UNITED NATIONS, October 25. /TASS/. At least 2,300 children were killed and over 5,300 were injured in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the escalation of the conflict, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said.

"Over the past 18 days, the Gaza Strip has borne witness to a devastating toll on its children, with a reported 2,360 fatalities and a reported 5,364 injuries due to unrelenting attacks," the organization’s statement reads.