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As a musician in his sixties, Khader Al-Bayed, has witnessed numerous stages of Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands, but he's also seen how music has been used as instrument of resistance.

A Palestinian was killed and 15 were wounded by the Israeli occupation forces as protests calling for the end of the siege on Gaza continued.

A campaign to vaccinate secondary school students against the coronavirus was launched in Gaza

It took the UNMAS team and explosives engineers from the Palestinian police force 14 days to retrieve the missile

Israeli occupation forces opened fire at protesters gathered near the fence separating Gaza from the occupation state

Women in Gaza have manufactured a range of botanical toiletries which are free from radicals and chemical

A short film on Israel's war on doctors in Gaza

"Today we launch 'Our heritage, our identity' exhibition with a host of traditional, cultural and arts activities and events. It comes as part of the reopening of an archaeological house which belongs to the Ghussein family. It is one of the oldest houses in the Old City."

As the Eid Al-Adha holiday approaches, Palestinians in Gaza are preparing calves and sheep for slaughter

The housing sector and infrastructure losses made up 61 per cent out of the overall damages incurred

Children at the port of Gaza placed their letters of dreams and aspirations into bottles and threw them into the sea in the hope that they would reach the world

Some 84,598 male and female students in all governorates across Palestine will sit the Tawjihi high school exam today. The Ministry of Education said that the students applying for the exam...

On display, a remote control operated robot which can be used to approach the remains of explosives and suspicious objects and help extinguish fires.

The Palestinian Media Forum launched 'Sahafa Square' (Journalism Square) in Gaza today in front of the destroyed Al-Jawhara Tower which housed media companies, in honour of journalists whose work...

The Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, which is the economic lifeline of Gaza, has now been closed for 33 days

Mass rallies were held in the besieged Gaza Strip today in support of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque after the Muslim Holy site witness a week of Israeli offensives and attacks

Police training was carried out during the graduation ceremony, which included: simulating the execution of police operations, including dealing with "riots" and controlling "outlaws", in addition to infantry demonstrations

Solidarity event in Gaza demanding the release of journalist Alaa Al-Rimawi who was detained by Israeli forces from his home in the West Bank

Karima Al-Najjar sits in her wheelchair and draws well-known Arab figures using a paper and pencil, it was her way to overcome the trauma she suffered as a result of an accident in her teens.

'In light of the high unemployment rates in the Gaza Strip, I thought of establishing my own business so that I could benefit from it'

The first phase of the project is expected to provide 55 million cups of clean water annually

The list was named “Jerusalem is Our Goal” said Abdel-Latif Al-Qanou, Hamas' spokesman

There are currently 3,000 people in Gaza who have suffered an amputation and require a prosthetic limb and aftercare

Hamas’ delegation will be headed by its members from the diaspora Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri, Izzat Al-Rishq and Husam Badran and include officials from its Political Bureau in Gaza Dr. Khalil Al-Hayya, Essam Al-Dalis and Zakaria Abu Muammar, along with a number of advisers.

Booby-trapped Israeli drones exploded and led to death of three Palestinian fishermen in Gaza

Ruba bought the bakery after saving money from her previous jobs and ventured on the journey after being unable to find work in the field she studied at university.

The call came during a vehicle rally and press conference held to mark World Civil Defence Day

Stormy weather drowned seven sailors not far from Port Said, Egypt, with continued rough seas moving their remains further afield

The Palestinian Authority must lift the sanctions it has imposed on the Gaza Strip in order to provide the enclave an equal standing in the upcoming elections, a senior...

UNRWA announced that it hopes the US will end its boycott of the international aid group when President-elect Joe Biden comes into power

Two women in Gaza have taken to agriculture to harvest broccoli for sale in the local market in an effort to overcome the besieged enclave's rising poverty levels

Farmers in the Beit Lahia area appealed to the Ministry of Agriculture and international organisations to save them from losses after three days of rain that led to the flooding of the irrigation stream around the fields