© Khalil Hamra/APAid agencies said on Wednesday that a child had been killed in Gaza on average every hour for the preceding two days.
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority has banned a radio advertisement from a human rights organisation which listed the names of some of the scores of children killed in Gaza since the conflict began 17 days ago.
B'Tselem's appeal against the decision was rejected on Wednesday. It intends to petition Israel's supreme court on Sunday in an effort to get the ban overturned.
The IBA said the ad's content was "politically controversial". The broadcast refers to child deaths in Gaza and reads out some of the victims' names.
In its appeal, B'Tselem demanded to know what was controversial about the item. "Is it controversial that the children [aren't] alive? That they're children? That those are their names? These are facts that we wish to bring to the public's knowledge."
In a statement, the human rights group said: "So far more than 600 people have been killed in bombings in Gaza, more than 150 of them children. But apart from a brief report on the number of fatalities, the Israeli media refrains from covering them." By Thursday morning, the death toll in Gaza had exceeded 700.
B'Tselem went on: "IBA says broadcasting the children's names is politically controversial. But refusing to do so is in itself a far-reaching statement - it says the huge price being paid by civilians in Gaza, many of them children, must be censored."
Aid agencies said on Wednesday that a child had been killed in Gaza on average every hour for the preceding two days, and more than 70,000 children had been forced to flee their homes. There has also been a spike in the number of premature births.
"The shocking number of children being killed, injured, or displaced in Gaza demands an unequivocal international response to stop the bloodshed," Save the Children said. "Entire families are being wiped out in seconds as a result of the targeting of homes."
Dr Yousif al Swaiti, director of al-Awda hospital, said: "We have witnessed many premature births as a result of the fear and psychological disorders caused by the military offensive. The number of cases of premature births per day has doubled, compared to the average daily rate before the escalation."
Below is a list of Palestinian children up to age 15 killed from the beginning of the operation until 21 July 2014.
Umamah Ousamah Khalil al-Hayah, 8
Osamah Mahmoud al-Astal, 6
Ahmad Ayman Siyam, 15
Ahmad Nael Mahdi, 15
Ahmad Na'Im Muhammad Musalam, 11
Ahmad Sufian a-Jamal, 9
Ahmad Tawfiq Ahmad Abu Jame', 8
Ibrahim Jamal Kamal Naser, 13
Ibrahim Khalil 'Abd 'Amar, 12
Ibrahim Ramadan Abu Daqah, 10
Aya Tawfiq Ahmad Abu Jame', 12
Ayub Ahmad Abu Jame', 10
Iman Khalil 'Abd 'Amar, 9
Islam al-Qasas, 15
Isma'il Muhammad Subhi Baker, 9
Israa al-Qasas, 7
Elyas Ibrahim Dib al-Kulani, 4
Amal Bahaa al-Batsh, 2
Amjad Salem Khamis Sha't, 15
Amir Iyad Salem 'Arif, 11
Anas 'Alaa Subhi al-Batsh, 10
Asil al-Masri, 15
