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Women

This section highlights the crimes committed by the occupation against women, including massacres that have claimed the lives of many women due to both deliberate and unintended attacks. The regional director of the agency for Arab countries stated, "The war in Gaza is undoubtedly a war on women, who are paying a heavy price for a war not of their making." Since October 7, 2023, Israeli occupation forces have killed more than ten thousand Palestinian women.

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Targeting Sleeping Women and Children

Israeli occupation aircraft bombed a house on Al-Sadra Street in Gaza City, targeting sleeping women and children. The bombing resulted in the martyrdom of two women and a five-year-old girl, while the remaining women and children sustained severe injuries, with their legs being severed.

Corpses of Women at Nasser Medical Complex

Five unidentified female bodies were discovered at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis. After Israeli occupation troops withdrew from the complex, where they committed a heinous massacre, mutilated corpses, stole organs, and detained medical staff and displaced persons, the bodies of these women, who were displaced and had sought refuge there, were found in a mass grave within the complex.

Targeting Women Attempting to Return to Their Homes

Israeli occupation soldiers fired live ammunition and incendiary bombs at Palestinian women attempting to return to their homes in Gaza City, despite their efforts to signal their surrender by raising their hands. As a result, Ibtisam Khalil Al-Zant sustained severe burns.

The Elderly Hadia Nassar

An Israeli occupation sniper targeted the elderly Hadia Mohamed Hassan Nassar as she sat in front of her house in the Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza City, refusing to leave. She believed that her age surpassed that of Israel and that she should remain steadfast in her original land.

Hadia had previously been injured in an attack on a house adjacent to hers in Shujaiya without prior warning. She was subsequently treated at Shifa Medical Complex and had an interview with journalist Saleh Al-Ja’farawi in the hospital.

Reem Al-Sha’ar

Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the house of Al-Darbi family in western Rafah governorate without prior warning. The victims of this massacre were:

Reem Mohamed Ahmed Al-Sha’ar
An unidentified woman
Ibrahim Khalil Ahmed Al-Sha’ar
Amir Mohamed Suleiman Al-Darbi

Police Dog Attacks Palestinian Elderly Woman

On June 25, 2024, Israeli occupation troops installed a camera on a police dog during their attack on Jabalia camp. The dog was released on an elderly woman in her home while she was sleeping, dragging her out of the room. This resulted in severe injury to her amid the lack of medication and damaged hospitals.

Palestinian Losts His Wife

Israeli occupation aircraft bombed a Gaza resident’s house without prior warning, resulting in the martyrdom of his wife and daughter.

Bodies of Women Under the Rubble

Israeli occupation aircraft bombed a house in Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood in Rafah Governorate without prior warning, targeting women who became victims of the attack. Efforts are ongoing to search for their bodies under the rubble.

Bombing of Women and Children During Internet Outage

Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the house of the Al-Kazmi family west of Khan Younis, where women and children were present, during an internet outage caused by the ongoing aggression on Gaza.

Girl Identifies Her Martyr Mother

Israeli occupation aircraft targeted a house in Khan Younis Governorate, resulting in numerous casualties, mostly women and children. Due to the high number of victims, the girl was required to identify her mother’s body.