IVF clinics destroyed, crushing hopes of motherhood

Noura, a 26-year-old Palestinian, faced devastating loss after a military campaign in Gaza led to the death of her twins and the destruction of her frozen embryos stored at Al-Basma Fertility Centre. As Israel launched airstrikes in response to Hamas’s attacks, she and her husband struggled to access necessary medical care during her pregnancy, culminating in a miscarriage due to heavy bleeding. The clinic, which housed nearly 4,000 frozen embryos, was shelled, exacerbating the reproductive crisis amid ongoing conflict.