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In Gaza, two mothers are killed per hour: UN Women

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  • 20 Jan 2024 22:22
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UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous reports evidence that 70% of the victims in Gaza are women and children.

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    Palestinian children take shelter at a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Khan Younis, on November 15. (AP)

According to a UN Women study issued on Friday, the Israeli occupation is killing two mothers every hour in Gaza since it began its aggression on October 7.

The death toll for Palestinians in Gaza as a result of Israeli strikes is inching closer to 25,000 martyrs, with 62,388 individuals sustaining injuries.

In only 24 hours, the Israeli occupation committed 14 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, killing 165 and injuring 280.

UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous reported evidence that 70% of the victims in Gaza are women and children.

Read more: 'Israel' killed 10,000+ children in Gaza in nearly 100 days: Report

"These are people, not numbers, and we are failing them. That failure, and the generational trauma inflicted on the Palestinian people over these 100 days and counting, will haunt us all for generations to come," Bahous explained.

The research noted at least 3,000 women may have become widows and at least 10,000 children have lost their fathers.

Bahous added that the agency continues to call for an immediate ceasefire to ensure that "women and girls in Gaza receive the humanitarian assistance they need, including safety and protection, immediately and unimpeded."

1 baby every 10 minutes born into war-torn 'hell' of Gaza

UNICEF communication specialist Tess Ingram expressed during a press briefing in Geneva that close to 20,000 babies have been born in war-torn Gaza since the start of the aggression, nearly a baby every 10 minutes.

She recalled her time in Gaza's Emirati hospital in Rafah and the "heartbreaking" cases she encountered.

In addition, miscarriages have increased dramatically in Gaza, according to healthcare experts, with factors such as hunger and a lack of access to health care and cleanliness caused by "Israel's" brutal siege, resulting in serious health crises throughout the territory, Truthout reported.

A CARE International Spokesperson told Jezebel in a piece published on Wednesday that miscarriages in Gaza had increased by 300% since "Israel's" murderous onslaught began.

The continued genocide has produced a slew of situations that might result in miscarriages and prenatal deformities. According to studies, the chance of miscarriage rises when exposed to armed conflict, a lack of access to reproductive care, polluted water, infectious disease exposure, malnutrition, fast weight loss, famine, and other factors.

According to reproductive rights organizations, the reproductive care system in Gaza was almost destroyed during the first few weeks of the onslaught, and with only a few hospitals still operating, many are running at ten times their capacity for prenatal care, leaving pregnant women with few alternatives for places to give birth and almost nowhere to seek prenatal care.

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