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Items by Mohammed Asad
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UN launches summer activities to help Gaza cope with war traumas
Summer Fun Weeks are one of the Agency's responses and interventions to help mitigate the psychological effects of recurring cycles of conflict and difficult living conditions resulting from 15 years of blockade...
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Underground food: Palestine's answer to Mandi
This dish was exported across the Gulf and to the Levant, with each area adding its own spices and flavours to the blend....
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Gaza students take part in first TEDEd event
In the first such event, the students will see their videos published on the global TED network, and one of them may be nominated to move to the United States to talk about her experience....
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Gaza's students showcase innovative ways to improve life under occupation
Students in Gaza showcased their technological creations during an event held by the Ministry of Education...
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Palestinians call on UNRWA to rebuild homes destroy by Israel’s bombs
Palestinians in Gaza held a protest today calling for UNRWA to stop delaying the rebuilding of demolished homes...
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Catering kitchens help bring Gaza’s families together for iftar
As Ramadan brings extended families together to break their fast, Gazans often turn to catering kitchens to provide food for their collective iftars....
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Gaza weaves rugs from recycled plastics
Once collected, the plastic is treated, shredded and turned into small granules which are washed, dyed and dissolved to transform them into the necessary shape to allow for them to be woven into mats and rugs....
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Gaza protests PA’s halt of payments to poorest families
Through the sit-in Palestinians hope to deliver a message to President Mahmoud Abbas that there have been "enough delays and procrastination for poor families, for our suffering has exceeded the mountains."...
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Street Workouts in a Palestinian garden in Gaza
To overcome the shortage of sports centres, Moaz set up iron bars in his garden to help him train and encouraged his family members to do the same. ...
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Gaza lifts import taxes from flour, wheat as prices rise
Prices of flour and wheat being brought into the besieged enclave through Egypt have risen 20 per cent in recent weeks...
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Women carve a path for themselves as carpenters in Gaza
Girls from a Bedouin village in Gaza were able to break with tradition and establish themselves as carpenters, making educational tools for schools....
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Gaza holds picture exhibit to mark Aqsa Week
Aqsa Week is being marked from 24 February to 2 March this year and involves events around the world from Australia to the UK, South Africa to Turkey....
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UNRWA prepares 54 emergency shelters in Gaza
UNRWA has prepared 54 shelters to house displaced Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip...
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Gazans swim in winter to improve healing
It's winter but every morning in Gaza dozens of Palestinians wake up early, go to the beach and swim for 15-20 minutes....
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Gaza journalists stand in support of sacked DW staff
The participants in the vigil carried banners of solidarity with the journalists who had been dismissed, and called for them to be reinstated and for DW to end its biased policy towards Israel....
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At 86, is this Gaza’s oldest barber?
Eighty-six-year-old Palestinian barber Ismail Al-Khatib refuses to retire....
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An international forum has shed light on the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip
A forum in the Gaza Strip sheds light on the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip for 15 years...
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Bees: The latest victims of Israel's strikes on Gaza
"We have lost about 70% of thee bees we had, which is a grave financial loss for us"...
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Traditional ovens help Gazans overcome unemployment and fuel shortage
For locals, this traditional cooking utensil provides reassurance that their food will be cooked to the best quality....
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Three large wastewater treatment plants put into operation in Gaza
The wastewater treatment plants went into test operation at the end of 2020, and regular operation at the start in April 2021...
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Gaza's students get a lesson from Mr Robot
A teacher in Gaza has created a robot to help modernise education in Palestinian schools....
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Fish farming to meet Gaza’s consumption needs
The tilapia fish farming project by the Ministry of Agriculture in the Gaza Strip continues to achieve success for the twelfth consecutive year...
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EU will support steps towards Palestinian unity, officials say
The European Union is ready to provide all the support necessary to help this process along....
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Calming Gaza's waters and protecting its shores
The system sees large sandbags placed around 20 metres from the beach. These act as wave breakers and will protect the homes which overlook Gaza's sandy beaches. ...