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The Gaza Strip has over 25,000 injured people in the last ten years, hundreds of whom suffer from amputations

The five rescued lions will make their way to South Africa

The shopping exhibition saw women showcasing their art

'I found myself here and invested more and worked on developing my skills. I started publishing my work on social media sites and it has become a profession which is unique to me in the Strip'.

Suleiman Abu Taima's work was inspired by his mother's embroidery

Prosthetic technicians make limbs for Gazans who have lost theirs while taking part in the Great March of Return

Flour, vanilla, corn starch and water and fried then dipped in syrup...

A potatoes factory in Gaza run entirely by women

Palestinians in Gaza protest to end the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip

Medics carry injured Palestinians after Israeli forces fired at protesters during the Great March of Return

Chairman of the National Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Emadi, said that “after the Hamas leadership informed us that it did not accept the grant for...

The Palestinian faction says Israel condition for the transfer of funds are not acceptable

Palestinians come together to protest after Israeli forces stormed into Ofer prison and beat prisoners in Ramallah

Israeli forces attack protesters during the Great March of Return

The Palestinian Legislative Council today overwhelmingly voted to end Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ mandate saying he has lost his constitutional, legal and national capacity. During a session held...

A Palestinian woman, Walaa picks up her tools and carves wooden pieces in to art, a skill normally reserved for men in this society

the Rachel Corrie sports initiative hosted its 5th sporting event this year

The strawberries are expected to be sent to Europe from the West Bank.

Israeli forces fire at Palestinians during the Great March of Return

Israeli forces attacked Palestinian protests in Gaza during the Great March of Return

Israeli forces fire at Palestinians on the 15th marine protests in the Gaza Strip

Scores of Palestinians suffered from suffocation as they took part in the 32nd Friday of the “Great March of Return” protests in the besieged Gaza Strip today. Thirty-two people...

Israel struck dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning

The festival is showcasing 60 films, 22 of which are competing in the coveted Sunbird Award

The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate has condemned Israel’s shooting of photojournalist during the Great March of Return

Ashraf Al-Qudra, 25-year-old Naji Jamal Al-Za'anin was killed in the northern Gaza Strip

Nine children and five women were among those hurt in the protest

Last month, the US State Department said Washington would “no longer commit funding” to the UNRWA

Qatari and Palestinian officials are seen at the opening ceremony of a court in Gaza

Israeli naval ships fired gas canisters and shot at Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza's coastal waters

Protest outside UNRWA after employees were to be forced in to retirement

The new academic year launched in Gaza today under the theme “Year of Education in Jerusalem”. Some 3,030 schools reopened this year with 1.3 million students registered. Of those...