Gaza’s Palestinian women are fighting for family reunification

Gaza’s Palestinian women are fighting for family reunification

When Safaa Nidal joined dozens of women gathered outside Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, she held a handwritten sign that read: "We want to live with our families." Unlike others at the protest, Safaa barely raised her voice, instead staring at her phone for a message from her husband in Egypt, perhaps news of the Rafah crossing reopening or her name on a travel list after months of failed attempts to leave Gaza. Israel's war …