Gaza's population decreased by 160 thousand: shocking statistics of losses
Kyiv • UNN
Over the 15 months of the war, the population of the Gaza Strip decreased by 6% to 2.1 million people.
Among the more than 45,500 Palestinians killed during the war, more than half were women and children.
Reported by UNN with reference to Reuters.
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Amid the war, the situation in the Gaza Strip has deteriorated dramatically. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the population of Gaza has decreased by 6% since the beginning of the war with Israel almost 15 months ago.
About 100,000 Palestinians have left the enclave;
More than 55,000 are presumed dead.
According to PCBS, more than half of the 45,500 Palestinians killed during the war were women and children. About 11,000 are missing.
The decline in Gaza's population: by about 160,000 people to the current level of 2.1 million. Also alarming is the fact that more than 47% of the population are children under the age of 18.
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