Palestinian NGOs Network Urges UN to Stop Israeli Occupation Violence Against Women

On International Women's Day the Palestinian NGOs Network issued an urgent appeal to UN bodies and the international community demanding immediate protection for Palestinian women from what it called "escalating violence and injustice tied to Israeli occupation policies."

“RAMALLAH, March 8, 2026 (WAFA) – On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Palestinian NGOs Network issued an urgent appeal to United Nations institutions and international bodies, calling for immediate action to protect Palestinian women from all forms of violence and injustice resulting from Israeli occupation policies, which have over the past 28 months led to unprecedented humanitarian catastrophes, particularly in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank”

WAFA Agency

The network framed the crisis in stark terms and said 28 months of hostilities have produced 'unprecedented' humanitarian catastrophes in Gaza and the West Bank.

It reported 72,123 killed and more than 171,805 injured since the onset of the aggression.

The network stressed that women make up a large share of the victims and urged that the humanitarian situation be recognized as a form of genocide.

The statement foregrounded the acute dangers faced by women.

It specifically demanded greater protections for women prisoners, noting that around 66 female detainees face ill-treatment, medical neglect and denial of family visits.

“RAMALLAH, March 8, 2026 (WAFA) – On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Palestinian NGOs Network issued an urgent appeal to United Nations institutions and international bodies, calling for immediate action to protect Palestinian women from all forms of violence and injustice resulting from Israeli occupation policies, which have over the past 28 months led to unprecedented humanitarian catastrophes, particularly in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank”

WAFA Agency

The appeal tied the physical harm to systemic abuses under occupation policies, portraying women as disproportionately affected both in civilian casualties and in the prisons system.

The network made concrete humanitarian demands: immediate provision of shelter, food, tents/caravans, and measures to enable the safe return of displaced people while preventing further displacement.

“RAMALLAH, March 8, 2026 (WAFA) – On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Palestinian NGOs Network issued an urgent appeal to United Nations institutions and international bodies, calling for immediate action to protect Palestinian women from all forms of violence and injustice resulting from Israeli occupation policies, which have over the past 28 months led to unprecedented humanitarian catastrophes, particularly in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank”

WAFA Agency

These were presented as urgent life‑saving needs tied to the wider call for international intervention to halt the ongoing humanitarian catastrophes affecting women and families across Gaza and the West Bank.

Beyond immediate relief, the network demanded legal and policy changes, including stronger national laws to protect women’s rights.

It called for enforcement of family protection statutes, equal pay, and measures to eliminate workplace discrimination, harassment, and abuse.

“RAMALLAH, March 8, 2026 (WAFA) – On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Palestinian NGOs Network issued an urgent appeal to United Nations institutions and international bodies, calling for immediate action to protect Palestinian women from all forms of violence and injustice resulting from Israeli occupation policies, which have over the past 28 months led to unprecedented humanitarian catastrophes, particularly in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank”

WAFA Agency

It explicitly blamed international silence and Israeli policies — including settlement expansion and annexation plans — for aiming "to displace communities and alter Palestinian land."

It linked those policies to ongoing displacement and gendered harm and called for the situation to be recognized as genocide.