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Wafa Aludaini survived Israel’s latest assault on the besieged Gaza Strip, but it’s the tales of Palestinian children that have moved her to speak up

After 11 days of Israeli bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire came into effect on Friday. Throughout the deadly attack on Gaza, Israeli occupation warplanes hit...

As we headed to the east of Deir AlBalah, a town in the middle of the Gaza Strip, I was shocked to see barren land. The area was once...

In 2005, not long after the death of his mother in Tunisia, Ayman knelt down next to her bed surrounded by her possessions and noticed a piece of paper...

As the world marks International Children’s Day, Palestinian minors are still living under the constant threat of war, demolition and dispossession at the hands of the Israeli occupation

The inevitable has finally happened, and the coronavirus pandemic is now ravaging the besieged Gaza Strip. On August 24, a total lockdown was imposed by the Gaza authorities following...

Palestinian prisoners have today rejected their meals in protest against the Israeli Prison Service's plans to stop supplying 140 products, including cleaning products, from the canteen and halt medical...

Palestinian women protest at the Erez crossing in Gaza calling for an end to the siege

'In Gaza, journalists are banned from their most basic rights - freedom of movement. Media equipment, as well as safety equipment, are also banned from being imported'