On International Women’s Day, Gaza mothers ask the world: Where are our missing children?

Palestinian mothers protest on International Women’s Day, demanding disclosure of the whereabouts of their loved ones in Gaza on 8 March 2026 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Palestinian mothers protest on International Women’s Day, demanding disclosure of the whereabouts of their loved ones in Gaza on 8 March 2026 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Palestinian mothers protest on International Women’s Day, demanding disclosure of the whereabouts of their loved ones in Gaza on 8 March 2026 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Palestinian mothers protest on International Women’s Day, demanding disclosure of the whereabouts of their loved ones in Gaza on 8 March 2026 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Palestinian mothers protest on International Women’s Day, demanding disclosure of the whereabouts of their loved ones in Gaza on 8 March 2026 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Palestinian mothers protest on International Women’s Day, demanding disclosure of the whereabouts of their loved ones in Gaza on 8 March 2026 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Palestinian mothers protest on International Women’s Day, demanding disclosure of the whereabouts of their loved ones in Gaza on 8 March 2026 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Palestinian mothers protest on International Women’s Day, demanding disclosure of the whereabouts of their loved ones in Gaza on 8 March 2026 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Palestinian mothers protest on International Women’s Day, demanding disclosure of the whereabouts of their loved ones in Gaza on 8 March 2026 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Palestinian mothers protest on International Women’s Day, demanding disclosure of the whereabouts of their loved ones in Gaza on 8 March 2026 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

On International Women’s Day, mothers of the missing gather in protest, holding photos of their children and demanding answers. Chanting, “The missing are not numbers, they are the children of mothers who are waiting for them,” they call for information about the fate of their loved ones, saying mothers are still waiting for answers and asking the world: “Where are our children?”