Gaza ceasefire a 'deadly illusion': UNICEF

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UNICEF has warned that the ceasefire in Gaza declared over eight months ago is a 'deadly illusion' as fighting continues, resulting in the deaths of 265 children and nearly 1,000 Palestinians since the ceasefire was announced.

The ceasefire declared in Gaza more than eight months ago is a "deadly illusion", the UN charged on Friday, with 265 children killed there since the fighting was supposed to have stopped. Despite a ceasefire being declared in October 2025, Israel has continued to launch strikes across Gaza, killing at least 992 Palestinians since then, according to the occupied territory's health ministry, whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations.