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UN Report Details Surge in Gender-Based Violence Against Women and Girls in Gaza

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OriginalNew UN report: Girls, women in Gaza sold for food, forced to marry rapists

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Gender-based violence and forced marriages have sharply increased in Gaza, according to a UN report.
The UNFPA documented cases of girls sold for food and married to their rapists.
Early and forced marriages rose by 123% between April and June 2026.
Overall gender-based violence incidents increased by 60% in the first half of 2026.
Inadequate living conditions in displacement sites exacerbate risks for women and girls.
UNFPA calls for increased funding for GBV response as a critical humanitarian need.

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women and girls are experiencing “multiple and intersecting forms of violence” in Gaza, compounded by “extreme survival conditions,” citing severe hunger, poverty, lack of income and school closures.per UNFPA
rape victims are often married to their rapists to avoid shame and scandal.per A woman speaking from a shelter in Gaza told the BBC
girls being sold for food.per Several others told the BBC

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