DaysofPal- A staggering report from the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) reveals that an average of 10 children per day in Gaza are losing one or both of their legs amid the ongoing Israeli genocide there.
The UN report highlights the unimaginable toll on the territory’s youngest and most vulnerable.
In a post on X, OHCHR stated that “10 children per day lose one or both of their legs,” and that “134,105 people, including over 40,500 children, have new war-related injuries.”
Among the wounded, over 35,000 individuals are believed to have suffered significant hearing damage due to intense and repeated explosions.
Humanitarian officials describe the crisis as unprecedented, with a growing number of amputations being performed in dire condition, often without anesthesia, clean equipment, or electricity, as Gaza’s hospitals and field clinics crumble under the weight of unrelenting conflict and blockade.
“This is a war on children,” said Adele Khodr, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East, warning that Gaza now holds the highest number of pediatric amputees per capita in the world.
Aid groups such as Save the Children and Médecins Sans Frontières confirm that more than 3,000 children have already lost limbs since the war began, with many more likely uncounted.
In overcrowded wards, children like 10-year-old Yahya, who lost both legs in an airstrike, lie motionless, asking when they can return to school or play football, questions no adult in Gaza knows how to answer.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini called the suffering “unconscionable,” adding that children are paying the highest price for a war they did not start.
As the civilian casualty toll climbs and medical infrastructure collapses, humanitarian agencies continue to call for an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access.
Yet despite mounting international outrage, the bombardment persists, leaving behind a trail of shattered lives, broken futures, and a generation of children who may never walk again.
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