Crosswire — September 24, 2026
DAILY BRIEFING — September 24, 2026
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GEOPOLITICS
Gaza: Gender-Based Violence Data Shows Sharp Quarter-on-Quarter Rise
What changed: UNFPA figures show reported early and forced marriage in Gaza up 123% between Q1 and Q2 this year, with girls aged 12–17 among those affected. Reported sexual violence incidents rose 61% in absolute terms (from 2.1% to 2.7% of total reported GBV cases). Nearly one in four households is now headed by a woman — double the pre-war proportion.
Why it matters: The drivers are structural, not incidental: collapsed social services, extreme poverty and hunger, mass…
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