Mohammed R. Mhawish

Mohammed R. Mhawish is a Palestinian journalist and writer from Gaza, currently living in exile. He is a contributor to the book “A Land With A People — Palestinians and Jews Confront Zionism” (Monthly Review Press Publication, 2021).

Recent Articles
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Yoav Galant hold a joint press conference at the Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv. October 28, 2023. (Dana Kopel/Pool)
‘The ICC’s findings so far have only scratched the surface’
Netanyahu and Gallant's arrest warrants are a victory for international justice even if enforcement remains a challenge, says Palestinian lawyer Raji Sourani.
By Mohammed R. Mhawish November 26, 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
Palestinians fleeing Beit Lahia via Salah al-Din Street to Gaza City, October 22, 2024. (Omar Elqataa)
Inside the siege of northern Gaza, where ‘death waits around every corner’
Limbs scattered on the streets, shelters set ablaze, hundreds trapped inside hospitals: Palestinians detail the apocalyptic scenes of Israel’s latest campaign.
By Mohammed R. Mhawish, Ola Al Asi and Ibrahim Mohammad October 23, 2024
Palestinians at site of an Israeli airstrike at an UNRWA school in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip, September 11, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
I’m still reporting on Gaza. But the blood on our streets is no closer to drying
Palestinian journalists write for a future that doesn’t involve counting the dead — for the bombs to stop, the tanks to roll back, and the drones to disappear.
By Mohammed R. Mhawish October 9, 2024
Palestinians wave Lebanese flags during a demonstration against Israel's assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, Ramallah, occupied West Bank, September 28, 2024. (Flash90)
Palestine and Lebanon are living the same nightmare. We will rise out of it together
The people of Lebanon know that our struggles are intertwined; that the bombs killing their children are the same ones killing ours in Gaza.
By Mohammed R. Mhawish September 29, 2024
Ismail Al-Ghoul. (Courtesy of Al Jazeera)
In memory of journalist Ismail Al-Ghoul, Gaza City’s voice to the world
How do we continue with business as usual after another friend, and another icon of Palestinian journalism, was brutally killed by Israel for doing his job?
By Mohammed R. Mhawish August 7, 2024
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh gestures to the crowd as he takes part in a rally marking the 28th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City, December 14, 2015. (Emad Nassar/Flash90)
From Gaza to Ramallah, Haniyeh remembered as advocate of national unity
The assassinated leader was a proponent of Hamas’ political engagement and pursued Palestinian reconciliation at home and in exile, admirers say.
By Fatima AbdulKarim and Mohammed R. Mhawish August 1, 2024
Marah Mahdi with her niece near her family's tent in Rafah. (Marah Mahdi/Instagram)
A Gaza journalist’s agonizing search for safety
From Gaza City to Rafah, Marah Mahdi and her family have been displaced 11 times since October. Yet surviving each Israeli attack brings little solace.
By Mohammed R. Mhawish and Asmaa Yassin June 4, 2024
Palestinians at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, April 18, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
We’ve shown Gaza’s suffering for over 200 days. Don’t look away now
Palestinians have been the sole journalists persistently reporting from the ground in Gaza. Yet it feels that the world is losing interest in our stories.
By Mohammed R. Mhawish May 3, 2024
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, October 9, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
I’m still in Gaza City, huddling in the safest room with my family, praying
Because I'm a journalist, my family thinks I'm more immune to the violence and cruelty around us in Gaza. But I'm as terrified as they are.
By Mohammed R. Mhawish October 14, 2023
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