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LEBANON: More than seven children killed or injured each day in six months of violence
Despite a so-called ceasefire announced in June, the crisis for children in Lebanon is far from over with about 348,800 people remaining internally displaced across Lebanon and uncertainty over whether they can return home and about their futures.
Yemen: Nearly two-thirds of children surveyed out of school as new school year starts – Save the Children
Nearly two-thirds of children surveyed across four districts in southern Yemen are out of school following more than a decade of conflict and displacement, Save the Children said as the new school year begins.
July sees highest number of child casualties in over four years in Ukraine
July saw the highest number of child casualties in Ukraine in more than four years with the number of children killed or injured totalling 183, Save the Children said.
STAFF ACCOUNT: WITH NO ELECTRICITY OR WATER IN GAZA, HEAT IS SUFFOCATING CHILDREN
Shurouq, 32, is a Save the Children staff member in Gaza. Shurouq lost her husband after he was killed in the first weeks of the war. Along with her 3-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Karmel*, Shurouq has been displaced many times during the war.
40 children buried in one of Gaza’s largest collective funerals as families await loved ones still trapped beneath rubble
The bodies of 40 children were among 112 Palestinian people buried today in Gaza, in one of the largest collective funerals in the occupied Palestinian Territory since conflict erupted in October 2023.
OPT: ISRAELI FORCES KILL 19 CHILDREN SO FAR IN JULY WITH FOUR DYING IN OVERNIGHT STRIKE
At least 19 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territory so far in July, with four children reportedly killed in Gaza this morning, with attacks near-daily despite a ceasefire.
More than 1,000 Children displaced by surge in settler violence in West Bank so far in 2026
"The surge in Israeli settlers’ attacks is not a surprise. The deafening silence of the international community is. Palestinian children are constantly living in fear and terror from Israeli forces and the settlers. Unprotected with no means of keeping them safe. This cycle of violence must be stopped."
Yemen: More children killed by landmines and other UXOs in first half of this year than all of 2025
More children in Yemen have been killed by landmines and other unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the first six months of this year than all of 2025, according to new Save the Children analysis
UKRAINE: JUNE SEES HIGHEST NUMBER OF CHILD CASUALTIES SINCE FIRST MONTHS OF FULL SCALE WAR
Child casualties in Ukraine are surging once again, Save the Children said, with new analysis from the child rights organisation finding that the number of child casualties in June was the highest since the third month of full-scale war breaking out over four years ago
Save the Children: Airstrike on Gaza tent marks fourth Palestinian child killed in six days by Israeli forces
Four Palestinian children have reportedly been killed and several injured by Israeli forces over the past six days, including a 10 year old in a tent in Gaza today, said Save the Children. The child rights organisation called once again for urgent international intervention.
