open menu
close menu
October 7 war
Gaza
Settler violence
ICJ
Crackdown on dissent
Newsletter
close menu
B696146A-7C75-40FC-8B38-383B61520B38
Created with sketchtool.
SUPPORT US
Topics
October 7 war
Gaza
Settler violence
ICJ
Crackdown on dissent
About
Our writers
The +972 Podcast
Contact us
Local Call
SUPPORT US
Follow us
twitter
facebook
instagram
Developed by
RGB Media
Powered by
Salamandra
Rafah
facebook
email
twitter
link
I got out of Gaza. But I’m still trapped by the war
I left my family in Shuja’iya, crossed an Israeli army checkpoint, and spent weeks in a tent in Rafah in order to leave the Strip. The decision still haunts me.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
April 20, 2024
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
Subscribe to The Landline
+972's weekly newsletter
Sign up
Error message after subscribing form
Latest
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
Debunking Gaza war lies
The lies generated by the IDF spokesperson and the media on the Gaza war are still being endlessly quoted for the purposes of propaganda. By John Brown (translated from Hebrew by Sol Salbe) 1. “Hamas is forcing residents to stand on rooftops, leading to their deaths.” The claim originated with the killing of six members of the…
By
+972 Magazine
August 8, 2014
Gaza dispatch: ‘Death will come and life will go on’
In the tragedy that is the Middle East, we Palestinians have played two roles – the victim or the vilified. But Gaza is changing all that. Gaza is fighting back. “You want to go where?” My colleague and I have just boarded a taxi and named our destination– Rafah. Two days after the Israeli military…
By
Samer Badawi
August 8, 2014
Refugees once again: Gazans who lost their home wonder what’s next
As the ranks of Gaza’s internally displaced continue to grow, communities are forming in the most unlikely places. The Boys Preparatory School “A” is home to hundreds of Palestinians from eastern Rafah, where fierce fighting forced them to flee to the UN-run shelter. The school sits on a quiet street just off Rafah’s Nijmeh Circle,…
By
Samer Badawi
August 5, 2014
Israeli army scales back forces from Gaza; air strike kills 10 in UN-run school
The Israeli army announced Sunday that it had withdrawn most of its troops from Gaza, although no official announcement has been issued to end the 29-day Operation Protective Edge. According to Haaretz, Israeli forces that remain in Gaza are working on destroying one more tunnel near Rafah, while other units are operating in Beit Hanoun.…
By
Edo Konrad
August 3, 2014
Hamas: Missing soldier likely killed in Israeli air strike
Israel continued to bombard Gaza overnight, as the Palestinian death toll rose to more than 70 after the collapse of Friday’s UN and U.S.-brokered 72-hour ceasefire that was supposed to lead to negotiations to end the Israel-Hamas war. Rockets continued to be fired from Gaza into Israel early Saturday morning, with the Iron Dome intercepting some…
By
+972 Magazine
August 2, 2014
Gaza war diary II: No one is safe, everyone is a target
Walid Abuzaid offers a look into the everyday reality of living in Gaza during the current violence. As the fighting worsens, he asks why Palestinians should settle when they haven’t got the rights they deserve. By Walid Abuzaid Thursday, July 17 It’s 10 p.m. when the power finally returns. The electricity has been down since…
By
+972 Magazine
July 26, 2014
WATCH: Israeli Supreme Court hears Rachel Corrie appeal
Corrie’s father expresses hope that the top justices ‘understand what it means to protect civilians,’ and that they reverse the trend of impunity for the IDF. By Jeremy Elster The Israeli Supreme Court this week heard an appeal on behalf of the family of Rachel Corrie, who was crushed to death by an IDF bulldozer…
By
Social TV
May 23, 2014
Why Fatah-Hamas reconciliation might just work this time
Unlike previous efforts, the current Palestinian reconciliation agreement appears to have been cemented from within; and it might just offer a lifeline to Gaza. By Samer Badawi Just as word emerged early Wednesday of an imminent unity accord between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seized upon the news to…
By
Samer Badawi
April 23, 2014
In escalations of violence, Gazans pay the price
As Gaza teeters on the brink, a new Israeli offensive could spell catastrophe for the blockaded strip. One Gazan reminds us who foots the bill, each and every time. By Abeer Ayyoub “You don’t have to worry – it’s only thunder, not an explosion,” my sister assured me. We are trying to sleep for the…
By
+972 Magazine
March 14, 2014
Most Read
Day
Week
Month
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
Six months after October 7, a lament for the paths not chosen
‘The soldiers opened the way for the settlers’: Pogroms surge across West Bank
‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza
Iran is acting more rationally than Israel — for now
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
Netanyahu isn't the only one interested in prolonging the war
‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza
Iran is acting more rationally than Israel — for now
‘The colors and joy have disappeared’: Gazans return to decimated Khan Younis
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza
The spiraling absurdity of Germany's pro-Israel fanaticism
Even without a UN veto, Gaza remains hostage to American power
Why do Israelis feel so threatened by a ceasefire?
Subscribe to The Landline
+972's weekly newsletter
Sign up