JAKARTA - More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in the Gaza war by the end of 2025, according to a UN estimate on Friday, which amounts to more than half of the 71,000 deaths recorded by the region's health ministry.
"Between October 2023 and December 2025, more than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza - as a result of Israeli air raids and ground military operations," UN Women spokesperson Sofia Calltorp told a news conference in Geneva, AFP reported (17/4).
"This includes more than 22,000 women and 16,000 girls, which means an average of at least 47 women and girls are killed every day," he continued.
"In addition to the very large number of casualties, almost 11,000 women and girls in Gaza have suffered very serious injuries so that they can only survive with lifelong disabilities," said Calltorp.
He explained that the war had changed the shape of the Palestinian family, with tens of thousands of households in Gaza now headed by women, who after losing their husbands, now have to support their families "without income, without support, or access to essential services."
Nearly one million women and girls have been repeatedly displaced during the conflict, while nearly 790,000 women and girls are experiencing crisis or disaster-level food insecurity.
He added that the Middle East war, which erupted with the US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, had exacerbated the difficulties in Gaza, "as border closures and humanitarian access constraints further reduced access to life-saving assistance."
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