At least 50 children killed in Gaza’s Jabalya in 2 days, UNICEF says

At least 50 children in northern Gaza’s Jabalya were reportedly killed in the past 48 hours, according to UNICEF. The agency warned that the entire population of the region, especially children, is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and ongoing bombardment.

The deaths in Jabalya were the result of strikes on two residential buildings where hundreds of people had sought shelter, UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell said in a statement Saturday. The Israel Defense Forces did not immediately respond to a request for comment.