Thousands of pregnant women left without essentials in Gaza

Women and girls in Gaza, including 50,000 pregnant women, are enduring an extreme lack in essentials amid a worsening humanitarian crisis and winter setting in. 

According to the latest report from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Palestinians in the enclave are facing a shortage of food, shelter items, and water amidst deteriorating sanitation and hygiene conditions.

"Harsh winter temperatures, compounded by heavy rains and rising sea tides, are further exacerbating dire water, sanitation and hygiene conditions, sewage accumulation and the spread of disease," the report says, adding that women and girls are increasingly reporting reproductive and urinary tract infections due to poor hygiene conditions and lack of sanitary products. 

According to the report, 72 percent of women face difficulty in accessing menstrual hygiene products.

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