"But her dreams of motherhood have been dashed by Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, which ravaged the enclave's healthcare system that saves lives, as well as the fertility centres that plan them. After years of trying, al-Kafarna and her husband turned to in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). Their embryos were frozen in a fertility centre, waiting for the war to end, but the clinic was attacked by Israel."
"Last year, UN investigators concluded that Israeli attacks on fertility clinics and maternity wards were part of Israel's push to destroy the Palestinian people. The 1948 UN Convention lists imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group as one of five acts it classified as genocidal. In September 2024, a UN Commission of Inquiry found that Israel had engaged in four of the five acts during its war on Gaza, including efforts to prevent births."
"Medical officials in Gaza say Israel has destroyed nine out of 10 fertility clinics in the territory. In addition, embryos that remain are still in danger, despite the ceasefire, due to fuel shortages and a lack of liquid nitrogen to keep them at the required temperature. Rights advocates say Israel's attacks on reproductive health in Gaza are a textbook implementation of genocidal policies, as defined by the United Nations."
Israel's military campaign in Gaza has devastated the territory's reproductive health infrastructure, destroying fertility centres and critical healthcare facilities. Frozen embryos stored in clinics were destroyed when laboratories were attacked, leaving couples bereft and unable to pursue IVF. Medical officials report nine out of ten fertility clinics were destroyed. Remaining embryos face risk from fuel shortages and lack of liquid nitrogen needed for preservation. Rights advocates and UN investigators concluded that attacks on fertility clinics and maternity wards form part of efforts to prevent births. A UN commission found Israel engaged in multiple acts amounting to attempts to prevent births, meeting criteria in the 1948 genocide convention.
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