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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

An Israeli military jeep drives through the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir after an Israeli settler attack in the area, August 11, 2026. (Avishay Mohar/Activestills)

Life in a laboratory of Israeli ethnic cleansing

Al-Mughayyir faces an existential battle against settler-soldier violence and economic siege. But despite our many losses, we insist our village will remain.

By Haroon Bshara August 14, 2026

Newborn babies receive treatment in the neonatal intensive care unit at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, January 18, 2026. (Khalil Kahlout/Flash90)

‘Lives cut short’: Gaza’s surging miscarriage crisis

Pregnancy losses more than tripled in the first half of this year, as conditions continue to deteriorate amid Israel's bombardment and siege.

By Ruwaida Amer August 3, 2026

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Displaced Palestinians protest against the severe water shortage threatening the lives of thousands amid warnings of worsening health conditions and the spread of skin diseases, Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, May 25, 2026. (Doaa Albaz/Activestills)

‘Freedom, dignity, and a future’: Why Gazans are planning a mass mobilization

The ‘June 26 movement’ may bring thousands to the streets. But threats and manipulations are distorting its message — as has happened before.

By Muhammad Shehada June 25, 2026

Funeral for three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces west of Gaza City, at Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, March 8, 2026. (Yousef Zaanoun/Activestills)

‘The war is between Israel and Iran. Why should people in Gaza pay the price?’

After closures of Gaza’s crossings drove up food costs and stalled medical evacuations, ongoing Israeli strikes raise fears of a renewed large-scale assault.

By Ahmed Dremly and Ibtisam Mahdi March 10, 2026

Palestinians walk among the ruins of their homes in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood in southern Gaza, October 17, 2025. (Khalil Kahlout/Flash90)

What’s behind Israel’s new plan to divide Gaza in two

While Trump hails "peace," Israel is entrenching a new regime of fortified borders, proxy rule, and engineered despair — with expulsion still the end goal.

By Muhammad Shehada October 31, 2025

PODCAST: The only eyes on the ground

Ruwaida Amer explains how she continued reporting from Gaza while facing hunger and displacement and mourning murdered colleagues.

By +972 Magazine September 25, 2025

Palestinians rush to the site where parachuted aid packages land, in the Nuseirat area of the central Gaza Strip, August 8, 2025. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)

With chaotic airdrops, Israel’s engineered starvation of Gaza enters new phase

Israel has only allowed a trickle of aid to enter the enclave, as Gazans describe risking their lives for a sack of flour or moldy bread.

By Ibtisam Mahdi and Ahmed Dremly August 15, 2025

Palestinians walk through the streets with bags of flour after humanitarian aid trucks arrived via the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing into southern Gaza, in Khan Yunis, July 24, 2025. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Israel’s aid concessions merely offer Gazans survival on a leash

To deflect international outrage, Israel’s strategy is clear: maintain enough control to kill with impunity, and enough relief to look humane while doing it.

By Mohammed R. Mhawish July 28, 2025

Palestinians try to recive a hot meal prepared by volunteers, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, June 20, 2025. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

We are starving

My body is breaking down. My mother is collapsing from exhaustion. My cousin cheats death every day for a morsel of aid. Gaza's children are dying in front of our eyes, and we are powerless to help them.

By Ruwaida Amer July 21, 2025

UK-flagged vessel Madleen enter the Ashdod port, after the Israeli army took control on the vessel overnight, in Ashdod, June 9, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Trolling the Madleen reveals the depths of the Israeli media’s delusion

After Israel seized the Gaza-bound flotilla and subjected its passengers to humiliating displays, the media and public framed it as a ‘PR win.’

By Oren Ziv June 11, 2025

Gazans light fireworks over the ruins of Khan Younis to celebrate Ramadan, with Israel’s blockade causing an ongoing electricity blackout, March 12, 2025. (Doaa Albaz/Activestills)

Fasting while starving, Gazans struggle to mark Ramadan

As Israel continues to prevent the entry of food into the Strip, Palestinians are gathering with surviving family members to observe the holiday in the rubble.

By Ruwaida Amer and Ibtisam Mahdi March 17, 2025

A fisherman checks the fish he managed to catch, on the beach of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, December 7, 2024. (Ruwaida Amer)

‘Anyone who goes near the water risks his life. But if we leave the sea, we die’

Little remains of Gaza’s fishing industry, devastated by the war and years of Israeli restrictions. Yet fishermen are still clinging on to their livelihood.

By Ruwaida Amer March 11, 2025