Israel’s ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza has triggered and escalated an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, deliberately inflicting life-threatening conditions on more than two million Palestinians, with particularly severe and far-reaching consequences on Palestinian women. Nothing, nowhere, and no one has been spared from Israel’s relentless genocidal military campaign unleashed on Gaza and its people.

Over the past 16 months, Israeli forces have systematically targeted vital civilian infrastructure and residential areas throughout all of Gaza. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, as of 6 January 2025, over 45,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, including approximately 12,000 women. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian deaths and injuries directly caused by the use of deadly force, since 9 October 2023, Gaza has been under a total siege imposed by the Israeli government, drastically restricting the entry of food, fuel, medical supplies, and other resources essential for the physical survival of the population. Pregnant women and mothers of newborns have been disproportionately impacted by this genocidal policy. Al Mezan’s new thematic report, ‘Reproductive Health Under Genocide’, delves into the multifaceted challenges faced by Palestinian women in Gaza amid the ongoing genocide and highlights the devastating impact of Israel’s genocidal policies on the reproductive rights and health of Palestinian women.