According to OCHA, in 2022, despite and one girl) and injured at least 6,106 (including 159 an increase in the number of Palestinians permitted to women) with live ammunition in the context of the right exit the Gaza Strip, such “movement remained the of return protests along the border fence between Gaza exception rather than the rule, with the vast majority and Israel.12 of residents, over 2 mil. [...] Pregnant women and the economic burden and hardship on exhausted families, new mothers are also among the most affected due to the and forcing women and girls to work outside the home to lack of nutrition and medical support. [...] regarding the seriousness with which key actors and Their efforts also highlight their role in advocacy and decision-makers, such as the UN, approach the inclusion representation, as they successfully engage with key of WLOs and WROs in decision-making processes, both organisations like the UN to bring aid and attention to during the current emergency planning and in the later their communities. [...] The future security of women is highly dependent on the political stability and clarity of the governance system in Gender justice and the future of Gaza and Palestine 19 Legal and political barriers for an active role in shaping their communities and securing future participation of women in a just and lasting peace. [...] The destruction of infrastructure and the collapse of robust protection mechanisms, and the active of legal systems further exacerbate their vulnerability, participation of women in every stage of the recovery leaving many women without the necessary support to and governance process.
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgement 2
- Executive Summary 3
- Methodology 3
- Introduction 3
- Israels war against Palestinian women 3
- The Gaza Strip before October 7th 3
- The Gaza Strip after October 7th Gendered effects of Israeli military operations in Gaza 3
- The West Bank 3
- Non Accountability for Failure to Protect Women during Armed Conflict 3
- Gender justice and the future of Gaza and Palestine Conclusions 3
- Recommendations 3
- Testimonies 3
- Key findings 4
- Executive Summary 4
- Introduction 6
- Israels war against Palestinian women 7
- The Gaza Strip before October 7th 7
- Palestinian women live at the intersection of three forms of oppression Israeli settler colonial violence patriarchy and sociolegal discrimination. 7
- The Gaza Strip after October 7th 7
- Gendered effects of Israeli military operations in Gaza 8
- The gendered effects of the catastrophic humanitarian situation created by Israel in Gaza are pervasive complex and interrelated. 8
- Death and injury toll 8
- Mental health and womens wellbeing 8
- Despair Insecurity and Abandonment The Emotional Toll on Men and Women 9
- Forced displacement 9
- Hunger and malnutrition 10
- Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare 10
- Obstetrics 10
- Menstrual health 11
- Access to protection services 11
- Law enforcement 12
- The West Bank 13
- Violence military settlers 13
- Creation of an impossible living environment in Area C of the West Bank 13
- Detention 13
- Non Accountability for Failure to Protect Women during Armed Conflict 15
- Why Women-led Reconstruction Recovery and Peacebuilding Initiatives 15
- Benefits of women-led reconstruction recovery and peacebuilding initiatives 17
- Gender justice and the future of Gaza and Palestine 19
- Legal and political barriers for future participation of women in peacebuilding 20
- Conclusions 21
- Recommendations 22
- 1. Donors 22
- 2. Policy Makers 23
- 3. UN Agencies 23
- 5. International NGOs INGOs 24
- 4. Women-Led Organizations WLOs 24
- Testimony 1 Arwa 25
- Testimonies 25
- Testimony 2 Om Ali 26
- Testimony 3 Raja 27
- Testimony 4 Sundus 28
- Testimony 5 Samira 29
- End Notes 30
