With at least 60 children killed in Gaza over a ten-day period, UNICEF says humanitarian aid must be allowed into the Palestinian territory.
The UN agency estimates that nearly 30,000 children have been displaced from their homes, and a quarter of a million are estimated to now require mental health services.
New Zealander Damian Rance is the chief of communications and advocacy at UNICEF Palestine.
He spoke to Corin Dann.