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More than 20,000 children in Gaza are estimated to be missing, nonprofit says

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Children stand amidst the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli air strike in Deir al-Balah in the centre of the Gaza Strip, on May 13, 2023. (Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images)
Children stand amidst the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli air strike in Deir al-Balah in the centre of the Gaza Strip, on May 13, 2023. (Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images)

A recent report by the nonprofit Save the Children estimates up to 21,000 children in Gaza are missing.

These unaccounted-for children could be trapped beneath rubble, buried in mass graves, maimed beyond recognition, detained, or otherwise separated from their families.

Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks to Save the Children's child protection advisor Catherine Byrne about the findings and implications of the organization's recent report.

Click here for more coverage and different points of view.

This segment aired on June 27, 2024.

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