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Just in Gaza, you killed more than 70,000 children.
Authoritative Gaza casualty figures do not support this. UN/OCHA listed 21,283 identified child fatalities in Gaza, and the Gaza Health Ministry said the total death toll for all ages was 73,821 on September 17, 2026.
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This claim overstates the reported number of child deaths in Gaza by a very large margin.
A UN/OCHA reported-impact snapshot published in July 2026 states that among 71,444 identified fatalities as of 31 December 2025, the breakdown was 34,078 men, 21,283 children, 10,983 women, and 5,100 elderly. That means the identified number of children killed was about 21,283, not 70,000+.
Separately, the Gaza Health Ministry's daily report for September 17, 2026 said the total death toll of all Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023 had reached 73,821. So the post's claim that more than 70,000 children alone were killed would imply that children made up almost the entire death toll. That is flatly inconsistent with the published age breakdown from OCHA/MoH, which shows a much lower child-fatality figure and large numbers of adult men, women, and elderly among the dead.
In short: the overall Gaza death toll was in the low 70,000s, but the reported child death toll was in the low 20,000s, not above 70,000.
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- OCHA: Reported impact snapshot - Gaza Strip (15 July 2026) - Question of Palestine
The fatality breakdowns currently cited are those that the MoH in Gaza has fully identified as of 31 December 2025 out of the higher number of casualties they report... 71,444 identified fatalities as of 31 December 2025 as: 34,078 men, 21,283 children, 10,983 women, 5,100 elderly.
- Daily Health Ministry Report
2026-09-17 Death Toll in Gaza Strip Rises to 73,821, Injuries to 174,897 Since Beginning of Aggression... The death toll ... on the Gaza Strip has risen to 73,821 martyrs and 174,897 injured since October 7, 2023.