Israel’s current attack on Gaza has seen nine children killed every day in Gaza. In the period 21-22 July alone, the rate of child deaths has escalated to one child killed per hour.

The cumulative fatality toll among Palestinians, as of 24 July, stands at 789, according to preliminary data collected by the UN. This includes at least 578 civilians, of which a third (185) are children, including at least 36 children under five. The civilian fatality toll in Israel is 3, with the toll on the military at 35.

According to the UN, since the start of the emergency, 120 schools (including two of the 12 schools in the Access Restricted Areas), have been shelled and damaged due to their proximity to targeted sites and need repairs. 84 schools operated by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have been converted to shelters, currently housing almost 149,000 displaced persons. However, several of these schools as well as government-run schools are now becoming targets for Israeli attacks:

- According to a UNICEF/Save the Children Report, â€کChildren’s Land’, a kindergarten and paediatric clinic in the Bedouin village of Um al Nasser, North Gaza, was razed by the Israeli army during its occupation of the village on the evening of July 17.

- A girls’ school in the Maghazi refugee camp, which was sheltering 300 Palestinians, was shelled twice in 24 hours – the second time was during the time period agreed by the UN with Israeli authorities to allow freedom of movement for UN personnel through the camp. (Source: UNRWA/UN OCHA)

- On 24 July, a UN school in Beit Hanoun was hit, this time killing at least 15 civilians and injuring hundreds more. Despite UNWRA officials notifying Israeli authorities that the school was in use as a designated emergency shelter and attempts to call for a window of evacuation, this was never granted, and no warning was issued by Israeli forces before the attack. (Source: UNRWA/Al Jazeera)

- 85 UNRWA installations have sustained damage. This includes mainly schools and health centres. (Source: UN OCHA)

- Six teachers are known to have been killed to date. (Source: UN OCHA)

- 148,000 children are in need of psychosocial support after the deaths or injuries of family and/or displacement. (Source: UN OCHA)