At a moment when Gazaās journalists urgently need international protection and the solidarity of journalists and press freedom organizations worldwideāfor their courage,…
On May 31, Dr. Raed Hassanein, the Director of the al-Aqsa Martyrsā Hospital in central Gazaās Deir al-Balah, announced that the hospital…
On the morning of May 13, residents near al-Hikma Mosque in eastern Deir al-Balah began receiving phone calls from someone claiming to…
Majdi Aslan, 54, was driving a truck for the UNās World Health Organization (WHO) on April 6 when the Israeli army killed…
Amjad Ashour, 50, stands in the nutrition department at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, holding his four-month-old infant as doctors warn him…
Palestinians returning to Gaza from Egypt report being beaten, tortured, and humiliated by Israeli border agents and pressured to collaborate with Israel…
Aid organizations say Israelās recent ban of 37 groups has dealt a severe blow to humanitarian work across Palestine. In Gaza, it…
Fatima Salem waits outside anxiously, as rescue crews dig through the rubble of her familyās home in Gaza City on December 15th.…
On Saturday, August 2, the Israeli army withdrew from the western parts of the al-Shujaāiyya neighborhood. One of the largest neighborhoods in…
On Tuesday afternoon, Israeli media published photos of a long queue lined up in barbed-wire-fenced passageways waiting to receive aid in Rafah.…
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