From economy of occupation to economy of genocide by UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese

As of 4 June 2025, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that 3,839 older persons (defined as men and women 60 years or older) had been killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023.8 Whereas older persons comprise five per cent of the total populationividuals as of 4 June 2025.10 Importantly, fatality figures reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health only include persons killed in conflict-related violence, such as airstrikes or by live fire. The number of older persons who have died of preventable deaths due to a lack of access to medical care, food and water is unknown, although studies predict that for every direct killing in Gaza there could be up to fifteen indirect deaths.