Palestinians try to rescue survivors from under the rubble after an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, November 12, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

Gaza’s rescue workers are haunted by those they couldn’t save

Civil defense teams are working around the clock with minimal resources to help Palestinians trapped under the rubble.
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer
Palestinians at a temporary tent camp set up for people displaced from their homes, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 19, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

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Untreated sewage and overcrowding are leading to the rapid spread of disease, while three-quarters of the Strip’s hospitals have shut down.
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Israelis gather in Jerusalem's Independence Park in front of the U.S. Embassy to mourn those killed in Gaza and to call for a ceasefire and an end to the cycle of violence, December 22, 2023. (Aryeh Leib)

Women’s liberation mustn’t stop at either side of the Gaza fence

Feminist principles compel us to stand with both the Palestinian women being slaughtered in Gaza and the Israeli women testifying about sexual violence.
By Samah Salaime
Doctors and nurses clean up after conducting open-heart surgery at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, Israel, August 13, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

A Palestinian deleted her social media. Israel revoked her permit

Police arrested a West Bank medical student at an Israeli hospital and accused her of 'blocking' friends online.
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People walk by photographs of Israelis held hostage in Gaza at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, December 12, 2023. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
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The Israeli army carried out relentless strikes with little intelligence of Israeli hostages’ whereabouts or precaution for their safety.
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Palestinians search for survivors in a house belonging to the Al-Zahar family, after an Israeli airstrike in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, October 31, 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
Surviving a day in Gaza means facing the danger of the next
Desperate for hope, Palestinians are trying to find 'safe zones' on an incomprehensible Israeli army map, even as they know there are none.
By Mahmoud Mushtaha December 6, 2023
Palestinians near destroyed buildings after an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, December 2, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
Thousands flee Khan Younis on the cusp of Israeli invasion
Palestinian families in southern Gaza are leaving homes and shelters previously designated ‘safe’ — and finding that they have nowhere left to run.
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer December 4, 2023
Palestinian and left-wing student activists hold a memorial service during a rally marking the Nakba anniversary at Tel Aviv University, May 14, 2018. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
Israeli academia joins the crackdown on dissent
On Israeli campuses, Palestinian and left-wing Jewish students and faculty have been suspended, arrested, and intimidated for their views since Oct. 7
By Mariam Farah December 3, 2023
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