Palestine – Gendered Impact of the Crisis in Gaza
Pictured:
24 November 2023
Palestinian citizens return to their homes in the town of Khuza’a, inspecting homes that were destroyed by Israeli bombing after the entry into force of a temporary ceasefire.
Photo: UN Women/Samar Abu Elouf
update, April 2024:
After the 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel, followed by the Israeli Armed Forces’ strikes on Gaza, UN Women has worked to analyse the differentiated impact on women, men, boys, and girls, to ensure adequate responses to their needs.
As the crisis passed its sixth month, more than 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza, and more than 19,000 injured. More than 4 out of 5 women (84 per cent) report that their family eats half or less of the food they used to before the war began, and 87 per cent report finding it harder to access food than men.
Since the start of the current hostilities more than three quarters of the 2.2 million people living in Gaza are estimated to be internally displaced. Many have been displaced multiple times in search of temporary safety from Israeli bombardment and ground operations.
Read More: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/in-focus/2023/10/in-focus-the-conflict-in-gaza
