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Gaza’s health crisis ‘catastrophic,’ say Palestinian experts
Untreated sewage and overcrowding are leading to the rapid spread of disease, while three-quarters of the Strip’s hospitals have stopped functioning.
By
Ibtisam Mahdi
December 20, 2023
A Palestinian physician in Israel wrestles with her duty in the war
Lina Qasem-Hassan was due to join a medical delegation to Gaza. Then the war broke out, and she found herself treating Israeli survivors.
By
Ghousoon Bisharat
November 16, 2023
Gaza’s health system is on the brink of total collapse
Under Israel’s bombardment and intensified siege, over half of the Strip’s hospitals have completely shut down, with others unable to offer vital services.
By
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
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Ibtisam Mahdi
November 8, 2023
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‘The hospital yard is filled with corpses,’ says Gaza medical director
Israel’s bombardment has pushed Al-Shifa, Gaza's largest hospital, beyond its capacity, with electricity and water cuts endangering patients’ lives.
By
Ibtisam Mahdi
October 12, 2023
Homeless and widowed: One Gazan’s tragic story
Rasha Abu Oda fled her Gaza home, took shelter in a UN school, was injured in an Israeli strike and then died while giving birth. The war in Gaza may have ended, but Gazans are just starting to pick up the pieces of their broken lives. By Awni Farhat The aggression of the Israeli army…
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+972 Magazine
September 4, 2014
Photos of the week: Gazans search for normalcy among the ruins
What does life look like in Gaza after both the Israeli army and the media leave? Photos and Text: Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org People in Gaza are lost and uncertain. They cannot fathom what happened to them, and they cannot predict what might happen in the few next days. People whose houses were destroyed are living in…
By
Activestills
August 15, 2014
Gaza dispatch: When tanks shell refugee camps
In Jabaliya sustained Israeli shelling has obliterated entire families, leaving them homeless and with few options to rebuild. Scenes of destruction abound along Gaza’s eastern border. From its northern tip to the southern town of Rafah, entire blocks along this 25-mile-long strip have been flattened, displacing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, overwhelming the makeshift shelters…
By
Samer Badawi
August 14, 2014
Gaza dispatch: Why the destruction in Beit Hanoun is different
Local residents tell me that previous Israeli attacks on Beit Hanoun had targeted homes much closer to the border. This time, the military took aim at the center of town. Why? As negotiations over a long-term Gaza truce draw to a close in Cairo, their success may hinge on a key Hamas demand – facilitating civilian…
By
Samer Badawi
August 7, 2014
Dispatch from Gaza: In Al Shifa, doctors can’t keep up with the wounded
In Cast Lead, some 5,300 Palestinians were injured. This time around, the number is almost twice that – with no end in sight. Hebron-born oncologist Haitham Al Amleh had never seen Gaza. Like most Palestinians from the West Bank, he had been barred from traveling here by an Israeli-imposed permit system that has made…
By
Samer Badawi
August 4, 2014
Dispatch from Gaza: Palestinians flock to hospital to wait out assault
Hundreds of Palestinian families have sought cover in Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, one of the last remaining shelters that has been spared Israeli bombardment. GAZA CITY – In the early morning of July 19th, Rafeeq Ibrahim and his wife grabbed their four daughters and made a run for it. Their neighborhood in Shejaiya, along Gaza’s eastern…
By
Samer Badawi
August 3, 2014
PHOTOS: Deadly week in Gaza
Heavy fighting continued in Gaza over the past week, with Tuesday and Wednesday proving particularly deadly days in which 120 and 129 Palestinians were killed, respectively. Three Israeli soldiers were also killed Wednesday. Protests against Israel’s Gaza operation continued to be held in Israeli cities, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Photos by: Anne Paq,…
By
Activestills
July 31, 2014
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