GENEVA — The UN Human Rights Office said on Friday (Nov 8) nearly 70 per cent of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law. The UN tally since the start of the war, in which Israel's military is...
Palestinians react after a school sheltering displaced people was hit by an Israeli strike, at Beach camp in Gaza City on Nov 7, 2024.GENEVA — The UN Human Rights Office said on Friday nearly 70 per cent of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.
But the UN breakdown of the victims' age and gender backs the Palestinian assertion that women and children represent a large portion of those killed in the war. The Israelis say Hamas deliberately hides among civilians and uses them as human shields, so the militants have responsibility for their deaths.
"Every military action is carried out in accordance with the principles of distinction and proportionality, and is preceded by a careful assessment of the potential for civilian harm," the military said in a statement.
Overall, those aged 18 or under represented 44 per cent of the victims, with children aged 5 to 9 representing the single biggest age category, followed by those aged 10-14, and then those aged up to and including 4.
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