An average of 63 women are killed every day, with 37 of them being mothers “who leave their families behind” in the Gaza Strip, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said, Hurriyet Daily reported.

“On International Women's Day, the women in Gaza continue to endure the consequences of this brutal war,” said a statement by the UNRWA on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“At least 9,000 women have been killed, many more are under the rubble. On average, 63 women are killed in Gaza per day- 37 are mothers who leave their families behind,” it said.

About 60,000 pregnant women in Gaza are facing malnutrition and dehydration due to Israel's war, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza reported one day before the International Women's Day on March 8.

Some 95 percent of pregnant and breastfeeding women in north Gaza face severe food poverty, UNRWA said, adding that nearly nine in 10 women “find it harder to access food than men.”