In Gaza’s tent camps, women face hardships exacerbated by a lack of privacy due to overcrowding and displacement, leading to challenges in maintaining modesty and dignity. Displaced women resort to using prayer shawls constantly, makeshift sanitary pads, and shared hole-in-the-ground toilets, as resources are scarce and prices have soared. Despite the urgent need for menstrual hygiene products, clean water, and toilets, aid workers struggle to meet demand due to blocked supplies at border crossings, leaving women feeling exposed and vulnerable in the harsh winter conditions.
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Calm returns to south Syria after violence that killed over 1,100: monitor
Calm has returned to Sweida province in southern Syria following a week of intense sectarian violence that resulted in over 1,100 deaths, primarily among Druze fighters and civilians. A ceasefire announced on Saturday is holding, with humanitarian aid beginning to flow into the region, while the Syrian government faces accusations of siding with rival Bedouin groups amid ongoing tensions. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: Calm has returned to the city of Sweida in...
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