| Rafah and Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip
Wafaa Abu Irjilia never dreamed she would become a single mother.
Six months ago, she was a housewife, happy to nurture her growing family with her husband, Ahmed – her rock and “strength” – by her side.
Now she is a widow raising four children between the ages of 2 and 7 in a tent alongside her own two sisters and six other young relatives. “If I need to leave the tent,” she says, “I have to tread carefully so as not to disturb the others.”
Why We Wrote This
A story focused onIn any war, women carry an outsize burden. The Israel-Hamas war is no exception. In these snapshots from the Gaza Strip, Palestinian women are holding families and communities together.
There is little time to grieve for her husband, “the kindest and most generous person I knew,” Ms. Abu Irjilia says. Instead, focus is on daily necessities: food, water, and the safety of her children.
“It is a huge responsibility on my shoulders,” she says.
Across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian women say they have been caught in a war of survival and adaptation ever since Israel began...
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