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Gaza holds Christmas mass
READ: Israel prevents Palestinian Christians in Gaza from celebrating Christmas in West Bank...
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Gaza watches as Argentina wins the World Cup in Qatar
WATCH: Gaza: Funerals held for 8 Palestinians who died at sea making their way to Europe...
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Gaza: Funerals held for 8 Palestinians who died at sea making their way to Europe
WATCH: Qatar 2022: The ‘free Palestine’ World Cup ...
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Flexing: Palestinians pass down bamboo weaving through the generations
READ: Palestine welcomes UN resolution confirming its sovereignty over its resources...
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Tonnes of waste removed from Gaza nature reserve to provide open space for Palestinians
The UNDP has been working on clearing and improving a nature reserve in the Gaza Strip following investment from European countries. The $50 million project is expected to see a change in the local area, replacing a previously polluted area with an open space for residents to enjoy and...
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Gaza calls for equal rights for those with disabilities
Scores of Palestinians staged a sit-in at the headquarters of the Ministry of Social Affairs on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities to highlight the plight of disabled people in the Gaza Strip. There are some 130,000 disabled people living in Gaza; some were born with a disability...
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Gaza destroys narcotics seized in smuggling attempts
Authorities in Gaza have today destroyed large quantities of narcotics seized since the beginning of the year following smuggling operations. Speaking at a press conference today the head of the Military Justice Authority, Major General Nasser Suleiman, said that the materials that were destroyed are the quantities that were...
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Healing waters: Therapy for Gaza’s wounded
Dozens of injured Palestinians head to the pool at the Prince Hamad Hospital each week to take part in water therapy. The patients, injured as a result of anything from car accidents to wars, take part in hydrotherapy in an effort to improve their mobility and strengthen their muscles....
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Festival launches Gaza’s olive picking season
The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday inaugurated the olive picking and milling season for 2022, in the presence of officials and in the participation with members of the Legislative Council, mayors of municipalities, institutions and farmers. The opening ceremony was accompanied by artistic performances and stalls providing local...
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Gaza puts Israeli attacks on journalists on display
The Government Information Office, in cooperation with PALM Strategic Initiatives Centre, opened on Sunday, a photo exhibition entitled ‘A Picture Story’ to document the occupations’ violations against journalists. The head of the government office, Salama Maarouf, said dozens of media professionals have paid a heavy price for working to...
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Gaza farmer unearths Byzantine-era mosaic
Palestinian farmer Sulaiman Al-Nabahin had been struggling to grow trees on his farm and found he had to keep digging deeper and deeper to set his plants into the earth, until one day he hit something solid. He informed the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities who examined the area...
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Palestinians call on UNRWA to stop delaying rebuilding of homes in Gaza
Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip held a protest against delays in the reconstruction of properties damaged during Israel’s 2014 aggression against the enclave. Nine years on from the Israeli attack which began on 8 July and ended on 26 August damaging 55,000 homes, including 718 which were demolished,...
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Israel’s 15-year siege is killing Gaza’s patients, ambulance workers warn
The ongoing Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip has deprived about 50 per cent of the Strip’s patients of their medical rights guaranteed under international humanitarian law, the Ministry of Health said today.It said that 1,922 patients could not reach the specialized hospitals in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Israel in...
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500 Palestinians join Quran recitation event in Gaza
Some 500 men and women who have memorised the Quran took part in a large event in Gaza yesterday to recite the Muslim holy book. Bilal Imad, who heads the Dar Al Quran and Sunnah which organised the unique event, said this is another special moment in which the eyes of...
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Gaza electricity supplies improving after closures, company says
Gaza’s electricity company has confirmed that power is now being produced once again from its power plant and is being distributed to the governorates across the enclave, an official said yesterday. The Director of Public Relations and Media at the Electricity Distribution Company, Muhammad Thabet, said: “The company’s crews...
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UNRWA unveils new housing project in Gaza refugee camp
UNRWA yesterday opened the newly constructed Qastal re-housing project in Gaza’s Deir Al-Balah district, which was built with funding from Germany. Today, Wednesday, July 20, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip announced the opening of , which was completed with...
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Gaza calls for justice for Abu Akleh as Biden lands in Israel
As US President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on the first leg of his Middle East tour, the Palestinian Media Forum organised an event on the ruins of the destroyed Al-Jalaa Tower in Gaza City, to demand justice for Palestinian-American journalist Sherine Abu Akleh, and calling to hold the...
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UN launches summer activities to help Gaza cope with war traumas
UNRWA today held the official opening ceremony of the 2022 Gaza Summer Fun Weeks, which will run from 25 June to 28 July. The ceremony was held at the UNRWA Jabalia Elementary Co-ed School B, and was attended by the head of UNRWA’s Staff Affairs, Ben Majekodunmi, Deputy Director...
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Underground food: Palestine’s answer to Mandi
If you attend a function in the Middle East you are likely to be served Mandi, a traditional dish that originated from Hadhramaut, Yemen, consisting mainly of meat and rice with a special blend of spices, cooked in a pit underground. This dish was exported across the Gulf and to...
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Gaza students take part in first TEDEd event
Ten students in Gaza were able to take part in a TEDEd Club, discussing the challenges they face living under occupation and siege. Where the student, Lianne Abu Shaaban, addressed the horror she experienced in the last war. She outlined how her parents tried to explain the events...
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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, with many hoping their ideals can help improve the lives of those living under occupation. Among the innovations was a robot that sows seeds on agricultural land. This could become a useful tool for farmers in Gaza...
