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28 March 2024

Hamas targets women's lingerie in modesty drive

Hamas announced new regulations on shops selling women's clothes as part of a campaign to safeguard "public morality" in its Gaza enclave. (AFP)

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By Reuters

The Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip have ordered lingerie shops to display more modesty.

A week after banning women from smoking shisha in public places, the Hamas-run police force has told stores selling women's underwear to remove scantily-clad mannequins and any posters of racy undergarments.