They are left alone to confront their grief with none to lean on. Mothers in Gaza are stripped not only of their children, but of their right to protect them and of any community or institutional support, safety, or space to grieve and mourn their losses.
Despite claims of a ceasefire, the crime continues.
Its impact haunts mothers every day, amid the absence of justice and international accountability for crimes amounting to genocide, and the complete collapse of life essentials that could have supported women in moments of loss.
In this video: a woman from the Gaza Strip speaks about how genocide is inflicted on mothers and their memory through the killing of their children and the denial of their most basic right to protect them.