New York: According to a report by the American news outlet New York Times, Israel has carried out the fastest mass killing of civilians in Gaza during the recent conflict, unprecedented in this century. The number of Palestinians killed by the Israeli military in 48 days surpasses the casualties from America’s 20-year Afghan War.
According to the report of the New York Times, Israel has killed double the number of civilians in Gaza in seven weeks (48 days) in airstrikes compared to the first year of the Iraq War. The civilian deaths in Gaza in 48 days exceed the casualties that occurred in the Ukrainian conflict in two years.
One striking aspect of the conflict is the Israeli military’s use of large weapons, including 2,000-pound bombs, in densely populated urban areas. Experts express surprise at the scale of the weaponry employed considering the small size of Gaza, its dense population, and closed borders further compound the challenges faced by civilians attempting to evacuate, contributing to the overall impact on the population.
Of particular concern is the disproportionately high number of women and children among the reported casualties, accounting for nearly 70% of all deaths. According to the report, “More women and children have been reported killed in Gaza in less than two months than the roughly 7,700 civilians documented as killed by U.S. forces and their international allies in the entire first year of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, according to estimates from Iraq Body Count, an independent British research group… More than twice as many women and children have already been reported killed in Gaza than have been confirmed killed in Ukraine, according to United Nations figures, after almost two years of Russian attacks. “.
It is important to note that since October 7, the ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have resulted in more than 14,850 Palestinians being killed and over 36,000 injured.
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