(MENAFN) Nearly two children have died daily in Gaza's conflict zones since the truce began, UNICEF revealed Friday, exposing how lethal violence persists under an accord designed to end the bloodshed.

UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires delivered the grim assessment to reporters in Geneva, disclosing that fatalities continue unabated despite the October 11th ceasefire implementation.

"Since 11th of October, while the ceasefire has been in effect, at least 67 children have been killed in conflict-related incidents in the Gaza Strip, dozens more have been injured," Pires stated.

The death toll translates into "an average of almost two children killed every day since the ceasefire took effect and the agreement that the killing would stop was finally achieved," he explained.

Pires emphasized these figures represent real lives, not abstract data points—each number signifying a young person whose existence ended in violence.

Field reports from UNICEF personnel paint a harrowing picture: amputee children sleeping exposed to the elements, traumatized orphans trembling in waterlogged temporary shelters that strip away basic human dignity.

"I saw this myself when I was last there in August. The reality imposed on Gaza remains brutally simple. There is no safe place for them, and the world cannot continue to normalize their suffering," Pires emphasized.

The humanitarian organization has scaled up its presence, yet Pires acknowledged operations fall short of what's required. The UN agency "could do a lot more if the aid that is really needed was entering faster," he noted.

Winter's arrival amplifies the crisis for hundreds of thousands of displaced children housed in emergency facilities. Pires cautioned that "the stakes are incredibly high" because "the new season is a threat multiplier."

Young survivors lack "no heating, no insulation, and too few blankets," he reported, while respiratory illnesses surge and contaminated water spreads diarrheal diseases.

"Children continue to clamber over broken rubble barefoot," Pires added.

"Too many children have already paid the highest price, too many are still paying it, even under a ceasefire. The world promised them it (war) would stop and we would protect them," he concluded, issuing an urgent appeal: "Now we must act like it."

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