Twelve children are killed or injured each day in Lebanon, with an increase since the 17 April ceasefire.
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- The claim states that child casualties have increased ('encore plus') since the 17 April 2026 ceasefire. Available evidence from Save the Children (12 May 2026) and UNICEF (13 May 2026) indicates the rate during the ceasefire period was lower than the overall conflict average, not higher.
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- The 12 children per day figure represents the cumulative average over the entire conflict period since 2 March 2026, not necessarily the current daily rate at the time of the speech (17 June 2026).
- The claim that the rate has increased since the 17 April ceasefire is contradicted by available data from Save the Children and UNICEF, which indicate a lower casualty rate during the ceasefire period (approximately 4–8 children per day).
- Data from different humanitarian organisations covers different time windows and may use different methodologies, making direct comparisons imprecise.
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- PrimaryUNICEFIn the past seven days alone, despite an agreed ceasefire on 17 April 2026, at least 59 children have reportedly been killed or injured. This includes two children killed and 15 injured in the past 24 hours.
- SecondaryUN News247 children have been killed and 992 injured, an average of 12 children killed or maimed daily. Title: 'Lebanon: 12 children killed, maimed daily, despite...'
- SecondarySave the ChildrenSince the temporary ceasefire 22 children have been killed in Lebanon, and 89 injured in less than a month. Title: 'Over four children killed or injured on average a day during so-called ceasefire'.