Nearly 50,000 Women, Girls Killed or Severely Injured in Gaza Since October 2023: UN Women
UN Women said the toll equals about 1 in 21 women and girls, as aid cuts and displacement deepen hardship across Gaza.
- Since October 2023, nearly 50,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed or seriously injured, representing approximately one in 21 women and girls in the enclave, UN Women said on Friday.
- More than 150 evacuation and movement orders issued by the Israeli Defense Forces since October 2023 have forced nearly one million women and girls from their homes, displacing nearly every woman and girl in Gaza.
- Health impacts have intensified, with the number of miscarriages reaching almost 4,000 in the first six months of 2026—triple the number from late 2025—while all organizations surveyed reported increased mental health distress.
- Thirteen of 14 organizations surveyed reported that the level of need among women and girls has increased since 2025, with most stating they lack capacity to meet these growing demands.
- Between July and December 2026, an estimated 702,000 women and girls are projected to face high levels of acute food insecurity according to the IPC, posing devastating health risks including malnutrition.
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Nearly 50,000 Women and Girls Killed or Severely Injured in Gaza in Three Years of War – One in 21 Gazan Women and Girls
Since October 2023, 50,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed or seriously injured. • UN Women estimates that nearly 50,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed or severely injured since the onset of war in October 2023 [1], amounting to one in 21 Gazan women and girls losing their life or […]
UN-Women announced that more than 38,000 women and girls had been killed and some 11,700 severely injured in the Gaza Strip since the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip began on 7 October 2023, noting that one in 21 women and girls in the Gaza Strip had lost their lives or lived with permanent disabilities as a result of the aggression.
Geneva, Oct. 9 (Latin Press) Some 50,000 women and girls died or suffered serious injuries in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, said Sophia Kalltorp, head of UN Women's office, quoted today by the Palestinian agency WAFA. The post Some 50,000 women and girls died or sustained injuries in Gaza first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
by La Jornada, Latin American Summary, October 9, 2026 Nearly 50,000 women and girls in Gaza died or were seriously injured as a result of Israeli air strikes and ground military operations since October 2023; while the number of miscarriages reached almost 4,000 in [...] The Palestine Entrance. Gaza: 50,000 women and girls are victims of war and miscarriages tripled was first published in Latin American Summary.
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