Watching any child in pain is extremely difficult. And it's true that in war its normally the death toll that is focused on and those who have been injured or suffering otherwise not so much
I have read many reports on MSM of parents who are desperate to find water for their children, Just enough to keep them alive. As a parent myself it's terrible to think what they must be feeling.
It's one thing to starve yourself, but watching your children starve and cry with hunger and thirst, knowing there is nothing you can do is unbearable.