Women and children are the main victims of the Israel-Hamas war, U.N. says
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Women and children are the main victims of the Israel-Hamas war, U.N. says

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Women and children are the main victims of the Israel-Hamas war, U.N. says Enlarge this image toggle caption Abed Khaled/AP Abed Khaled/AP UNITED NATIONS — Women and children are the main victims in the Israel-Hamas war, with some 16,000 killed and an estimated two mothers losing their lives every hour since Hamas' surprise attack on Israel, the United Nations agency promoting gender equality said Friday. Of the territory's 2.3 million population, it said, 1.9 million are displaced and "close to one million are women and girls" seeking shelter and safety. UN Women's executive director, Sima Bahous, said this is "a cruel inversion" of fighting during the 15 years before the Hamas attack on Oct. 7. Bahous said UN Women had heard "shocking accounts of unconscionable sexual violence during the attacks" by Hamas, and she echoed U.N. calls for accountability, justice and support for all those affected.

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