‘The war caused this’: Miscarriages soar in Gaza amid Israeli bombing and siege

‘The war caused this’: Miscarriages soar in Gaza amid Israeli bombing and siege Submitted by Nada Nabil on Wed, 07/29/2026 - 11:02 Doctors say miscarriage rates have more than tripled since October 2023 as pregnant women continue to face hunger, displacement and distress The mother of an infant who died due to malnourishment mourns as she holds his body at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on 20 July 2025 (AFP) Off A month after learning she was pregnant, Sahar al-Majdalawi began suffering agonising abdominal pain that left her screaming in distress. It was her first pregnancy after seven years of trying to conceive, and the 34-year-old displaced Palestinian feared for her unborn baby. With roads in Gaza destroyed and transport brought to a standstill by Israeli bombing, she was forced to walk for hours to the nearest hospital.