{"id":14659,"date":"2025-03-23T17:26:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T17:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=14659"},"modified":"2025-03-23T17:29:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T17:29:49","slug":"palestinian-women-defy-israeli-aggression-and-family-hardships-through-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/23\/palestinian-women-defy-israeli-aggression-and-family-hardships-through-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian Women Defy Israeli Aggression and Family Hardships Through Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The elderly Palestinian woman Umm Khaled Al-Qassas gently touches the heads of her grandchildren, after their father, Mu&#8217;taz, was martyred in an Israeli airstrike that hit the tuk-tuk he was working on during the brutal Israeli aggression. He had been trying to earn a living to feed his children, who are now among tens of thousands left without a breadwinner to support even their most basic daily needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"871\">In Gaza\u2019s overcrowded neighborhoods, now blanketed by destruction, many women face unexpected and overwhelming challenges, becoming sole providers for their families after losing their husbands in the war. Their strength is pulled in every direction\u2014grieving their loss, bearing immense responsibility, and trying to survive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"1291\">Beyond the economic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/01\/ramadan-begins-amid-joy-worldwide-but-gaza-faces-unprecedented-hardship\/\">hardship<\/a>, these women face severe emotional trauma, having lost husbands or sons who were the main providers. Left without time to grieve, they\u2019re thrust into a cruel reality marked by continuous war, the return of Israeli attacks after a brief pause, and a collapsing economy worsened by widespread destruction, soaring prices, and severe shortages of humanitarian aid and essential goods.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7137\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7137 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Terrifying-testimonies-from-Palestinian-women-subjected-to-sexual-assaults-by-the-occupation-army-in-Gaza-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Palestinian women in Gaza, widowed by Israeli airstrikes, face overwhelming burdens as sole providers\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Terrifying-testimonies-from-Palestinian-women-subjected-to-sexual-assaults-by-the-occupation-army-in-Gaza-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Terrifying-testimonies-from-Palestinian-women-subjected-to-sexual-assaults-by-the-occupation-army-in-Gaza-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Terrifying-testimonies-from-Palestinian-women-subjected-to-sexual-assaults-by-the-occupation-army-in-Gaza-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Terrifying-testimonies-from-Palestinian-women-subjected-to-sexual-assaults-by-the-occupation-army-in-Gaza-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Terrifying-testimonies-from-Palestinian-women-subjected-to-sexual-assaults-by-the-occupation-army-in-Gaza-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Terrifying-testimonies-from-Palestinian-women-subjected-to-sexual-assaults-by-the-occupation-army-in-Gaza-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Terrifying-testimonies-from-Palestinian-women-subjected-to-sexual-assaults-by-the-occupation-army-in-Gaza-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Terrifying-testimonies-from-Palestinian-women-subjected-to-sexual-assaults-by-the-occupation-army-in-Gaza.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palestinian women Gaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e5228c67-0a26-42c9-ac1c-c1486b77f450\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"85\">Widowed and Struggling, Gaza Mothers Turn to Work for Survival<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1293\" data-end=\"1858\">Many widowed women navigate from one charity to another, searching for anything to feed their children and lighten their heavy burdens. Yet, due to complicated registration processes and complaints about unfair aid distribution, many are forced to seek work instead. Umm Khaled, who suffers from diabetes and lacks access to medication, explains that her son had been living in Egypt for five years. She had asked him to return so his children could continue their primary education. He supported her decision and began applying for a work permit in Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1860\" data-end=\"2139\">She recounts that he returned to Gaza two months before the war began, and just two days before his permit was due, the assault started. &#8220;We were forced to flee to the southern governorates. Mu&#8217;taz was with us and began working with a tuk-tuk to cover basic needs,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2433\">On the day of his martyrdom, Mu&#8217;taz was transporting a shipment of dates near Bani Suhaila roundabout in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. He had left his phone behind, and went missing for three days, until someone informed her of his death. He returned only through his blood-stained ID card.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2435\" data-end=\"2474\">Widowed Mothers on the Frontlines<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2475\" data-end=\"2726\">The daily routine of women who lost their husbands begins early in Gaza: standing in long lines for charity meals or bread, registering for aid programs, or trying to earn a living by sewing, baking bread, or preparing homemade meals for sale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2728\" data-end=\"3067\">Khadija Eid, a mother of four, explains how her life was turned upside down after her husband Mohammed was martyred by shrapnel from a nearby house that was bombed. He had lost his grocery shop at the start of the war, and had been trying to earn money through temporary jobs\u2014until he was killed, leaving the family without income.