Women in Gaza say they were promised food, money or work in exchange for sexual interactions

After weeks of scraping by to feed her six children in Gaza , the 38-year-old woman thought she’d found a lifeline.

At a shelter, a friend told her about a man who could help with food , aid , maybe even a job. The woman — separated from her husband, and forced to shutter the business that once kept the family afloat — approached him.