Children in Gaza have endured - and continue to endure - brutal violations of their basic rights: to life, education, and health.
Amid the coverage of the tragic deaths, injuries, losses and suffering, what has been less visible is something else equally important: what they want, in their own voices.
UNICEF and partners engaged over 1600 children in Gaza to understand this. Their answers were clear: safety, shelter, school, play, hospitals.
Listening to children is imperative - the Gaza they want is the Gaza they have the right to grow up in.