Mother’s Day in Gaza: A day of mourning, not celebration

Mother’s Day in Gaza: A day of mourning, not celebration

For many children and mothers around the world, Mother's Day holds different meanings. For some, it is a day of warmth, love, and celebration, while for others, it offers an opportunity to express gratitude through gifts and flowers. Around the world, Mother’s Day is celebrated on different dates, and in many Arab countries, 21 March marks the occasion. However, not everyone will celebrate this day. In Palestine, particularly, the ongoing Israel…

Mothers Without Children: When Israel Stole the Joy of Motherhood - Quds News Network

In many parts of the world, Mother’s Day is a time of celebration. Families gather, children surprise their mothers with flowers, and gratitude fills the air. But in Palestine, especially in Gaza, this day is marked by pain, loss, and endless suffering. For Palestinian mothers, there is no joy today; only heartbreak. Israel’s relentless attacks have turned this sacred day into a reminder of everything they have lost. Mothers in Prison, Children …

More than dozen Palestinian mothers being kept behind bars in Israeli prisons

Three Palestinian prisoners’ rights groups say the occupying Israeli regime is holding 14 Palestinian women behind bars in its detention centers.

A mother next to the remains of her son after the bombing of a hospital in Gaza in October 2023. Source: Reuters Every 21 March, with the beginning of the Spring, Mother's Day is celebrated in Palestine and throughout the Arab world. This year comes a few days after Israel breaks the ceasefire and resumes the massacres against civilians. In the week there are already more than 1000 people killed in Gaza.

Middle East Summary, March 21, 2025. A dozen Palestinian mothers are behind bars in Israel’s prisons and their children lose the opportunity to be cared for and comforted by them. In a joint statement issued on Friday on the occasion of Mother’s Day in the Arab world, the Society [...] The Palestinian Entrance. Ten Palestinian mothers suffer behind bars in Israeli jails / Recent attacks by “Israel” killed more than 200 children in Gaza (+video) …

Gaza – Al-Quds Al-Arabi: As the world commemorates Mother’s Day, which falls on March 21, the occupation authorities continue to detain 14 Palestinian mothers, including elderly, sick, and pregnant women, in its prisons, depriving their young children of their care. The prisoners’ institutions, the Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, stated that on Mot…