A Palestinian lawyer, Ahmad Ibsais, has argued that Israel's deliberate targeting of Palestinian women in Gaza constitutes a form of genocide that international law has largely failed to address. More than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched its military campaign in October 2023, with tens of thousands of victims reported to be women and children. The claim adds to mounting legal and humanitarian scrutiny of Israel's conduct in Gaza, where the scale of civilian casualties has drawn widespread international concern.