The Sinai desert is a hub for people trafficking. Many of the refugees from
sub-Saharan Africa who get smuggled through here get tortured and blackmailed
in the process.
Bedouin gangs – instead of trafficking the refugees straight into Israel -
often hold them captive, torture them and force relatives into paying ransoms
for their release. The ordeal is exceptionally bad for women. Many of them are raped by the
traffickers and some become pregnant.
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