Saving women first? What the Gaza hostage crisis tells us about gender and public opinionorlybrktJul 291 min readphys.orgSaving women first? What the Gaza hostage crisis tells us about gender and public opinionOn October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a large-scale terror attack on Israel, abducting 251 hostages—men, women, and children—into Gaza. In the weeks that followed, a temporary ceasefire in November 2023 led to the release of most women and children. A second deal in January 2025 reinforced the emerging pattern: adult women were consistently prioritized over adult men.Phys.org
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