According to a UNICEF report, by the end of 2023, approximately 47.2 million children had been displaced due to conflict and violence, with an additional number displaced in 2024 due to escalating conflicts in Lebanon, Palestine, Haiti, Myanmar, and Sudan. The report highlights the devastating impact of these conflicts on children, particularly in Gaza where Israel's genocidal campaign has killed over 45,000 Palestinians, including at least 17,400 children, with many more missing or wounded. UNICEF officials have expressed concern that a generation of children is becoming collateral damage to the world's unchecked wars, and have criticized Western countries such as the US, Britain, and Germany for their complicity in the conflict by providing Israel with military aid and diplomatic support.
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40340475/children-in-conflict-zonesThe Israeli military has been accused of violating a ceasefire in Lebanon, with reports of a drone hovering over the area. Meanwhile, in Gaza, an 8-year-old boy is reported to be the first victim of Israel's ongoing violence this year, which has been described as a "genocide". The situation in Gaza has worsened, with UNICEF condemning the freezing deaths of infants and Israel destroying the last remaining hospital in northern Gaza.
https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/a-graveyard-israel-kills-nearly-1100-palestinian-babies-in-gaza-18249461Chemical investigators from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have arrived in Syria to investigate an alleged chemical attack in Douma, which has fallen under regime control. This development comes as Israel continues to violate a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon by sending a drone into the country's airspace. Meanwhile, in Gaza, an 8-year-old boy has become the first victim of the year 2025 of what is being referred to as Israel's "genocide" against Palestinians. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has condemned the situation, stating that infants freezing to death is a tragic and unacceptable outcome. In other news, Ukraine's top diplomat has met with Syria's new leader in Damascus, while Israeli strikes in Gaza have resulted in at least 12 Palestinian deaths.
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