Gaza Women Face Harsh Conditions and Loss of Privacy in Crowded Tent Camps

Displaced by ongoing conflict, women in Gaza struggle with inadequate hygiene, limited resources, and the erosion of personal dignity.

Over 90% of Gaza's 2.3 million residents have been displaced by Israel's 14-month military campaign, with hundreds of thousands now living in overcrowded tent camps.
Women face constant challenges to maintain privacy and modesty while living in tents shared with extended families and strangers, often resorting to wearing prayer shawls at all times.
Access to menstrual hygiene products is severely limited, forcing many women to use torn fabric or diapers, while makeshift toilets shared by dozens pose additional health risks.
Aid supplies, including hygiene kits, are blocked at border crossings, leaving over 690,000 women and girls in urgent need of sanitary products, clean water, and basic facilities.
The dire living conditions, compounded by trauma and displacement, have led to significant physical and psychological health concerns, with women and girls bearing the brunt of the crisis.