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Divorced women in Gaza denied custody rights

Divorcees in Gaza face social marginalization when they refuse to relinquish their children to fathers they deem unfit to raise them.

A Palestinian man carries his child on February 26, 2015 in Gaza City's al-Shejaiya neighbourhood next to buildings destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the summer of 2014. More than 100,000 homes in the Gaza Strip were damaged or destroyed in Israeli bombardment during the 50-day conflict.  AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED        (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)
A Palestinian man carries his child in Gaza City's Shajaiya neighborhood next to buildings destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the summer of 2014, Feb. 26, 2015. — MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images

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