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Israel killed 25,000+ children in 1,000 days in the Middle East. That means Israel killed 25 children every day, more than one child every hour, for 1,000 days

This claim is unverified because the supplied evidence supports more than 20,000, and at least 21,000, children killed in Gaza, but does not establish 25,000 or show that killings occurred at a constant rate every day and hour.

Death, displacement and military duties: children plunged into crisis by Middle East war | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian

Death, displacement and military duties: children plunged into crisis by Middle East war | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian

Source: theguardian.com

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Death, displacement and military duties: children plunged into crisis by Middle...

theguardian.com4/4/2026
Open source

60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names

washingtonpost.com7/30/2025
Open source

A child a day: The deadly illusion of Gaza's ceasefire - UNICEF briefing

un.org1 month ago
Open source
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