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UNRWA medical supplies in Gaza are completely depleted
READ: No shortage of bombs, but scarcity of everything to starve Gazans by Israel as war weapon: Palestine
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Gazans repair water tanks punctured by Israel’s shells
As Israel continues its blockade of Gaza, Palestinians are now working to repair water tanks which have been ruptured by Israel’s tank shells and bombs. Ihab Abdel Bari, a plumber, says the war has had a significant impact on water tanks, as they are located on roofs. This has made…
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Palestinians in Gaza try to mark Eid amidst Israel’s bombs
READ: Gazans perform Eid prayers atop ruins of mosques amid relentless Israeli bombardment
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Israel demolished my 570-year-old home in Gaza
Like the majority of Palestinians in Gaza, 60-year-old Hazem Al-Shawa is homeless because of Israel’s bombing of the enclave. Hazem, however, hasn’t only lost his home and possessions, by destroying his home and neighbourhood in a firebelt, Israel has tried to erase Gaza’s history. “This house of ours is 570…
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‘We’re surprised by the volume of patients in Gaza’
READ: Gaza Civil Defence recovers 48 bodies from Al-Shifa Hospital
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Walking through the ruins of Gaza’s Great Omari Mosque
Gazan return to home in ruins: ‘This was Israel’s revenge’
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Gazans use any space to grow crops to survive
Israel’s tightened siege on the besieged Gaza Strip has led some to resort to growing crops in any space they can find. Salah Muhaisen, who was displaced from Az-Zawayda neighbourhood of Gaza City, did just that because of the rising food prices. Growing vegetables isn’t easy, Muhaisen explains, there is…
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Charities set up tents for 700 displaced families in Gaza
A group of international organisations have established a camp to house 700 families who have been displaced from southern Gaza and forced to move to the enclave’s coast. The families have been repeatedly displaced as a result of Israel’s genocidal bombing of the Strip, occupation of large swathes of Gaza…
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Gaza student uses her passport to draw out her travel plans
Twenty-year-old Nour Al-Ramlawi was due to leave Gaza and head to university abroad when Israel launched its devastating war on Gaza. Nour had received her visa and was due to travel through the Rafah Crossing in October 2023, but her dreams were shattered after Israeli occupation authorities closed the crossing…
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Appeal for stationery from the people of Gaza
The people of the Gaza Strip appeal to the world to try to save the educational process by allowing stationery into the Gaza Strip. The people accuse the Occupation of stalling the entry of stationery into the Strip and adding it to the prohibited materials, as well as accuse it…
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13-year-old displaced Gazan delves into her passion for fashion
Living in a displacement tent in central Gaza, west of the town of Al-Zawaizah, 13-year-old Ruba Muhammad continues to pursue her passion for fashion design. Shaded by some olive trees, Ruba says her interest in fashion began when she came across dress designs on Pinterest before the war, leading to…
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Gaza’s teachers are rehabilitating students back into education
Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip has left children unable to attend school for a full academic year. While its bombing campaign has destroyed school buildings and wiped out all of the Strip’s universities. Any remaining academic centres have been damaged and are being used as shelters for displaced…
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Israel returns ‘unidentifiable’ bodies of 80 Palestinians to Gaza
Israeli occupation authorities today handed over the bodies of more than 80 Palestinians killed in various circumstances during the Gaza war. The corpses were transferred to the Strip in coordination with the International Red Cross (ICRC), which in turn handed them over to the Ministry of Health in Gaza…
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Piecing together Gaza’s shattered solar panels
It is rare to find a solar panel in Gaza that is not damaged as a result of the relentless Israeli bombing campaign. Israel cut electricity supplies to Gaza in the early stages of the war, in its effort to tighten its grip on Palestinian there and make the humanitarian…
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Palestinians in Gaza left thirsty as Israel blocks fuel deliveries
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to meet their water needs as Israel continues to ban the entry of fuel into the enclave thus stopping the delivery of water and the operation of desalination plants. More than one million Palestinians are now crowded into the western region of Gaza, along…
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Displaced Palestinians’ efforts to put smiles on children’s faces
OPINION: ‘My fears came true, Israel demolished my house as it had in 2014’
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‘My fears came true, Israel demolished my house as it had in 2014’
Since Israel’s war on Gaza on 7 October, tens of thousands of tonnes of bombs have struck the enclave, forcing millions of Palestinians from their homes. Swarms of planes dropped their missiles on high-rise residential buildings, killing over 32,000 Palestinians and injuring over 72,000 more. Thousands more are missing and…
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Only 440 injured Palestinians have left Gaza for treatment, the rest need global intervention
While 440 injured people have been transferred abroad for treatment, over 5,000 patients in urgent need of treatment and critical surgeries have yet to be allowed to travel out of Gaza for vital medical care. With Israeli forces targeting hospitals and over 200 healthcare workers killed, hospitals in Gaza are…
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Crab fishing in Gaza
Gaza’s seafront is a lifeline for Palestinians in the enclave, not only because it provides them an outlet to pass time and enjoy the outdoors, but also because it brings with it an essential food source. This time of year sees a rise in the crab population, making it an…
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Gaza gets its first dose of edible algae spirulina
Agricultural engineer Abdul Qader Bakr has produced spirulina algae in Gaza for the first time. Abdul Qader brought samples from abroad and was able to use mineral salts in his greenhouse to acclimate them, adjusting the salt required until he found the correct solution composition to allow for algae growth.…
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Rights group call for Israel to release bodies of slain Palestinians
Prisoners rights groups in Gaza held a sit-in outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today to demand Israeli occupation forces release the bodies of martyrs. The Prisoners’ Committee of the National and Islamic Forces, official and private institutions working in the field of prisoners…
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Gaza’s learner drivers use simulator to get up to speed
Learner drivers in Gaza are buckling up in a simulator seat and using it to learn the basics rules of driving before being allowed to get in a car and drive on the road for the first time. In an effort to help increase the confidence of first time drivers,…
