
Women in Gaza say getting their period feels like ‘public scandal’ without proper supplies
Women in Gaza say they feel ‘embarrassed’ and degraded by the dire hygiene situation in the enclave. Israel’s aid blockade has deprived women of essential supplies like sanitary pads, tampons and soap and access to clean water remains scarce. Mother of six, Ghadeer Nassar told CNN how she been forced to cut up pieces of old cloth to fashion make-shift sanitary pads for her teenage daughter.