Jabaliya

Palestinians fleeing the war are seen taking refuge at an UNRWA school in the southern Gaza Strip, October 16, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

‘Diseases are spreading rapidly’: In Jabalia camp, thousands shelter in one school

Refusing Israel's orders to evacuate northern Gaza, Palestinians are filling every available space amid growing threats of airstrikes and service collapse.

By Ibrahim Mohammad December 11, 2023

Palestinian walk through the rubble of houses destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in the Jabalia area in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

Gaza’s largest refugee camp has been turned into a ghost town

Israel’s incessant airstrikes and cutting of basic supplies have forced out most of Jabalia camp's residents. Those who remain feel lucky to still be alive.

By Ibrahim Mohammad October 26, 2023

Palestinians mourn beside the bodies of people killed in Israeli airstrikes, Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, October 11 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

The Qannans, the Shaheens, the Shaabans: Israel is wiping out entire families in Gaza

Palestinians here in the bombarded strip are facing a crisis on a scale we haven't seen before. We fear it could become a genocide.

By Mahmoud Mushtaha October 12, 2023

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Palestinian refugees 'making their way from Galilee in October-November 1948' (Fred Csasznik, copyright expired)

Addressing the root of the Palestinian refugee problem

Cash shortages at UNRWA distract from the wider issue: it is the lack of a diplomatic solution, not funding, that leaves Palestinian refugees vulnerable. In the end, it was the catastrophe that wasn’t. For a nervy few weeks it seemed a severe funding shortage would delay the school year for half a million children reliant on the…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland September 24, 2015

Shrouq Aila, 20, Jabaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip. (Shrouq Aila)

Voices without borders: Four young writers from Gaza tell their story

Young Gazans are finally getting an opportunity to present themselves to the world in their own words. +972 speaks to some of the participants in the 'We Are Not Numbers' writing project about hope, love, war and, of course, writing.

By Natasha Roth-Rowland August 25, 2015

Palestinian man look toward the ruins of Beit Hanoun, North Gaza Strip, August 11, 2014. According to OCHA, during the current attack, 16,800 Homes in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or severely damaged and 370,000 displaced People hosted at UNRWA, government shelters and with host families. (Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org)

Gaza dispatch: When tanks shell refugee camps

In Jabaliya sustained Israeli shelling has obliterated entire families, leaving them homeless and with few options to rebuild. Scenes of destruction abound along Gaza’s eastern border. From its northern tip to the southern town of Rafah, entire blocks along this 25-mile-long strip have been flattened, displacing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, overwhelming the makeshift shelters…

By Samer Badawi August 14, 2014

Damages can been seen inside the burned home of Fares Abu Teir following Israeli attacks on Abasan village, East of Khan Yunis, July 27, 2014. During the ceasefire on 26 July, many Palestinians went back to Abasan to inspect the damages together with medics who attempted to rescue injured or collect bodies. Israeli attacks have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians and injured around 5,000 in the current offensive.

IDF soldier: Artillery fire in Gaza is like Russian roulette

During Operation Protective Edge the IDF has shot thousands of artillery shells into Gaza, the impact location of which are uncontrollable. As an ex-combat soldier in the artillery corps, I feel obligated to explain how artillery fire on a civilian population can be both dangerous and lethal. By Idan Barir (translated by Hadas Leonov) Amid…

By +972 Magazine August 8, 2014

Palestinians gather around a child killed earlier in a playground in al-Shati refugee camp at the morgue of Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza city, July 28, 2014. Reports indicate that 10 people, mostly children, were killed and 40 injured during the attack which took place on the first day Eid. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Deadly week in Gaza

Heavy fighting continued in Gaza over the past week, with Tuesday and Wednesday proving particularly deadly days in which 120 and 129 Palestinians were killed, respectively. Three Israeli soldiers were also killed Wednesday. Protests against Israel’s Gaza operation continued to be held in Israeli cities, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Photos by: Anne Paq,…

By Activestills July 31, 2014

An injured Palestinian child awaits treatment at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City following Israeli attacks, July 30, 2014. (Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org)

Blaming Palestinians for their own deaths

‘All the targets hit by the IDF in Gaza were attacked morally; those killed are responsible for their own deaths. And Netanyahu – he just wants the Gazans to be safe.’ By Hagai El-Ad (translated by Keren Rubinstein) It is moral because we told them to leave, and those who stayed did so at their…

By +972 Magazine July 31, 2014

The bodies of Palestinians lie in the Al Shifa Hospital morgue in Gaza City following an attack on an UNRWA school in Jabaliya, July 30, 2014 (photo: Activestills)

129 Palestinians, 3 Israeli soldiers killed; U.S. approves Israeli request for ammunition

Wednesday saw a particularly deadly day of violence in the Gaza Strip, while diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire continued with urgency. According to officials at the Palestinian Health Ministry, 129 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in Gaza throughout Wednesday. Israel’s Operation Protective Edge has killed a total of 1,400 Palestinians and…

By +972 Magazine July 30, 2014