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Save the Children aid arrives in Gaza, nowhere near meeting scale of need
Toronto, 29 October – One truck carrying 45,000 bottles of water from Save the Children has arrived in Gaza today, as part of the small group of aid trucks which have been approved entry through the Rafah crossing.
GAZA: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019
Toronto, 29 October – The number of children reported killed in Gaza in just three weeks has surpassed the annual number of children killed across the world's conflict zones since 2019, Save the Children said.
‘Expanded ground operation’ in Gaza puts even more children’s lives on the line – Save the Children
Toronto, 27 October 2023 – Children are at heightened risk of loss of life, physical harm, severe emotional distress, and protracted displacement following the announced “expanded ground operations” by Israeli forces in Gaza, said Save the Children.
GAZA: UN Security Council vetoes another resolution as 360,000 people sign petition calling for ceasefire
Toronto, 25 October – The UN Security Council has vetoed yet another ceasefire resolution for Gaza and Israel, in a major blow to children and families seeking an urgent end to the violence, Save the Children said.
Over 800 children missing under the rubble in Gaza as rescue efforts hindered by ongoing bombardment and siege
At least 870 children are missing in Gaza and feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings as the ongoing siege prevents rescue work.
Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent Lives
Thousands of people have been killed, injured, displaced, and nearly two hundred remain held hostage, including children and elderly.
Save the Children says schools and hospitals cannot be a target as at least 500 people killed in Gaza
Save the Children is appalled by an attack on a school and a hospital in Gaza today and calls for an immediate ceasefire to protect children’s lives.
Urgent plea to avert unprecedented humanitarian crisis amid looming Israeli land incursion into Gaza
We are alarmed by Israel’s call for over a million Palestinians to leave northern Gaza in less than 24 hours. Israel must rescind this order immediately. Demands for the population in its entirety to relocate in such an immediate manner put at risk the lives of those forced to flee. The Government of Israel has not provided any assurances for their safety while in transit or for the safety of civilians remaining in the Gaza Strip as fighting continues.
