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Society & Rights April 17, 2026 402 stories in this edition

Israeli attacks killed over 38,000 women, girls in Gaza since October 2023, UN says

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Israeli attacks killed over 38,000 women, girls in Gaza since October 2023, UN says

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Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip killed more than 38,000 women and girls between October 2023 and the end of 2025, a UN report published on Friday showed. Palestinian health authorities put the estimated total death toll by the end of 2025 at just over 71,000, rising to more than 72,000 by mid-April as Israel continued sporadic attacks despite a ceasefire with the Islamist group Hamas. According to the analysis by U...

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Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip killed more than 38,000 women and girls between October 2023 and the end of 2025, a UN report published on Friday showed. Palestinian health authorities put the estimated total death tol...

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