Amid Gaza assault, explosive weapons caused record number of child deaths and injuries last year

The charity Save the Children reports explosive weapons caused a record number of child deaths and injuries last year, when nearly 12,000 children were killed or wounded in conflicts worldwide.

It’s the highest toll since records began in 2006, driven largely by Israel’s more than two-year assault on Gaza, where more than 20,000 children have been killed — an average of one child per hour since October 2023.

[ SOURCE: DEMOCRACY NOW ]