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Just in Gaza, you killed more than 70,000 children.
This number is far too high. Credible humanitarian sources reported roughly 21,700 children killed in Gaza by June 30, 2026, while Gaza’s total reported deaths of all ages were 73,651 on September 6, 2026.
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The post claims that more than 70,000 children were killed in Gaza. That is contradicted by contemporary casualty figures from major primary sources.
- UNICEF’s September 2026 State of Palestine Appeal says: “In the Gaza Strip, at least 21,700 children have been reported killed as of 30 June 2026.”
- UNICEF’s 6 August 2026 press release adds that at least 300 children were reportedly killed in the 300 days since the October 2025 ceasefire announcement. That would still leave the reported child death toll in the low 22,000s, not above 70,000.
- Separately, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported 73,651 total deaths of all ages in Gaza as of 6 September 2026. If total deaths of all ages were 73,651, the claim that more than 70,000 of them were children alone is not plausible and directly conflicts with UNICEF’s child-specific figures.
So the claim overstates reported child deaths by a very large margin.
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- State of Palestine Appeal | UNICEF
In the Gaza Strip, at least 21,700 children have been reported killed as of 30 June 2026; 45,000 children have been injured, including more than 11,000 children with life-altering injuries.
- At least 300 children reportedly killed in Gaza in past 300 days | UNICEF
At least 300 children have been reportedly killed in Gaza in the 300 days since a ceasefire was announced in October 2025.
- Daily Health Ministry Report
Gaza, Sept. 6, 2026 - Medical sources in the Gaza Strip announced ... the death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip has risen to 73,651 dead and 174,592 injured since October 7, 2023.