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Over 39,000 Gaza Children Orphaned Amid Ongoing Crisis

4/3/2025

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In a heartbreaking revelation, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reports that more than 39,000 children in Gaza are now orphaned due to relentless Israeli assaults. With 17,954 children tragically killed and 60,000 facing severe malnutrition, this crisis stands as the largest orphan epidemic in modern history, urgently calling for global intervention.

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In a heartbreaking revelation, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reports that more than 39,000 children in Gaza are now orphaned due to relentless Israeli assaults. With 17,954 children tragically killed and 60,000 facing severe malnutrition, this crisis stands as the largest orphan epidemic in modern history, urgently calling for global intervention.