An average of at least 47 women and girls were killed each day during the conflict in Gaza, according to figures released by UN Women on Friday.
The agency cautioned that fatalities have persisted six months into a precarious ceasefire.
The report by UN Women, an agency dedicated to gender equality, states that over 38,000 women and girls died in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025.
This proportion of deaths among women and girls is significantly higher than those observed in previous conflicts in Gaza, Sofia Calltorp, the agency’s head of humanitarian action, informed reporters in Geneva. “They were individuals with lives and with dreams,” she added.
The agency expressed concern that the killing of women and girls has continued since the October ceasefire, though precise figures are unavailable due to a lack of gender-aggregated data.
The October ceasefire brought an end to two years of intense conflict, yet Israeli forces retained control of a depopulated area comprising more than half of Gaza, with Hamas governing the remaining narrow coastal strip.
Local medics report that over 750 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire, while militants have claimed the lives of four Israeli soldiers.
Both Israel and Hamas have exchanged accusations regarding breaches of the ceasefire. Israel maintains its objective is to thwart attacks by Hamas and other militant factions.
Separately, the UN children’s agency UNICEF announced on Friday that children in Gaza continue to suffer fatalities and injuries at an alarming rate, with at least 214 deaths reported in the past six months.
UN Women also highlighted that approximately one million women and girls are displaced within Gaza.
Ms Calltorp noted that “extensive damage to infrastructure has made it almost impossible for women and girls in Gaza to access their basic needs like healthcare.”
Data from the World Health Organisation indicates that over 500,000 women are without access to crucial services, including antenatal and postnatal care, and management for sexually transmitted infections.
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