topic: CHILDREN

Israel’s blockade puts 3,500 Gaza children under 5 near death, 290,000 on brink of death

More than 3,500 children below the age of five in Gaza face “imminent death by starvation” as Israel continues to prevent the entry of baby formula, nutritional supplements, and all forms of humanitarian aid, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.

“In Gaza one child gets killed every hour”: UNRWA chief

One child is killed by Israel every hour in Gaza, the chief of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said on Tuesday.

Five children injured in ‘encounter’ between security forces and Maoists in Bastar

Five children were injured in an alleged encounter between the Chhattisgarh Police and Naxals on 12 December.

MP: Muslim children assaulted and forced to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Ratlam are in trauma

Three Muslim children, who were assaulted and forced to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by a Hindu youth weeks ago in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district, are still in trauma and unable to talk about the incident.

Gaza has become a graveyard for children: UNRWA chief on World Children’s day

The head of the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, Philippe Lazzarini, has used the occasion of World Children’s day to make a plea on X for Palestinian children.

Israeli attacks in Gaza, West Bank killed over 11,800 students: Palestinian Education Ministry

More than 11,825 Palestinian students have been killed in Israeli attacks since October of last year, the Palestinian Education Ministry said on Tuesday.