4 posts tagged ‘gaza war’
Miscarriages in Gaza Have Increased 300% Under Israeli Bombing
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At Al-Emirati Hospital in Rafah, a woman identified by Doctors Without Borders as Maha sought a delivery room as she began going into labor, but was denied: “All the delivery rooms were full,” an emergency coordinator working with the humanitarian group recounted in a news release published Wednesday. Maha “knew… Read more...
Women and Girls in Gaza Are Suffering Through Their Periods Without Water, Medicine, Pads
In an Instagram reel shared on Wednesday, Bisan, an independent journalist in Gaza who partnered with NO2TA the Feminist Lab, shared the harrowing everyday stories of women and girls as they menstruate under bombardment. Many are suffering through their periods without access to the basic hygiene products that are… Read more...
What’s the Plan Here, John?
It’s the end of 2023, and it appears we’re also approaching the end of Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-Pa.) relatively recent evolution into a villain. “I’m not a progressive. I’m just a regular Democrat,” Fetterman tweeted early Monday, appearing to double down on a similar comment he made on NBC last week. “I just think… Read more...
Pregnant Women in Gaza Are Undergoing C-Sections Without Anesthesia as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens
In southern Gaza, a woman named Raneem Hejazi was 32 weeks pregnant when she was nearly killed by an Israeli airstrike on October 25, NPR reported last week. Shortly after being rescued from under the rubble, doctors at Nasser Hospital performed an emergency C-section guided by cell phone flashlights in order to save… Read more...