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Impact of war on women and girls in Gaza alarming as global bodies call for ceasefire

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Women Deliver CEO, Maliha Khan (left). [Women Deliver]

More than 493,000 girls and women have been displaced from their homes in Gaza, as the war between Israel and Hamas escalates.

The United Nations Women, in a report last Friday, says the number could grow, if a ceasefire is not achieved soon, and their needs unmet.

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