Reproductive violence used as genocide tool in Gaza: UN
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As of now, Israeli aggression has resulted in over 56,000 deaths and more than 132,000 injuries among Palestinians in Gaza.
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A Palestinian woman who suffered a miscarriage poses for a photo in her tent in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on April 9, 2025. (AP)
UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem said Thursday in Geneva that "Israel" is using what she described as “reproductive violence as a genocidal tool” against Palestinians.
She explained that by targeting Palestinian women’s ability to give birth, "Israel" is seeking to alter the region’s demographic makeup in a manner consistent with the UN Genocide Convention’s definition of intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a protected group.
As of now, Israeli aggression has resulted in over 56,000 deaths and more than 132,000 injuries among Palestinians in Gaza.
Infants, children, and mothers pay heaviest price
Among the victims are the most innocent: 17,121 children, ranging in age from 17 years to newborns who were martyred before living even a full day, as of June 15, 2025, according to Gaza's Government Media Office.
Mothers, too, are falling in horrific numbers. A total of 9,126 women have been killed since the start of the aggression, many of them while shielding their children or seeking refuge in makeshift shelters that have become death traps, according to the office.
Israeli forces kill, injure dozens in Gaza overnight
The Israeli occupation forces carried out heavy aerial and artillery bombardments across the Gaza Strip at dawn on Thursday, targeting multiple areas from north to south and continuing attacks on Palestinians awaiting humanitarian aid.
In the central Strip Gaza, at least three people were martyred and others wounded after Israeli forces targeted aid seekers along Salah al-Din Street, south of Wadi Gaza. Artillery also struck the entrance to al-Bureij refugee camp, injuring at least three, while an Israeli airstrike hit a home in the Nuseirat camp, resulting in additional casualties.
Israeli strikes target school in Gaza City
In the north, five people were martyred and others wounded after an Israeli strike hit Amr Ibn al-As School in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood. The school was sheltering displaced civilians at the time of the attack. Artillery shelling also struck the northeastern al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City.
Moreover, Israeli forces continued demolishing residential buildings, Israeli warplanes launched heavy airstrikes on the town of Jabalia.
