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Women console each other after the destruction of homes in an Israeli air strike in Rafah. AFP
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Palestinian women flee their homes with their children, after Israeli air strikes in Gaza city. AFP
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An injured woman on the phone at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. EPA
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Palestinian women huddle over a spot where a relative is believed to be trapped under debris, in Rafah. AFP
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A woman mourns over the body of a loved one, killed during Israeli strikes at Al Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza. AFP
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An injured woman is helped leave Al Shati refugee camp after an Israeli rocket attack. EPA
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Palestinian women and children stand in the stairway of a badly damaged building. AFP
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A Palestinian woman carries a white flag while fleeing from the Hamad City area of Khan Yunis. AFP
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Palestinian women and children displaced from northern Gaza receive medical care at a clinic in Rafah. AFP
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Palestinian women leave Al Nuseirat refugee camp shortly after an Israeli air strike. EPA
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A pregnant Palestinian woman stands in a warehouse in Rafah, where she is taking shelter. AFP
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Women console each other after the destruction of homes in an Israeli air strike in Rafah. AFP
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Palestinian women flee their homes with their children, after Israeli air strikes in Gaza city. AFP
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An injured woman on the phone at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. EPA
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Palestinian women huddle over a spot where a relative is believed to be trapped under debris, in Rafah. AFP
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A woman mourns over the body of a loved one, killed during Israeli strikes at Al Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza. AFP
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An injured woman is helped leave Al Shati refugee camp after an Israeli rocket attack. EPA
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Palestinian women and children stand in the stairway of a badly damaged building. AFP
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A Palestinian woman carries a white flag while fleeing from the Hamad City area of Khan Yunis. AFP
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Palestinian women and children displaced from northern Gaza receive medical care at a clinic in Rafah. AFP
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Palestinian women leave Al Nuseirat refugee camp shortly after an Israeli air strike. EPA
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A pregnant Palestinian woman stands in a warehouse in Rafah, where she is taking shelter. AFP
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Women console each other after the destruction of homes in an Israeli air strike in Rafah. AFP
Why aren't more western feminists speaking up for Gaza's women?
- Listen In English
- Listen In Arabic
Janine di Giovanni is executive director at The Reckoning Project and a columnist for The National
20 March, 2024