The latest disturbing news from Gaza, women in Gaza have been forced into trading sex with aid workers for food
The latest disturbing news from Gaza, not reported anywhere in the mainstream media, is about women in Gaza who have been forced to turn to prostitution, trading sex with aid workers for access to food. And some women, who have refused that hideous bargain, won’t stand in line for food anymore because they are tired of the constant harassment by men who want sex. More on this woefully under-reported scandal can be found here: “The UN admits aid workers are forcing Gaza women into prostitution. Where’s the outrage?,” Elder of Ziyon, June 6, 2024:
It has now been two weeks since the UN Protection Cluster reported that aid workers and others in Gaza are forcing women into prostitution, presumably in exchange for food.
Insufficient and unreliable aid, distributed under conditions of insecurity that do not allow adequate targeting, expose vulnerable groups to violence, exploitation and abuse, trafficking and forced prostitution, including by aid workers. Specific risks observed in Gaza associated with aid include the presence of unofficial humanitarian workers without identification [in] mixed distribution lines for men and women. There are reports of individuals adopting harmful coping mechanisms, such as reducing food and liquid intake, to minimize such risks.
This has been reported on by exactly no one besides Elder of Ziyon.