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Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Children pay price of Gaza war

Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Children pay price of Gaza war: "The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) says children are bearing the brunt of Israel's war on the Gaza Strip.

More than 300 children have been killed and hundreds more have been wounded in Israel's aerial and ground assault so far.

'Each day more children are being hurt, their small bodies wounded, their young lives shattered. This is tragic. This is unacceptable,' Ann Veneman, Unicef's executive director, said in a statement.

'They are bearing the brunt of a conflict which is not theirs.

'As fighting reaches the heart of heavily populated urban areas, the impact of lethal weapons will carry an even heavier toll on children.'"

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