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Girls being married off in exchange for flour in Gaza

short by Ankush Verma / on Thursday, 24 September, 2026
A UN Population Fund report said that women and girls in Gaza are facing a sharp rise in forced and child marriages amid pressures created by war. A woman said, "A man married off his 14-year-old daughter in exchange for two bags of flour so...his other children could eat." Six women interviewed in different displacement camps reported witnessing similar arrangements.
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