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A Palestinian man holds books as he walks out of a house damaged in an Israeli strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 5, 2024. — Picture by REUTERS

Report: 25000 children in Gaza now orphans

TEHRAN, Jan 29 — Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has painted a grim picture of harrowing conditions of children in Gaza, saying 25,000 Palestinian kids have become orphans as a result of Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged territory.

The rights group, according to Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) quoting Palestine’s Sama news agency, said that 25,000 children have lost one or both parents in Gaza since October 7 last year the day Israel started its bombing and shelling campaign in the coastal Palestinian strip.

Earlier, the Gaza Health Ministry announced that the number of those killed in the Israeli military campaign has reached 26, 422 and 65,087 have been wounded since the beginning of the war in Gaza.

Apart from casualties, the relentless attacks on residential buildings, refugee camps and hospitals have inflicted a catalogue of miseries on the people of Gaza.

The Israeli onslaught has now entered its 115th day, with the regime keep killing the defenceless Palestinians despite growing public outcry across the globe.

— Bernama

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