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3069\" data-end=\"3442\">With no support from orphan care institutions, she resorted to selling some of the food aid to cover other basic needs and began baking bread to sell to neighbors and in the market. \u201cI had never worked a day in my life,\u201d she says. \u201cSuddenly, I was the only one responsible for four children. The aid wasn\u2019t enough, so I wake up before dawn to finish all the tasks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3444\" data-end=\"3783\">Rafqa Muhammad Ali, a mother of five, also lost her husband during the war and found herself without any income. She sold part of her aid to buy more essential goods and started reselling items at a nearby displacement school. \u201cNow we survive off the small daily profit,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s exhausting being both a mother and father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3785\" data-end=\"3908\">She tried to seek financial help but found none. \u201cSo I had no choice but to start working. I couldn\u2019t rely on anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14663\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14663 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/120-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Palestinian women Gaza\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/120-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/120-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/120-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/120-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/120.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palestinian Women Defy Israeli Aggression and Family Hardships Through Work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"group\/turn w-full text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-54\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-[18px] px-6\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn @xs\/thread:px-0 @sm\/thread:px-1.5 @md\/thread:px-4\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"51e623e3-1f70-4d4f-a42a-cbbc114b999f\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"82\">Widows Rebuild Lives Through Teaching, Cooking, and Courage<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3910\" data-end=\"4267\">Ibtihal Omar, a former private school teacher and mother of two, lost her husband at the start of 2024. She felt her life had stopped, but she gathered her strength to raise her children Hossam and Rahaf. Before the war, she used to support her husband financially. After the aggression began, she lost everything\u2014her home, her job, and her partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4269\" data-end=\"4790\">She now gives private tutoring lessons for a small fee to help children cope with Gaza\u2019s collapsed education system while trying to earn an income. Since her husband\u2019s death, she has received little more than symbolic moral support, with minimal humanitarian aid that doesn\u2019t cover their growing needs, especially amid severe inflation. \u201cWidows are left to face their fate alone,\u201d she says. \u201cSome help exists, but it\u2019s irregular. We have to find our own solutions to feed our kids instead of relying on handouts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4792\" data-end=\"5202\">Reem Al-Safadi shares a similar story. Her husband Fadi was killed during Israel\u2019s second raid on Al-Shifa Medical Complex. Since then, she has received only minimal aid. Though her husband\u2019s modest income from a sweets distribution company barely covered their needs, it was sufficient. After his job ended with the war, he worked as a truck assistant transporting goods and aid\u2014until he was martyred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"5204\" data-end=\"5642\">Recently, Reem had to sell her last piece of gold to provide for her family. The couple had been relying on gold savings since the beginning of the war to cope with skyrocketing prices. Now, Reem is actively trying to volunteer or work with international NGOs, food kitchens, or aid centers. \u201cI\u2019m a skilled cook and have taken many courses,\u201d she says. \u201cIf I can get a job with a stable salary, I could ease my family\u2019s suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14638\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14638 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/waterm.jpg\" alt=\"With their husbands martyred and no aid in sight, Palestinian women in Gaza struggle to provide, grieve, and survive amid relentless Israeli attacks and deepening poverty.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/waterm.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/waterm-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/waterm-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/waterm-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaza war<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"5644\" data-end=\"5682\">Soaring Poverty and Unemployment<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"5683\" data-end=\"5940\">Estimates suggest that poverty in Gaza has reached 100%, and unemployment has surpassed 80%. The Red Cross spokesperson in Gaza, Hisham Mhanna, recently said that hundreds of thousands of families now live below the poverty line. He added:&#8221;We don\u2019t want people to die from lack of food. We need a stable humanitarian response to bring about the necessary change.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The elderly Palestinian woman Umm Khaled Al-Qassas gently touches the heads of her grandchildren, after their father, Mu&#8217;taz, was martyred in an Israeli airstrike that hit the tuk-tuk he was working on during the brutal Israeli aggression. He had been trying to earn a living to feed his children, who are now among tens of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[4402,747,4403],"class_list":["post-14659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports","tag-gaza-mothers","tag-israeli-airstrikes","tag-palestinian-women-gaza"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Palestinian Women Defy Israeli Aggression and Family Hardships Through Work - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Palestinian women in Gaza, widowed by Israeli airstrikes, face overwhelming burdens as sole providers. 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