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Palestinians fear ‘slow death’ as hunger and thirst spread in Gaza
Israel’s assault has created a severe food and water crisis, with bakeries, shops, and local authorities unable to meet the population's minimum needs.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
November 14, 2023
Our children hear Israeli troops getting closer. How can we comfort them?
As I write these words, Israel’s ground offensive is penetrating into Gaza City. But we remain determined to tell our stories and hold onto our humanity.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
November 9, 2023
Gaza’s health system is on the brink of total collapse
Under Israel’s bombardment and intensified siege, over half of the Strip’s hospitals have completely shut down, with others unable to offer vital services.
By
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
and
Ibtisam Mahdi
November 8, 2023
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Israel is ordering Gazans to flee south. But they’re bombing us here too
Refugees from the north are already arriving in Khan Younis, where the missiles never stop and we’re running out of food, water, and power.
By
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
October 13, 2023
Gaza shatters the facade of ‘calm’
Palestinians have long warned that Israel's blockade and repeated aggressions would eventually lead to an explosion. But few of us in Gaza expected this.
By
Mohammed R. Mhawish
October 8, 2023
In Gaza, meeting basic needs is integral to our liberation
Protests in the besieged strip show why Palestinian leadership must span the spectrum of resistance and governance, even under occupation.
By
Mohammed R. Mhawish
August 11, 2023
Inside the military-settler siege of Nablus
For three weeks the Palestinian city and nearby towns have been encaged by Israeli settlers and soldiers, targeting an armed resistance group that has inspired mass support in spite of escalating violence and daily hardships.
By
Oren Ziv
October 25, 2022
She was a promising young artist in Gaza. Israel killed her while she painted
Doniana Al-Imoor dreamed of the day she would graduate from art college. After Israel shelled her family's home last week, that day will never come.
By
Mohammed R. Mhawish
August 12, 2022
IDF intercepts Gaza boat trying to escape the blockade
Carrying 17 people, including university students, cancer patients, and protesters wounded by Israeli forces during the Great Return March, the Gaza boat was headed towards Cyprus before IDF gunboats intercepted it. By Meron Rapoport, Mohammed Zaanoun, and +972 Magazine Staff Israeli gunships intercepted a Palestinian boat attempting to break Israel’s naval siege of the Gaza…
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May 29, 2018
‘We’re dying slowly in Gaza, it’s better to die along the fence trying to be free’
In the days leading up to the culmination of the Great Return March, in which organizers expect masses to breach the Gaza border fence, we speak with three Gazans about what the protests have accomplished, what hope they carry, and where they have disappointed. By Meron Rapoport The organizers of the Great March of Return…
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+972 Magazine
May 14, 2018
Love under siege in Gaza
In honor of Valentine’s Day, three tales from Gaza of the impossible conditions for families and couples created by Israel’s closure of the Strip. By Tania Hary To receive a permit to travel to and from Gaza via Erez Crossing, Israel must determine that your reason for travel is humanitarian in nature or that you…
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February 14, 2017
A siege of inertia: Israel’s non-policy on Gaza
One government inherits the siege from another, the prime minister admits it’s more harmful than helpful, the cabinet never formulates or even discusses a policy, and one minister goes as far as admitting that the only driving force behind Israel’s Gaza policy is inertia. By Itamar Sha’altiel There is something tempting about trying to connect all…
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October 13, 2014
Why Israel won’t sign any ceasefire that’s fair
A fair ceasefire would bring major relief for Gaza, which would mean Hamas wins the war. The ceasefire that the world is now pushing for – one that, as UN chief Ban Ki-Moon put it, not only ends the fighting but also ends Israel’s “chokehold on Gaza” – is one that the Netanyahu government will…
By
Larry Derfner
July 26, 2014
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