At least 12,660 children, 8,570 women killed by Israel in Gaza since Oct.7, compared to 2,992 women, 579 children killed in 2-year Russia-Ukraine War
24 February 2024
The death toll for women and children in Gaza, amid Israel’s relentless attacks since Oct. 7, exceeds six times that of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War, revealing the severe brutality in the region, reports Anadolu Agency.
Anadolu compiled civilian casualties in the Russian-Ukrainian War since Feb. 24, 2022, and women and children deaths in the Israel war on Gaza since Oct. 7.
Israel has been relentlessly bombing the Palestinian enclave, home to nearly 2.3 million residents, from the air, land and sea.
According to Palestinian sources, Israel has used more than 66,000 tons of explosives in the attacks, averaging 183 tons of explosives per square kilometer in Gaza.
As Gaza is devastated by the attacks, 1.9 million Palestinians have been displaced.
Israel’s attacks have killed 29,410 Palestinians, including at least 12,660 children and 8,570 women. Additionally, 69,465 others have been injured, with more than 70% of the wounded being women and children.
While thousands are still reported dead under the rubble, civilian infrastructure is also being destroyed by targeting hospitals and educational institutions where victims seek refuge.
Palestinians, struggling to survive attacks, also face hunger due to Tel Aviv’s obstacles to bringing aid to the region.
The UN warned that 2.2 million people in the Gaza Strip are facing famine under Israel’s intense attack.
The UN said, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), 378,000 people in Gaza face catastrophic level hunger in Phase 5 and 939,000 face emergency level hunger in Phase 4.
Famine thresholds for acute food insecurity have been exceeded 15% classified as “critical” by the World Health Organization, reaching 16.2%.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended life-saving food aid distribution to northern Gaza until conditions allowing safe distribution are met due to Israel’s attacks.
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) also announced that Palestinians in northern Gaza, whom Israel has forced into hunger and thirst, are on the brink of famine.
It is reported that Palestinians in northern Gaza are forced to grind animal feed to make flour.
According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission (HRMMU) in Ukraine, 10,378 civilians, including 579 children and 2,992 women, have been killed, and 19,632 others injured since the beginning of that war in early 2022.
A total of 8,095 of the deaths occurred in Ukrainian territory, and 2,283 in territories illegally annexed by Russia. HRMMU suggests the numbers could be even higher.
The number of women and children killed by Israel in Gaza since Oct. 7 exceeds six times the number of women and children killed in the Russia-Ukraine War in two years.
Due to the attacks, there is no safe place for Palestinians to take refuge in Gaza.
