Dozens of women and girls killed each day during Gaza war, UN says

NewsWorldMiddle EastDozens of women and girls killed each day during Gaza war, UN saysA report by UN Women on deaths during the Gaza war was released on FridayOlivia Le Poidevin Friday 17 April 2026 14:16 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959852","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/gaza-war-women-girls-killed-israel-palestine-b2959852.html","title":"Dozens of women and girls killed each day during Gaza war, UN says"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-144","index":0}A new UN report on deaths during the Gaza war has been released (AFP/Getty)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}An average of at least 47 women and girls were killed ea...