Mohammed Zaanoun

Mohammed Zaanoun is a photojournalist from Gaza.

Recent Articles

Palestinian girls box outside the makeshift training gym in the Al-Rimal displacement camp, in Gaza City, June 1, 2026. (Yousef Zaanoun)

‘This sport has taught us not to lower our eyes in fear’

In a displacement camp in Gaza City, boxing has become a lifeline for dozens of girls — who dream of one day representing Palestine on the international stage.

By Mohammed Zaanoun June 22, 2026

Jabalia's main street reduced to rubble, October 16, 2025. (Yousef Zaanoun)

PHOTOS: Searching for a ‘trace of home’ in the ruins of northern Gaza

Entire neighborhoods that teemed with life just weeks ago are now rubble and ash. Absent any sense of safety, residents struggle to imagine a future.

By Mohammed Zaanoun and Yousef Zaanoun October 30, 2025

Tents as far as the eye can see in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, January 9, 2024. (Mohammed Zaanoun)

‘Tents everywhere’ as Rafah struggles to hold a million Palestinians

Displaced multiple times by the war, many in Gaza's southernmost city are living in makeshift shelters without sufficient food, water, or blankets.

By Mohammed Zaanoun January 15, 2024

Palestinian families shelter from the rain at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, November 14, 2023. (Mohammed Zaanoun)

In photos: First winter rains exacerbate dire conditions in war-torn Gaza

With thousands sleeping in wet tents and lacking fuel and food, Palestinians in Khan Younis are bracing for an unbearable winter amid Israel’s assault.

By Mohammed Zaanoun November 15, 2023

Palestinians fleeing the northern Gaza Strip after the Israeli army ordered them to evacuate the area within 24 hours, during Israel's assault on the strip, October 13, 2023. (Mohammed Zaanoun)

Thousands fleeing, a deadly explosion: My drive through Gaza’s escape route

After Israel ordered Gazans to evacuate the north, I rushed through the strip's main road to rescue family members. It was the most difficult day of my life.

By Mohammed Zaanoun October 14, 2023

Riad al-Gul holds a photo of his brother, Ziad, who died in a workplace accident in Israel. (Mohammed Zaanoun)

Unsupervised and unprotected, Gaza laborers suffer under permit regime

Thousands of Palestinians enter Israel every day from Gaza on permits that don’t cover medical care. When accidents occur, they have nowhere to turn.

By Mohammed Zaanoun August 25, 2023

Palestinians in Gaza City demonstrate against Israel's plan to annex large swaths of the West Bank, July 1, 2020. (Mohammed Zaanoun)

Palestinians in Gaza hold ‘Day of Rage’ to protest annexation

Thousands take part in a mass demonstration against Israel's annexation plan in Gaza City. The protest was organized by various Palestinian factions who called for a 'day of rage' across the occupied territories.

By Mohammed Zaanoun July 1, 2020

Residents of the Shuja'iyya neighborhood in Gaza huddle around Walid Hattab's cauldron of soup for iftar, April 25, 2020. (Mohammed Zaanoun)

PHOTOS: Gaza makes the most of Ramadan under coronavirus lockdown

With large gatherings prohibited and mosques closed for prayer, the strip’s residents are doing everything they can to feel the spirit of the holiday.

By Mohammed Zaanoun May 8, 2020

Ali and Narmeen Abu Seif on their wedding day, Gaza City, April 10, 2020. (Mohammed Zaanoun)

PHOTOS: A Gaza wedding under the coronavirus lockdown

'Nothing I’ve ever dreamed of has come true, except for this: I’m getting married today.'

By Mohammed Zaanoun April 23, 2020

“It is not about profit, but about protecting people from grave danger,” says factory owner Alaa Qreiqea in Gaza City, March 28, 2020. (Mohammed Zaanoun)

This Gaza factory once made kids’ clothes. Now it makes protective suits

The workshop produces about 400 suits a day to help stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.

By Mohammed Zaanoun April 8, 2020