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Divorced women in Gaza denied custody rights

Divorcees in Gaza face social marginalization when they refuse to relinquish their children to fathers they deem unfit to raise them.

Hana Salah
Hana Salah
Apr 27, 2015
A Palestinian man carries his child on February 26, 2015 in Gaza City's al-Shejaiya neighbourhood next to buildings destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the summer of 2014. More than 100,000 homes in the Gaza Strip were damaged or destroyed in Israeli bombardment during the 50-day conflict. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)
A Palestinian man carries his child in Gaza City's Shajaiya neighborhood next to buildings destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the summer of 2014, Feb. 26, 2015. — MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images

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