UN condemns Israel for violence against women in Gaza

UN experts condemned systemic violence against Palestinians in Gaza, particularly targeting women and children. They highlighted the discovery of 390 bodies in mass graves near Al Shifa and Nasser hospitals, many showing signs of torture and execution. Since the conflict began, 34,488 Palestinians have been killed, including 14,500 children and 9,500 women, according to the statement. Reports of sexual assault and violence against detained women and girls persist, with some forcibly disappeared. Miscarriages increased, 17,000 children were orphaned, and Gaza’s largest fertility clinic, with 3,000 embryos, was destroyed. The statement called for Israel to halt hostilities and for states to cease weapon exports, emphasizing no more excuses for the violence. Israel’s foreign press department didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

Re-reported from the article originally published in POLITICO.