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UN estimates 17,000 Gaza children left unaccompanied amid Israel’s war

Palestinian children cook a meal among tents for displaced people while Israel's attacks on Gaza continue [Abed Zagout/Anadolu Agency]

At least 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip have been left unaccompanied or separated from their families nearly four months into Israel’s assault on the enclave, the United Nations children’s agency estimates.

Nearly all children in the strip also require mental health support, UNICEF said on Friday.

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