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Mahmoud Mushtaha
Mahmoud Mushtaha is a Gaza-based freelance journalist and human rights activist.
Recent Articles
Israel ordered thousands to ‘safe’ areas in Gaza City — then bombed them
After fleeing west at the Israeli army’s instruction, Palestinians quickly found themselves encircled and under fire from tanks, drones, and snipers.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
July 10, 2024
Can Palestinians imagine a future with Israelis after this war?
My grandfather remembers neighborly relations with Jews before 1948. For Palestinians today, such a prospect seems nearly impossible.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
May 27, 2024
‘The scenes of the Nakba are repeating’: Rafah in panic as Israeli invasion begins
With Israeli forces entering Gaza’s southernmost city, Palestinians describe their hardships and fears in the Strip’s last vanishing refuge.
By
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
and
Mahmoud Mushtaha
May 8, 2024
I got out of Gaza. But I’m still trapped by the war
I left my family in Shuja’iya, crossed an Israeli army checkpoint, and spent weeks in a tent in Rafah in order to leave the Strip. The decision still haunts me.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
April 20, 2024
‘We scream, starve, and die alone’: Life in the ruins of Shuja’iya
Israel’s month-long invasion of the Gaza City neighborhood left behind a trail of devastation. Still under siege, its Palestinian residents are risking death to get their hands on a bag of flour.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
March 16, 2024
Survivors of Gaza aid convoy massacre describe ‘indiscriminate’ Israeli fire
Palestinian eyewitnesses say troops shot directly at a starving crowd trying to get flour for their families, killing and wounding many in the mayhem.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
March 5, 2024
These words are penned in hunger from northern Gaza. I have little energy to go on
From the daily indignity of searching for food to the extreme dangers of doing journalistic work, life in this dark corner of the earth has become impossible.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
February 29, 2024
‘What use is this court if it can’t stop the war?’ Gazans react to ICJ ruling
Many Palestinians in Gaza feel dismayed by the ICJ’s failure to demand a ceasefire, fearing its provisional measures will do little to halt the bloodshed.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
and
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
February 9, 2024
‘It’s like living in a mortuary, waiting for someone to bury you’
With Israel isolating the northern Strip, displaced Palestinians in Gaza City are grappling with the immediate perils of starvation and disease.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
January 11, 2024
Surviving a day in Gaza means facing the danger of the next
Desperate for hope, Palestinians are trying to find 'safe zones' on an incomprehensible Israeli army map, even as they know there are none.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
December 6, 2023
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