65 per cent of Gaza victims in Israeli onslaught are women, children and the elderly

Palestinians inspect at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip April 28, 2025. -- REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

ANKARA (Bernama-Anadolu): At least 65 per cent of Palestinians killed in Israel’s ongoing military offensive on Gaza are women, children, and the elderly, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported citing Gaza local authorities on Sunday.

In a statement, the Gaza-based Government Media Office confirmed that the Israeli forces have killed over 18,000 children and 12,400 women since Oct 7, 2023, while wiping out 2,180 entire families.