Forced underage marriage continues in Hamastan

Hamas in Gaza is allowing the practice of marrying off children to older men.



In 2012, of about 17,000 marriages were registered in the courts of the
Gaza Strip, 35% were cases in which the brides were under 17 years old.
These marriages are concluded without the courts knowing the girls’
real ages. Meanwhile, about 2,700 divorce cases were registered in the
same year, and in 25% of