Inside Gaza’s ‘widows camp,’ where women now support their families alone

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Palestinian women, including widows and wives of those killed, prepare cakes before the arrival of Eid al-Fitr, inside displacement tents in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip on March 15, 2026. The women work with simple tools inside the camp to prepare sweets in an attempt to create moments of joy for the children of displaced families despite the conditions of war and displacement. (Photo by Moiz Salhi/ apaimages)Women in Gaza who lost their husbands in the genocide are caught between the need to work and the pain of leaving their children alone, susceptible to Israeli violence. According to the UN, these women now represent 1 in 4 households in Gaza.

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