Reports of violence against women in Gaza surge, UN agency finds

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Reports from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) indicate a sharp rise in violence against women and girls in the Gaza Strip, including a 123% increase in reported early and forced marriages in the second quarter of this year. These trends are attributed to the protracted crisis, which has eroded social structures and created conditions where families marry off daughters for protection or economic survival.

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The UN Population Fund also says there has been a "severe escalation" in the number of early and forced marriages.

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