Israel killed more than 12,500 women in the Gaza Strip in 3 years, more than 9 thousand of whom were mothers.

The Palestinian Ministry of Women and the Palestinian Statistical Institute made a joint written statement on the occasion of the Palestinian National Women's Day, which is celebrated every year on October 26 in the country.

In the statement, it was stated that more than 12,500 women have lost their lives in Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, and that more than 9 thousand of the killed women were mothers and 42 were journalists.

14 percent of the injured are women

The statement pointed out that 14 percent of the 175 thousand people injured in Israel's attacks on Gaza in the same period were women, and that 28 thousand 560 women lost their husbands in these attacks.

The statement emphasized that there are currently 50 thousand pregnant women in Gaza and are trying to continue their pregnancy in difficult conditions, and that 12 thousand miscarriage cases have been recorded among women since October 2023.

28 women killed in occupied West Bank

It was recorded that 28 of the 1216 people who died since October 2023 in the attacks of the Israeli army, which increased its pressure in the occupied West Bank simultaneously with the attacks on Gaza, and the Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands, were women.

While the total loss of life in Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 2023 exceeded 74 thousand, more than 175 thousand people were injured and approximately 90 percent of the infrastructure in the region was destroyed.