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‘It’s Like the Nakba Here’: Gaza Youth Fight Marginalization in ‘Qizan Abu Rashwan’ (PHOTOS)

February 25, 2021

‘Qizan Abu Rashwan’ is almost entirely forgotten. This agricultural area is located between the Khan Younes and Rafah municipalities in the Southern Gaza Strip. The area is not only impoverished and neglected because of the […]

Gaza Suffers $1.5m Losses as Israel Open Floodgates, Destroys Crops

February 22, 2021

Palestinian agricultural areas suffered $1.5 million in damages as a result of Israel’s decision to open rainwater floodgates, Anadolu reported. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture in the Gaza Strip, Israel has so far […]

Bringing Hope to Energy-Starved Gaza: Researchers Develop High-Tech Solar Solutions

February 15, 2021

University of Birmingham experts are developing a novel solar energy pilot plant that will help to provide clean and affordable electricity to people living in the Gaza Strip. Working with counterparts at the Islamic University […]

Israeli Forces Try to Sink Palestinian Fishing Boats, Infiltrate Gaza Border

February 9, 2021

The Israeli navy targeted fishermen sailing off the Gaza coast on Tuesday, while armored vehicles infiltrated the Strip’s northern border. The Palestinian fishermen were sailing within six nautical miles of the Gaza coast when Israeli […]

Abu Ayman: The Oldest Barber of Deir Al-Balah (PHOTOS)

February 1, 2021

Ahmad Abu Dghaim, known as ‘Abu Ayman’, is a 75-year-old Palestinian refugee, who currently lives in the refugee camp of Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. Ahmad was only 3 years old when Zionist […]

Gaza to Open Local Markets after 5-Month Closure

February 1, 2021

Gaza’s Interior Ministry yesterday said it would reopen the enclave’s local markets this week after over five months of closures. “Local markets will reopen on 7 February all week, except Fridays and Saturdays, during which […]

Living Memory: A Visit to Northern Gaza City (PHOTOS)

January 26, 2021

Somewhere in northern Gaza City, a small impoverished community lives mostly in makeshift homes, some fashioned using rusty sheet metal. While poverty in the besieged Gaza Strip is rampant, the poverty of this particular community, […]

With Surge of Coronavirus Cases, Occupancy of Gaza Hospitals has Reached 100%

December 10, 2020

Due to a large number of coronavirus cases in the Gaza Strip, all the enclave’s hospital beds are currently occupied, today said Fathi Abu Warda, an advisor to Minister of Health Mai Alkaila. He warned […]

EU Delegation Visits Gaza to Assess Health Situation amid Coronavirus Outbreak

December 8, 2020

An EU delegation arrived in the besieged Gaza Strip today to assess the health situation in the Palestinian territory amid a coronavirus outbreak. The delegation visited the European Hospital in Gaza for treatment of COVID-19 […]

Coronavirus: Gaza Resumes Screening after Receiving Test Kits from WHO

December 8, 2020

Less than 24 hours after Gaza’s medical facilities ran out of coronavirus testing kits, including swaps, the besieged sea enclave tonight received a new supply of urgently needed kits provided by the World Health Organization […]

A Day in the Life of Gaza’s Strawberry Farmers (PHOTOS)

December 2, 2020

The strawberry harvest season in Gaza is bittersweet. This is a time of community, beauty, and hope, of family and friends coming together, and helping each other. In the process of doing so, they become […]

Hamas Chief in Gaza Tests Positive for Coronavirus

December 2, 2020

The leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, tested positive on Tuesday for the novel coronavirus, the Palestinian movement said. “Yahya Sinwar, the head of the political bureau of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, was infected […]

UN Report: Israeli Siege Results in $16.5Bn Loss to Gaza Economy

November 29, 2020

A new United Nations (UN) report found that the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip has resulted in $16.5 billion losses to its crippling economy and pushed more than half of the enclave’s residents below […]

Gantz: Israel is Ready for Settlement with Hamas

November 25, 2020

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced that the occupation state is willing to reach a settlement with Hamas and improve conditions for the residents of the Gaza Strip. In a tweet, Gantz wrote: “I met […]

