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Palestinian children return to their home after it was destroyed by the Israeli army, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, November 1, 2025. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Gaza’s buildings are collapsing on top of us. But there’s nowhere else to shelter

Dozens have been crushed to death while Israel prevents reconstruction, leaving families with an impossible choice: to live in war-torn structures at risk of caving in, or flimsy tents exposed to the elements.

By Ibtisam Mahdi October 13, 2026

The ruins of the author's home, on the right side of the street, in Khan Younis, Gaza, October 14, 2025. (Courtesy)

My dream home lies in ruins. I will never forgive Israel, or the world

After the Israeli army razed my childhood home, I spent years building a new one for my family. Now, like most of Khan Younis, all that remains is rubble.

By Ruwaida Amer October 15, 2025

Hanging laundry from rubble in what was once the Awajah family home, destroyed during the 2014 war. (Photo by Jen Marlowe

Celebrating Eid in Gaza amidst the rubble of war

Wafaa takes me back to the pile of rubble, but this time, not to show me the destruction. She points to a small shrub at the rubble’s edge, battered, but clearly alive. ‘Ibrahim’s tree,’ she says of the living reminder of her son. By Jen Marlowe Wafaa Awajah’s family had scarcely taken their seats in a…

By +972 Magazine July 20, 2015

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Palestinians salvage materials from destroyed homes at night in the village of Khuza’a, eastern Gaza Strip, November 6, 2014. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: In Gaza, rebuilding is still over the horizon

With the humanitarian crisis more dire than ever before, the extreme need in Gaza continues to far outstrip the trickle of resources allowed to enter. Photos: Anne Paq/Activestills.org Text: Ryan Rodrick Beiler Click here for +972’s full coverage of the Gaza war Following Israel’s seven-week offensive last summer, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been forced…

By Activestills November 15, 2014

A Palestinian child stands in a destroyed house in the Shujayea neighborhood, which was heavily attacked during the latest Israeli offensive, east of Gaza City, September 4, 2014. During the seven-week Israeli military offensive, 2,101 Palestinians were killed, including 495 children, and an estimated 18,000 housing units have been either destroyed or severely damaged, leaving more than 108,000 people homeless.

PHOTOS: Living in the ruins of a shattered Gaza neighborhood

Palestinians struggle to survive among the rubble of their neighborhood, Shujaiyeh, which was leveled by Israeli shelling during last month’s offensive. Photos by: Anne Paq and Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org Text by: Anne Paq A group of Palestinian men sit in one of the completely destroyed streets in Shujaiyeh, a neighborhood of east of Gaza City. In front…

By Activestills September 7, 2014