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Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and Albina Abu Safiya. (Courtesy of the family)

Albina Abu Safiya: ‘The Israeli army deliberately targeted my husband’

Following Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s arrest in northern Gaza, his wife describes her fears over the hospital director's fate and the tragedy of their son's killing.

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer January 17, 2025

Palestinians mourn the death of journalist Ahmed Al-Shayyah after he was killed by an Israeli airstrike following the announcement that a ceasefire deal had been agreed, Nasser Hospital, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. (Abed Rahim Khatib/FLASH90)

A ceasefire won’t stop Israel’s genocidal agenda

The agreement may reduce the intensity of Israel’s killing spree, but it is likely to usher in a grueling new phase of ethnic cleansing with Trump’s full support.

By Tariq Kenney-Shawa January 16, 2025

Palestinians celebrate the announcement on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 15, 2025.(Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

‘I pray to God it succeeds’: Fragile hope spreads in Gaza as ceasefire deal reached

After 15 months of devastation, Palestinians are anxiously awaiting the chance to reunite with loved ones and return to what remains of their homes.

By Ahmed Ahmed and Ruwaida Kamal Amer January 15, 2025

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Yahya Al-Batran holds the body of his days-old son, who died from exposure in the family tent on the beach in Gaza, December 28, 2024. (Ruwaida Amer)

‘Every moment I fear losing another child’: Newborns freeze to death in Gaza tents

As displaced Palestinians endure a second winter in makeshift shelters, the death of at least six infants from exposure has sent parents into a panic.

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer January 9, 2025

Graffiti of a police officer revealing a pristine beach behind the separation wall in the Palestinian village of Abu Dis, near Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, March 6, 2006. (Melanie Fidler/Flash90)

Widening the cracks in Israel’s war machine

Israelis’ waning trust in Netanyahu and the direction of the war, along with shifts in global public opinion and accountability, offer leverage to exploit.

By Meron Rapoport January 8, 2025

Palestinians evacuate from northern Gaza amid Israel's siege, December 4, 2024. (Omar El-Qattaa)

Israel storms northern Gaza’s last hospital as remaining residents forced south

The attack on Kamal Adwan marks the culmination of a three-month campaign of ethnic cleansing and destruction in the northern city of Beit Lahiya.

By Ahmed Ahmed December 27, 2024

People react following Israel's attack on the compound of the Greek Orthodox St. Porphyrius Church in Gaza City, October 20, 2023. (Omar El-Qattaa)

Sheltering in churches, Gaza’s Christians face another Christmas under fire

After repeated Israeli attacks on Gaza's historic churches, displaced Palestinians are mourning loved ones and the joy of holidays past.

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer December 24, 2024

Palestinian prisoners held at Israel's Ofer Prison near Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank, August 28, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

‘My hands are paralyzed from torture’: Gazans reveal horrors of Ofer Camp

Inmates at Israel's shadowy new facility face non-stop abuse — from deadly beatings and electric shocks, to constant handcuffing and skin diseases.

By Oren Ziv December 19, 2024

Viet Thanh Nguyen broke a BDS rule. Now he is its vocal advocate

The Vietnamese-American writer reflects on his ‘mea culpa’ with Israeli publishers, the diminishing power of Israeli and U.S. propaganda, and why cultural figures must take a public stance on Palestinian rights.

By Edo Konrad and Alaa Salama December 17, 2024

A toy amid the rubble of the author's destroyed home, December 7, 2023. (Courtesy)

A year ago, an Israeli airstrike buried me alive. I’m still clawing my way out

I’m grateful I survived the attack on my home. But surviving isn’t the same as living, and the faces of those who didn’t make it haunt every corner of my mind.

By Mohammed R. Mhawish December 10, 2024

Moshe Ya'alon attends a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Israeli government, Tel Aviv, April 6, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The real reason a former Israeli army chief called out ethnic cleansing in Gaza

Less concerned by the plight of Palestinians, Moshe Ya’alon fears the impact on the defense establishment of Netanyahu’s anti-democratic revolution.

By Meron Rapoport December 5, 2024

Displaced Palestinians line up to receive a meal in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 29, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Gazans face extreme hunger as ‘real famine’ spreads from north to south

Israel’s siege of the north and ‘benevolence’ toward gangs looting aid trucks has led to severe food shortages and skyrocketing prices across Gaza.

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer December 4, 2024

Displaced Palestinians in their tents at the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, November 25, 2024. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)

Rejoicing at Lebanon ceasefire, Gazans ask: ‘When will our turn come?’

Successful diplomacy in Lebanon has deepened Gazans' sense of isolation — and with Hezbollah out of the way, they fear Israel's assault will only intensify.

By Mahmoud Mushtaha December 2, 2024