İBTİSAM AXFİR

Benghazi- The ongoing Israel’s attacks on Gaza deeply affect women, who make up almost half of Gaza's population. Since October 7, 2023, at least 8,900 women have been killed, 23,000 others have been injured and 2,100 have gone missing in Israel’s attacks, according to the Palestinian Information Center.

The women in the Gaza Strip struggle to survive against hunger, thirst and epidemic diseases without a safe shelter. In addition to the difficult living conditions, the women are responsible for taking care of their family members. Women keep holding protests all around the world to be in solidarity with Palestinian women.

‘We must educate our children’

In an interview with NuJINHA, journalist Reem Al-Abdali said that they felt the pain and suffering experienced by Gazan women in their hearts. “We should educate our children at homes and schools about the injustice and persecution faced by women and children in Palestine, especially in Gaza,” she told us.

Social activist Mina Al-Falah told NuJINHA that they, as women of Benghazi, were affected by what was happening in Gaza. “We do our best to provide support to the people in the Gaza Strip. I collect humanitarian aid for the women of Gaza,” she said.

“In Gaza, mothers have lost their children every day. As a high school English teacher, I tell my students what has been happening in Gaza because they do not know anything about what has been happening in Gaza since October 7, 2023. The people of Gaza have been suffering from Israeli siege since 2007. They have been struggling to survive for 16 years.”

 “Mothers should tell their children what has been happening in Gaza,” said Najat Muhammad Al-Sharkasi. “The people of Gaza have been killed, displaced and tortured. Their homes are destroyed and hunger is used as a weapon against them. Children should know the war crimes being committed in Gaza.”