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Women Exploited for Aid in Gaza's Crisis

10/3/2025

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In Gaza, women face exploitation amid humanitarian crisis as some men offer aid in exchange for sex.
A 38-year-old mother described being lured by a man promising work and assaulted.
Human Rights Watch notes rising sexual violence in humanitarian crises; psychologists report aid-related cases, some pregnancies, and six women reporting harassment by men posing as aid workers during aid registration.

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In Gaza, women face exploitation amid humanitarian crisis as some men offer aid in exchange for sex.
A 38-year-old mother described being lured by a man promising work and assaulted.
Human Rights Watch notes rising sexual violence in humanitarian crises; psychologists report aid-related cases, some pregnancies, and six women reporting harassment by men posing as aid workers during aid registration.