Extermination and Acts of Genocide documented Israeli authorities’ deliberate obstruction of access to water to Palestinians in Gaza between October 2023 and September 2024. These policies also had additional consequences for pregnant women and their fetuses, breastfeeding women and their infants, and menstruating women. These policies have also had additional consequences for pregnant women and their fetuses, breastfeeding women and their infants, and menstruating women. Impacts on Women and InfantsPregnant womenLimited access to safe water is a major problem for pregnant women in Gaza. Human Rights Watch found that Israeli authorities’ policies also amount to an “act of genocide” under the Genocide Convention of 1948.

Source: CNN March 16, 2026 12:43 UTC