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With no safety in Rafah, Palestinians are fleeing back to Gaza’s decimated center
Escalating attacks, unlivable conditions in tents, and a looming Israeli invasion are forcing many Palestinians to abandon the Strip's last refuge.
By
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
and
Ibtisam Mahdi
March 14, 2024
‘My children are crying from hunger. This is a war of starvation’
With insufficient aid and skyrocketing prices across Gaza, Palestinians in the overcrowded city of Rafah are struggling to feed their families.
By
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
January 31, 2024
‘Tents everywhere’ as Rafah struggles to hold a million Palestinians
Displaced multiple times by the war, many in Gaza's southernmost city are living in makeshift shelters without sufficient food, water, or blankets.
By
Mohammed Zaanoun
January 15, 2024
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In Gaza ‘safe zone,’ Palestinians are living out their nightmares
Israel ordered thousands to evacuate to the area of Al-Mawasi, where they are struggling to find food, water, and shelter amid the war and winter cold.
By
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
January 4, 2024
Thousands flee Khan Younis on the cusp of Israeli invasion
Palestinian families in southern Gaza are leaving homes and shelters previously designated ‘safe’ — and finding that they have nowhere left to run.
By
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
December 4, 2023
Gaza’s humanitarian crisis began long before Hamas
The deliberate suffocation of Gaza began in the 90s, when the first restrictions on the movement of Palestinians were introduced. By Amir Rotem A macabre drama has been playing out every Friday along the border fence separating the Gaza Strip and Israel, complete with live broadcasts, press coverage, commentary, and even real-time spectators. An armed military stands on…
By
+972 Magazine
April 11, 2018
EU border monitors have been waiting to go back to Gaza for 10 years
Gaza’s Rafah border may reopen soon now that Fatah and Hamas have agreed to a reconciliation deal. But that doesn’t mean that the EU mission, which has been sitting and waiting near Tel Aviv at a cost of millions of euros a year, will be going back to work anytime soon. For the past 10…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
October 13, 2017
Classified: Politicizing the Nakba in Israel’s state archives
Documents that have already been cited in history books are being re-classified in the State Archives. Israeli state archive documents that were de-classified in the 1980s have been re-classified in recent years, according to a recently hired assistant professor at the University of Maryland’s Center for Jewish Studies. Shay Hazkani, who was Israel Channel 10’s…
By
Lisa Goldman
February 19, 2016
PHOTOS: The Gaza families obliterated in just 51 days
Out of the 2,200 Palestinians killed in last summer’s assault on the Gaza Strip, over 80 percent were civilians. Nearly 150 families lost three or more relatives, with some families disappearing entirely. Activestills’ Anne Paq returns to Gaza to tell the story behind the numbers. Photography: Anne Paq / Activestills.org, Editing: Shiraz Grinbaum / Activestills.org “Time will reduce…
By
Activestills
August 26, 2015
One year since Gaza: Why there’s no such thing as a ‘precision strike’
You often hear of an airstrike on Gaza being labeled a ‘precision strike.’ But how precise can a half- or one-ton bomb be when dropped on an area the size of Detroit? “In Gaza, we use bombs that are extremely precise, and strike only Hamas targets – not civilians…” – Lt. Omer, Israeli Air Force…
By
Natasha Roth-Rowland
July 2, 2015
Israel kills three top Hamas commanders in Gaza
At least 34 Palestinians were killed Thursday when the Israeli air force bombed Gaza for a second day after a temporary ceasefire broke down and negotiators failed to reach a ceasefire agreement. While the fate of Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif remains unknown after Israel attempted to assassinate him, and consequently killed his wife and…
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+972 Magazine
August 21, 2014
Why the Gaza port matters
While prospects for a negotiated end to the Israeli blockade of Gaza remain bleak, making use of the existing sea passage to Gaza could offer a way forward for all parties, including Egypt. As negotiations to end the bloodshed in Gaza continue in Cairo, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said today that some…
By
Samer Badawi
August 9, 2014
Photos of the week: Taking stock before fighting resumes
Israelis and Palestinians licked their wounds during a 3-day cessation of violence, which came to an end Friday morning with renewed fighting. Some Palestinians used the lull in fighting to return to their homes and recover possessions, as well as to retrieve bodies from the rubble of destroyed buildings. Photos by: Anne Paq, Basel Yazouri, Ahmad…
By
Activestills
August 9, 2014
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