Israel-Gaza War: UN Reports High Female and Child Casualties

UN Women calls for immediate humanitarian assistance as women and children bear the brunt of the conflict.

Women and children are the main victims of the ongoing Israel-Gaza war, with 16,000 killed and two mothers losing their lives every hour.
UN Women reports that at least 3,000 women may have become widows and heads of households, and at least 10,000 children may have lost their fathers.
Of Gaza's 2.3 million population, 1.9 million are displaced, with close to one million being women and girls seeking shelter and safety.
Nearly 25,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, 70% of them women and children, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.
UN Women's executive director, Sima Bahous, calls for unrestricted humanitarian assistance, an end to the destruction and killing, and peace.