Since the beginning of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, 56 children and teens have been murdered, 389 have lost at least one parent to terrorism, 38,628 were evacuated from their homes on the northern and southern borders, and at least 23,212 have been recognized as physically or mentally damaged by the National Insurance Institute, according to a new report.

Of those murdered, 36 lost their lives during Hamas’s slaughter of 1,200, mainly civilians, along the Israeli side of the Gaza border on October 7, 2023. Another 14 died from rocket fire, four in other terror attacks inside Israel, and two in Hamas captivity — Ariel and Kfir Bibas.

These and other statistics on the impacts of Gaza war on children and adolescents during the war’s first year form part of the Children in Israel 2024 Statistical Yearbook, published earlier this month by the Israel National Council for the Child.

The group’s executive director, Vered Windman, said that while the report underlined the need for a robust government budget, the state budget passed in March appeared to cut essential initiatives, such as early childhood education, programs for at-risk children and youth, and training for professionals who provide........

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