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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

Seawater damages the tents of displaced people on the beach in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, November 25, 2024. (Doaa Albaz/Activestills)

PHOTOS: Rainstorm devastates Khan Younis displacement camp

Heavy rain and strong winds battered the tents of Gazans displaced by Israel’s onslaught, leaving many without any shelter for the coming winter.

By Doaa Albaz November 29, 2024

Palestinian flee the city of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip amid Israeli bombardment. (Islam Ahmad)

In besieged Beit Lahiya, rubble and decomposing corpses line the streets

Thousands of Palestinians in the city are facing relentless bombardment and famine as the Israeli army ramps up efforts to cleanse northern Gaza.

By Ibrahim Mohammad November 28, 2024

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Palestinians collect olives from a tree during the annual harvest season, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, September 21, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

For Gaza’s olive farmers, the war has left little to salvage

Facing bombardment and water shortages, Palestinian farmers are clinging on to a livelihood that has long symbolized and been a source of resilience.

By Taghreed Ali and Ibtisam Mahdi November 19, 2024

Palestinians at the site of an Israeli airstrike on an UNRWA school in Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, October 14, 2024. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)

‘I don’t care who’s president there. I just want my kids to survive in Gaza’

Decrying Biden’s catastrophic legacy, Gazans harbored little hope for a Harris presidency — but they’re not enthused about Trump’s second term either.

By Mohammed R. Mhawish November 14, 2024

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem on September 2, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The not-so-secret history of Netanyahu’s support for Hamas

From sabotaging Oslo to funneling Qatari cash into Gaza, Bibi has spent his career bolstering Hamas to help perpetuate the conflict. Even after Oct. 7, argues historian Adam Raz, he's still advancing the same strategy.

By Ghousoon Bisharat November 11, 2024

Kamal Adwan Hospital director Hussam Abu Safiya. (Courtesy)

‘I will stay inside my hospital until the last moment’

The Israeli army killed his son and arrested his colleagues in Kamal Adwan Hospital, but director Hussam Abu Safiya refuses to abandon his patients.

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer November 5, 2024

Former President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the Israeli American Council National Summit, Dec. 7, 2019. (Joyce N. Boghosian/Wikimedia Commons)

As a former staffer, I feel betrayed by Harris. But Trump would be catastrophic

Progressive movements and Palestinians will suffer the most under Trump. We cannot abdicate our power within the Democratic Party, limited as it may be.

By Lily Greenberg Call November 2, 2024

Israeli soldiers operating in Gaza City, July 28, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

Exterminate, expel, resettle: Israel’s endgame in northern Gaza

Debates over the details of the ‘Generals’ Plan’ distract from the true brutality of Israel’s latest operation — one that drops the veneer of humanitarian considerations and lays the groundwork for settlements.

By Idan Landau November 1, 2024

Palestinians injured in an Israeli airstrike brought to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the Gaza Strip, August 26, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

A war on hospitals is a war on civilians: Israel’s fatal blow to health in Gaza

Two documents outline the scale of destruction upon Gaza’s health system and medical workers, threatening the very possibility of sustaining life in the Strip.

By Liat Kozma and Lee Mordechai November 1, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a state ceremony marking the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on October 7, October 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

With or without Sinwar, Netanyahu has no interest in ending the war

The Hamas leader’s death could make the return of Palestinian governance in Gaza more likely. For Israel's government, that scenario must be thwarted.

By Meron Rapoport October 30, 2024

President Biden and Vice President Harris meet with national security advisers before a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, October 10, 2023. (Adam Schultz/Wikimedia Commons)

Why the Democrats were Israel’s perfect partners in genocide

By masking support for Israel with hollow humanitarian gestures and empathy for Palestinians, Biden and Harris have diluted pressure to end the war.

By Tariq Kenney-Shawa October 29, 2024

"Pioneers of Hope", an educational initiative in a displacement camp in Deir Al-Balah. (Ruwaida Amer)

For Gaza’s schoolchildren, another year of destruction, loss, and uncertainty

Makeshift schools in tent camps have served thousands of Palestinian children. But can they survive the approaching winter and Israel’s intensifying assaults?

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer and Ibtisam Mahdi October 24, 2024