Asil Wisam Marzuq Sheheibar, 7
Arwa al-Qasas, 4
Basem Salem Kaware', 10
Bader Siyam, 4
"Bisan Basem Ahmad Abu Jame', 6 months", 6 month
Bitul Basam Ahmad Abu Jame', 4
Jawdat Ahmad Abu Jame', 13
Jihad 'Isam Marzuq Sheheibar, 10
Dima 'Abdallah Salim, 3
Dina 'Abdallah 'Aziz, 5
"Dalal Siyam, 9 months", 0
Hiba Akram Saleh a-Sha'er, 15
Hiba Hamed a-Sheikh Khalil, 14
Haifaa Tawfiq Ahmad Abu Jame', 9
Haniyah 'Abd a-Rahman Abu Jarad, 3
Wisam 'Isam Marzuq Sheheibar, 8
Walaa Na'im Muhammad Musalam, 14
Wasim Mustafa Salhiyah, 15
Zakariyah 'Ahed Subhi Baker, 10
Khalil Ousamah Khalil al-Hayah, 5
Husam Ibrahim a-Najar, 14
Husam Husam Abu Qainas, 7
Hussein Yusef Kaware', 13
Hamzah Ousamah Khalil ak-Hayah, 4
Yamen Riyad al-Hmeideh, 4
Yasin Ibrahim Dib al-Kilani, 9
Yasmin Muhammad al-Mutawaq, 4
Yasmin Mahmoud al-Astal, 4
Yaser Ibrahim Dib al-Kilani, 8
Kinan Hasan Akram al-Halaq, 6
Lamyaa Iyad al-Qasas, 11
Muhammad Iyad al-Qasas, 4
Muhammad Iyad Salem 'Arif, 10
Muhmmad Ibrahim Antiz, 13
Muhammad Ibrahim Faek al-Masri, 14
Muhammad Ayman a-Sha'er, 5
Muhammad Ashraf Rafiq 'Ayad, 3
Muhammad Hani Muhammad al-Halaq, 2
Muhammad Ziad Saleh a-Rahal, 5
Muhammad Khalaf Nawasrah, 2
Muhammad Mustafa Malakeh, 2
Muhammad Na'im Muhammad Musalam, 15
Muhammad Salem Antiz, 3
Muhammad 'Ali Kaware', 13
Muhammad Ramez 'Izat Baker, 11
Muhammad Rami Fathi 'Ayad, 3
Musa Muhammad Taher al-Astal, 15
"Musa 'Abd a-Rahman Abu Jarad, 8 months", 8 month
Mustafa Siyam, 9
Maisaa Tawfiq Ahmad Abu Jame', 7
Manar Majed al-Batsh, 13
Marwah Suliman Ahmad a-Sarsawi, 12
Marah Shaker a-Jamal, 10
Miriam 'Atiyeh al-'Arja, 10
"Nujud Taysir Ahmad Abu Jame', 4 months", 4 month
Nur Yaser Ahmad Abu Jame', 2
Nidal Khalaf 'Awad Nawasrah, 4
Nasmah Iyad al-Qasas, 10
Nagham Mahmoud 'Abd al-Hamid a-Zweidi, 2
Sajidah Yaser Ahmad Abu Jame', 7
Saji Hasan Akram al-Halaq, 4
Saher Abu Namus, 4
Sarah 'Omar Sheikh al-'Eid, 9
Suhelah Basam Ahmad Abu Jame', 3
Sawsan Ibrahim Dib al-Kilani, 11
Suliman Ahmad Abu Jame', 14
Siham Muhammad Ibrahim Zu'rub, 11
Siraj Iyad 'Abd al-'Al, 8
Siraj Yaser Ahmad Abu Jame', 4
Samih Na'im Abu Jarad, 1
Samar al-Qasas, 3
Samar Musa Abu Jarad, 15
Safaa Malakeh, 6
Ahed 'Attaf 'Ahed Baker, 9
Asem Khalil 'Abd 'Amar, 4
Abd a-Rahman Akram a-Skafi, 12
Abd a-Rahman Basam Khatab, 5
Abdallah Yusef Daraji, 2
Abdallah Muhammad Kaware', 12
Abdallah Ramadan Abu Ghazal, 5
Omar Jamil Subhi Hamudah, 10
Fadi Diab Hassan Islim, 10
Fatmeh Mahmoud al-Haj, 14
Fatmeh Taysir Ahmad Abu Jame', 12
"Fares Jum'ah a-Tarabin? 3 months", 3 month
Qasem Jaber 'Adwan Kaware', 12
Qusai 'Isam al-Batsh, 12
Ghadah Subhi Sa'idi 'Ayad, 13
Ghaidaa Siyam, 7
Raed Muhammad Thari, 4
Rahaf Isma'il Abu Jam'ah, 4
Rahaf Khalil Hamadah a-Jabur, 4
Ru'ya Mhamhmoud 'Abd al-Hamid a-Zweidi, 5
Razan Tawfiq Ahmad Abu Jame', 14
Rizeq Ahmad al-Hayek, 2
Rayan Taysir Ahmad Abu Jame', 5
Rim Ibrahim Dib al-Kilani, 12
Rinat Taysir Ahmad Abu Jame', 2
Sha'ban Jamil Ziyadah, 12
Tala Akram al-'Atawi, 10
Tawfiq Tawfiq Ahmad Abu Jame', 4
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