A view of the devastation of the Gaza war.
So far, more than 23 thousand people have been killed in Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war. Among these, the number of women and children is highest. Your heart will be shocked to know the figures released by the United Nations of children and women killed in Gaza. The Israeli army’s counterattack on Hamas terrorists has turned Gaza into a crematorium. Along with Hamas terrorists, Palestinian civilians have also died in this attack. A United Nations agency promoting gender equality said that 16,000 women and children have been killed in the ongoing war between Israel and Gaza.
This figure of the United Nations will surprise anyone. ‘United Nations Women’, an agency working for women, said in one of its reports that it is estimated that two mothers are dying every hour. UN Women said that due to more than 100 days of conflict, at least 3,000 women have lost their husbands and at least 10,000 children have lost their fathers. In the report released on Friday, the agency highlighted gender inequality and the hardships women face when leaving conflict areas with their children.
19 lakh people have been displaced in Gaza
According to the report, the Gaza region has a population of 2.3 million, of which about 1.9 million people are displaced, including “about one million women and girls” who are seeking shelter and protection. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to call for a humanitarian ceasefire and the immediate release of all hostages held following Israel’s October 7 attack on Gaza. Nearly 25,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, according to Gaza’s health ministry, 70 percent of whom are women and children. (AP)
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