The North Star with Shaun King

The North Star with Shaun King

Life expectancy for men in Gaza dropped from 73.6 years, pre-genocide, to 35.6 years: the largest crash in modern world history

This, quite literally, is the textbook outcome of a sustained genocide that is absolutely decimating every single aspect of life inside of Gaza.

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Shaun King
Jul 16, 2025
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When I first saw those numbers - that the life expectancy of men in Gaza has crashed over 50% (and those numbers only went through September of 2024) from 73.6 years before the genocide to 35.6 years - I…

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