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Aya Batrawy

Another layer of misery: Women in Gaza struggle to find menstrual pads, running water

As the war between Hamas and Israel continues, Palestinian women and girls are often unable to find needed menstrual products — and even running water and toilets. (Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images)

Heba Usrof, a young woman in Gaza, is running out of options to deal with her menstrual cycle. Pads have disappeared from pharmacies and stores. It's been this way since the war that began in October, and it's a situation that mirrors how nearly every basic requirement — from food to medical aid — has become harder to find in Gaza over the past three months.

"We go around and around, searching in all the pharmacies for pads, but we can't find any," Usrof says.

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