Switzerland: At least 265 Palestinian children killed in Gaza despite ceasefire: UNICEF.

At least 265 Palestinian children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the first phase of a ceasefire agreement took effect in October 2025, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder said on Friday. Briefing reporters in Geneva via video from Amman, the UNICEF aid veteran called the death toll "absurd and devastating". Elder also said that the children were not killed in a warzone but rather in their homes, schools while playing football or fishing. He also said that the Israeli forces are responsible for more than 90 percent of those deaths. The disclosure comes amid growing international alarm over the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza. On Thursday, Tom Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed the UN Security Council on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Fletcher demanded the immediate protection of aid workers and civilians, the safe, unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza, the immediate and full restoration of operations at all Gaza border crossings, and the freedom of movement in Gaza. Shotlist: Geneva, Switzerland - June 19, 2026: 1. Press briefing in progress; 2. SOUNDBITE (English) James Elder, spokesperson, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF): "Since the ceasefire was announced in October last year, 265 Palestinian children have been killed across Gaza. That is an absurd, devastating figure. During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for more than eight months."; FILE: Gaza Strip - May 2026 3. Various of destroyed buildings, rubble; FILE: Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - May 14, 2026 4. Palestinian children; 5. Various of Palestinians collecting water from water truck; Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Recent 6. Various of children getting water; collecting plastic; 7. Various of tents, displaced people. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland/For news purpose only/No archive/Not for other production use]