For nearly two years, Gaza has endured a relentless campaign that has claimed the lives of countless civilians, with children paying the heaviest price. A senior humanitarian voice at the United Nations has revealed that a child is killed every hour in Gaza, a devastating statistic that underscores both the scale of the violence and the global failure to halt it. Those who survive often face life in tents, while schools have become scenes of terror rather than places of learning.

Witnessing the suffering first-hand, the official spoke of the unbearable reality facing Gaza’s most vulnerable. More than 700,000 children have been stripped of their right to education, and families live under constant threat as homes, schools, and shelters collapse under bombardment. With access for foreign media restricted, survivors’ voices are drowned in silence, yet the evidence of systematic destruction continues to mount. “This is not war as usual. This is a crisis that will define our generation,” the official warned, adding that the tragedy unfolding will be debated by lawyers and historians for decades to come.

Statistics reveal a grim reality: since March 2025, more than 12,800 people have been killed and nearly 55,000 injured, pushing the overall death toll since October 2023 above 65,000. Thousands remain missing, buried beneath rubble or swept away without trace. As the siege continues, rescue operations falter under constant fire, and the cries of the injured echo unheard. The question remains: how many more lives must be extinguished before the world acts to end what is clearly a campaign of extermination?