In a war-torn enclave where food is scarce, jobs have vanished and nearly the entire population has been displaced, some women in Gaza say desperation has made them targets of sexual exploitation by men linked to aid distribution.

After weeks of struggling to feed her six children, one 38-year-old mother thought she'd found relief. A man promised her a job with an aid agency, she told the Associated Press. Instead, he drove her to an empty apartment.

“I had to play along because I was scared, I wanted out of this place,” the woman said. He later gave her 100 shekels - about $30 - and some food. The job never materialized.

She is among six women who shared

their stories with AP, describing how men offered food, money, supplies or work in exchange for sexual favors. Some said the offers

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