JERUSALEM, MAR 9 /DNA/ – The Ministry of Women’s Affairs releases a report on March 8 analyzing the reality of Palestinian women in the West Bank, Jerusalem, Gaza, and the diaspora.
🔴 12,298 women were killed in Gaza due to Israeli aggression.
🔴 928 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank, including women and children.
🔴 Thousands of women in Gaza became widows after losing their husbands in the war.
🔴 Around 1 million women in Gaza were forcibly displaced due to the destruction of their homes.
🔴 1.2 million people in Gaza lost their homes, leaving thousands of women and children homeless.
🔴 Unemployment among women in Gaza has reached 95%, compared to 67.6% before the war.
🔴 91% of Gaza’s population (1.84 million people) suffer from severe food insecurity.
🔴 96% of infants under 6 months in Gaza suffer from acute malnutrition.
🔴 90% of pregnant and breastfeeding women in Gaza do not have access to adequate nutrition.
🔴 The number of people with disabilities in Gaza increased by 10,000 new cases due to Israeli attacks.
🔴 21.6% of West Bank refugee camp residents live in poverty, with 6% in extreme poverty.
🔴 41.6% of Palestinian families in Jerusalem depend on the Israeli economy for income, leaving them economically vulnerable.
🔴 Israel’s ban on UNRWA has deprived 324,000 Palestinian students of education, including 278,000 in Gaza.
🔴 41,571 Palestinian women have lost access to healthcare due to the suspension of UNRWA services.
🔴 87,000 housing units were completely destroyed, and 297,000 were partially damaged in Gaza, leaving thousands of women without shelter.
🔴 Food prices in Gaza have skyrocketed by 309.4%, making basic supplies unaffordable for women and children.
🔴 2 million Palestinians were displaced inside Gaza, half of them women.
🔴 1,898 women survivors of gender-based violence have been recorded since the war began.
🔴 1.9 million people in Gaza lost their primary source of food after UNRWA services were halted.
🔴 22,835 people with disabilities in Gaza lack access to essential healthcare and psychological support.
