Gaza officials reveal 70 percent of Palestinians killed by Israel are women, children

Around 3,556 massacres have been committed by Israeli forces in 11 months, constituting an average of 10 massacres daily since the war began

News Desk

SEP 6, 2024

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The majority of the victims of Israel’s war on Gaza have been women and children, according to data released by the strip’s Government Media Office on 5 September. 

The data reveals that “69 percent of the victims are children and women.” The number of dead children alone stands at 16,715, while the number of women killed stands at 11,308. 

Marking “335 days of the genocide,” the media office highlighted that 3,556 massacres have been committed by the Israeli army against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war. 

The overall death toll now stands at 40,878, while another 10,000 are missing, either still under the rubble or in Israeli detention. 

The media office statement adds that nearly 1,000 medical workers and civil defense workers have been killed by Israeli forces. The number of journalists killed is now 172.

Additionally, seven mass graves have been found inside hospitals in the Gaza Strip.

Over 170 displacement shelters have been bombed, and 200 government buildings and 123 schools and universities have been destroyed. 

At least 280,000 housing units have been targeted or destroyed by the Israeli army. Over 80,000 tons of explosives have been dropped on the besieged strip. 

The media offices added that two million Palestinians have been displaced. 

Over 30 Palestinians have starved to death, according to the statement.

The data came out shortly after UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric warned that the “humanitarian situation in Gaza remains beyond catastrophic.” He added that there has been a 35 percent decrease in cooked meals provided to those in need. 

“This is in part attributed to the multiple evacuation orders that were issued by the Israeli security forces, with at least 70 kitchens forced to either suspend cooked meals provision or relocate.”

He also said over one million Palestinians in central and southern Gaza did not receive any food rations in August. 

At least a dozen Palestinians were killed by Israel across Gaza on 6 September, including in Rafah and Gaza City’s Al-Zaytoun neighborhood. 

“Civil defense teams also recovered bodies from the rubble of a house in the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City, and efforts were underway to locate additional missing individuals,” WAFA news agency reported.