Effects of siege on mental health

All this siege and humanitarian suffering impacted the Palestinian mental well-being; particularly children’s and women’s. Human beings are product of the environment in which they live. Currently, the Palestinian environment is a combination of deprivation, poverty, violence, feelings of powerless and helplessness. Such feelings are lead to more violence, defiance, extremism, and abandonment which is supposed to leave catastrophic consequences of the psychological profile of the next Palestinian generation. Thus, it will threaten all perspectives of peace, security and stability not only in the Gaza Strip, but also in the whole area