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An Israeli tank seen near the Gaza border fence, March 26, 2024. [Chaim Goldberg/Flash90]

Cementing its military footprint, Israel is transforming Gaza’s geography

As Israel expands a buffer zone and erects army bases in the Strip, Palestinians fear the permanent loss of their homes and land.

By Ruwaida Amer May 21, 2024

Palestinian farmers harvest watermelon from a field in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, May 8, 2014. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Israeli planes spray herbicides inside Gaza for fourth time this year

Israeli planes have been reported spraying herbicides over land inside the Gaza Strip on four occasions in 2017, including twice in the last two days. Israeli planes sprayed herbicides inside the Gaza Strip for the second day running on Wednesday and the fourth time this year, according to local farmers and Israeli rights NGO Gisha. A video…

By Natasha Soffer-Roth April 5, 2017

Palestinians throw stones at an Israeli military jeep during a Nakba Day protest in the village of Al-Walaja. (photo: Activestills.org)

Palestinian man killed by IDF jeep, soldiers shoot Gaza man

Abdullah Iyad Ghanayim, 22, was shot in the lower back during clashes before the jeep flipped on top of him and left him dead. A Palestinian man was killed on Sunday when Israeli soldiers struck him with their jeep during clashes in Kafr Malik, a village near Ramallah. Palestinian officials stated that the incident took place…

By Edo Konrad June 14, 2015

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Gazans flee the Shejaiya area after Israeli tanks invaded the area, bombarding it heavily, causing over 60 casualties and hundreds wounded, July 20, 2014. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

Contemplating Jehad: How Gaza goes unnoticed between wars

“Thank you for asking about us,” he says. “It seems the rest of the world only cares when the bombs are falling.” His name means “struggle.” From his apartment window in Gaza City, Jehad films the flames consuming flesh. As we speak, concussive boom-after-boom carries his voice to a shrill, and we are both short…

By Samer Badawi July 23, 2014

Two of Nizar Al-Wan's sons look on as he recovers in his home in the Gaza village of Jabalya the day after being shot by Israeli forces near the northern border, May 12, 2014. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Palestinian worker shot by Israeli soldiers near Gaza border

Israeli forces shoot a Palestinian worker near Gaza’s northern border in just the latest of many incidents of live fire against civilians posing no security threat. Text and photos by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org On Monday morning, Israeli forces shot and injured Palestinian Nizar Abdallah Al-Wan as he and six companions began salvaging building materials near…

By Activestills May 13, 2014

Palestinian workers salvage building materials near Erez Crossing at the northern border between Gaza and Israel, Beit Hanoun, February 18, 2014. A remote-controlled sniper gun is mounted on a nearby Israeli military watchtower in the border wall. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Life and death in Gaza’s border zone

The fatal shooting of Ibrahim Mansour near the Gaza border is only the latest incident in what B’Tselem describes as the Israeli military’s ‘ongoing, illegal policy of using lethal firearms against civilians without justification.’ Text and photos by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org Ibrahim Mansour was collecting gravel near the Gaza Strip’s eastern border with Israel when…

By Activestills February 19, 2014