LONDON: As wars rage, mothers bear a disproportionate share of the suffering, navigating grief, hunger and fear while trying to shield their children from violence that has fractured families and communities. From the Gaza Strip to Syria’s coastal regions, conflicts differ in origins and combatants but share a common human cost: the toll on women raising children amid bombardment, displacement and the collapse of basic services.

LONDON: As wars rage, mothers bear a disproportionate share of the suffering, navigating grief, hunger and fear while trying to shield their children from violence that has…

Hadeel Al Gherbawi survived her two pregnancies despite extreme hunger and pain