As the world marked Mother’s Day on May 11th, a group of pro-Palestine activists in Washington staged a rally in memory of Palestinian mothers and children killed in the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
In press statements on the occasion of World Health Week, which runs from April 7 to 13 of each year, Harris reviewed the deteriorating health situation in the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to a genocidal Israeli war for about a year and a half.
“Palestinian woman stands at the heart of the struggle for survival, bearing the greatest burden of genocide, crimes against humanity, and attempts at forced displacement and ethnic cleansing,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on International Women’s Day.
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has condemned the Israeli regime for killing more than 12,000 Palestinian women during its genocidal war on Gaza Strip calling that a ‘stain on humanity’.
Freed Palestinian prisoner Hanan Al-Barghouti, who was released after months of administrative detention, says freeing Palestinian female abductees from Israeli jails must be prioritized.
Israeli regime forces have detained at least 435 Palestinian women in the occupied West Bank since the regime unleashed its genocidal war on the besieged Strip in October last year.
Iran has called for measures in defense of the Palestinian women suffering Israeli atrocities as the world marks the international day for Elimination of Violence against Women.
The ongoing aggression in Gaza Strip and Lebanon have created a dire situation for women, who are often the most vulnerable in times of war. The intersection of political turmoil, economic hardship, and cultural challenges has complicated the challenges women face.
The United Nations Population Fund UNFPA has warned against the repercussions of malnutrition on the pregnant women and new born babies in Gaza as the Israeli regime continues genocidal war and blockade of the crossings into the war-torn strip.
In an interview with UN News via Zoom, Guimond spoke about the "profound impact of the scenes of destruction and displacement" she witnessed, highlighting the "disproportionate effect of the war in Gaza on women, with over 10,000 women killed" since the aggression began.
Moroccan women took to the streets of Cassablanca to express outrage over Israeli soldiers raping and killing Palestinian women in al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said, since October 7, nearly 37 Palestinian mothers have been killed due to Israeli atrocities against Gaza Strip on a daily basis.
During the 154 consecutive days of Israel's war on Gaza, approximately 9,000 women, including thousands of mothers and pregnant women, have lost their lives due to Israeli occupation forces' attacks. Additionally, around 60,000 women suffer from malnutrition and lack of healthcare.