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Just in Gaza, you killed more than 70,000 children.
This death toll is far too high. UNICEF reported about 21,700 children killed in Gaza as of June 30, 2026, not more than 70,000.
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Authoritative UN/UNICEF reporting contradicts the numeric claim here.
- UNICEF's 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 State of Palestine Humanitarian Situation Update reported earlier that 71,803 Palestinians total had been reported killed in Gaza as of 3 February 2026, including at least 21,289 children.
So the post's figure of "more than 70,000 children" is not supported by these UN figures and appears to confuse the approximate total Palestinian death toll across all ages with the much lower child death toll. Even using the higher mid-2026 UNICEF estimate, the reported number of children killed was about 21.7 thousand, not 70+ thousand.
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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.
- UNICEF in the State of Palestine Humanitarian Situation Update | UNICEF State of Palestine
Since 7 October 2023 until 3 February 2026, 71,803 Palestinians have been reported killed in the Gaza Strip, including at least 21,289 children.