Unemployment Rate Reaches 82% in Gaza Strip amid Coronavirus Crisis

November 24, 2020

The economic repercussions of the coronavirus have led to an increase in the unemployment rate in the besieged Gaza Strip by 17 percent, with 82 percent of the population now out of work, the head […]

UNRWA Chief Fears ‘Disaster’ in Gaza as Funding Runs Dry

November 16, 2020

The “worst financial crisis” ever faced by the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees could lead to “disaster” in the Gaza Strip and insecurity in Lebanon, the organization’s chief has warned. Founded in 1949, the United […]

Unemployment Rate in Gaza Reaches 70%

October 27, 2020

The unemployment rate in the besieged Gaza Strip has hit 70 percent as a result of Israel’s ongoing siege of the enclave and the lockdowns which have resulted from coronavirus, the head of the Palestinian […]

Japan Donates $4.3mn to UNRWA for Food Assistance

October 20, 2020

Japan has donated $4.3 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) to reduce the impact of poverty under the current coronavirus pandemic. This new contribution will ensure the health […]

UN Announces ‘Temporary’ Measures Allowing Gaza Patients to Travel for Treatment

September 7, 2020

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, revealed on Monday some “temporary” measures for Palestinian patients in the besieged Gaza Strip to travel for treatment. “A temporary arrangement has been […]

Israeli Military Vehicles Infiltrate Gaza Borders, Raze Lands

September 7, 2020

Israeli military vehicles today infiltrated the southern Gaza borders east of the city of Khan Younis and razed land, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Six military vehicles infiltrated the borders to the east of […]

UN Aid Group Warns of Lack of Key Medical Items in Gaza

September 5, 2020

Gaza has reported hundreds of coronavirus infections since the first case emerged in the general population last week, and a UN aid group warned that a lack of key medical items including ventilators could make […]

Gaza Records 98 New COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours

September 3, 2020

Some 98 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Gaza Strip, a report by the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The report said that a total of 581 people have contracted the deadly virus […]

Israeli Bulldozers Infiltrate Eastern Gaza, Raze Farmland

September 2, 2020

Israeli bulldozers today infiltrated the eastern Gaza border and razed farmlands, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. A number of Israeli military bulldozers advanced for dozens of meters to the east of the city, razing […]

Three Children Die in Nighttime Fire in Gaza

September 2, 2020

Three children were burnt to death in a fire in the besieged Gaza Strip on Tuesday. It is believed that the fire was started by candles being used to provide light in the family home […]

Hamas and Israel Reach New ‘Understanding’: These Are the Main Points

August 31, 2020

The Palestinian Hamas movement declared on Monday that it has reached an ‘understanding’ to contain the Israeli attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip. The agreement seems to have been the outcome of intense Qatari diplomacy […]

‘Dying to Fish’: How Israeli Piracy Destroyed Gaza’s Once Thriving Fishing Industry

August 31, 2020

On August 16, the Israeli navy declared the Gaza sea a closed military zone. A few days later, a group of Gaza fishermen decided to take their chances by fishing within a mere two or […]

Ode to Resistance: Video-Clip from Palestine (Song by Haidar Eid)

August 29, 2020

As Israel continues its bombing of Gaza for the 15th night in a row, while its sole power plant is forced to shut due to Israel’s decision to ban fuel from entering the Strip, and […]

Israeli Rights Group Urges Israel to Stop Punishing Measures against Gaza

August 29, 2020

An Israeli rights group on Thursday called for Israeli occupation authorities to immediately stop the punishing measures against the besieged Gaza Strip and to allow the entry of fuel, commodities and essential equipment needed to […]

VIDEO: Despite Blackout, Palestinians Cheer for Medical Staff in Quarantined Gaza

August 27, 2020

Palestinians in Gaza City took to their windows and balconies to thank the Gaza’s medical staff and local police force during the mass curfew imposed on besieged Gaza to contain the spread of the COVID-19 […]

UNRWA Calls for Unimpeded Passage into Gaza for Vital Goods

August 25, 2020

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) called on Tuesday for all vital goods to be granted unimpeded passage into the besieged Gaza Strip, including fuel for electricity. […]

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