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Shahad AliTruthout |
Mothers in Gaza are losing their newborns as hospitals struggle to function without adequate supplies and resources.
“Where is the ceasefire they keep talking about?” Palestinians worry Israeli expansion will further displace them.
“This Eid, we will try to live it simply and reclaim even a small part of our traditions,” said one Gaza resident.
The majority of farmland is unusable due to Israeli bombing, bulldozing, or seizure within the so-called “Yellow Line.”
Israel’s closure of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has thrown surgeries and school plans into limbo.
This year families are creating makeshift spaces for prayer and planning communal meals on the wreckage of our homes.
Former Gaza residents who fled to Egypt in 2023 and 2024 anxiously await news on whether they can return home.
Israel has continued to restrict the entry of tents, tarps, and blankets into Gaza amid the bone-chilling rains.
For thousands of Palestinians, the war hasn’t ended; it will only truly end when we can return to our lands.
The despair we are living through keeps us clinging to the news, scanning for headlines containing the word “ceasefire.”
I soon face the possibility of never being able to return to Gaza City.
Even as they struggle to access food, art supplies, and shelter, Palestinian artists put the burdens of war on canvas.
A large-scale military invasion of Gaza City would force more than 900,000 people to flee.
Living under relentless bombardment, Palestinians in Gaza share reactions to the new round of negotiations in Doha.
Protecting donkeys helps protect the people who depend on them to survive the ongoing crisis, says a Gaza veterinarian.
The intense heat is compounded as swarms of flies and mosquitoes infest the tents due to an absence of sewage services.
Only two bags of infested flour are left in my house. I interviewed others also facing starvation and ground invasion.