Over 340 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire, says Unicef

UNITED NATIONS: More than 340 children have been reportedly killed and hundreds more injured in Gaza since a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was announced, the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) said on Friday, warning that children continue to face grave risks despite the truce. “For families mourning the loss of their children , those terrible statistics do not equate with a ceasefire,” Unicef spokesperson Ricardo Pires told reporters in Geneva. The Unicef noted that five boys and two girls had been reported killed in Gaza over the preceding two weeks, while at least 33 children were seriously…