Gaza Women Use Period-delaying Pills Amid the Israeli Aggression

Pharmacies and stores alike are facing dwindling supplies due to the total siege imposed by Israel following an attack by the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas on October 7. 

In addition, Israel’s bombardment of main roads in the Gaza Strip has made transporting products from medical warehouses to pharmacies an impossible task, according to Abu Hatab.

Without the means to manage her menstruation as she usually would, Salma decided to try to find pills to skip her period.