The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced that 322 children were killed and 609 others injured over the course of 10 days as a result of "heavy Israeli shelling and ground operations" in the Gaza Strip following its violation of the ceasefire.

UNICEF explained in a statement that the intense and indiscriminate bombing, coupled with the complete halt of humanitarian aid to Gaza, has placed civilians in Gaza, especially children, at grave risk.

She warned that the number of child deaths could rise if basic needs, which Israel has been blocking for a month, are not met.

The organization noted that more than 100 children are killed or injured every day in Gaza, indicating that most of the children have been displaced and are living in dilapidated tents and destroyed homes.

The statement quoted UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell as stressing that children have been forced back into a deadly cycle of violence following the collapse of the ceasefire, and called on all parties to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law.

She stressed that more than 15,000 children have been killed and more than 34,000 others injured over the past 18 months in Gaza, and that one million children have been displaced, deprived of their most basic needs.

The statement affirmed that UNICEF will continue to provide life-saving assistance and protection to children and their families despite all the risks, calling for the immediate evacuation of sick and injured children.