Ruwaida Amer

Ruwaida Amer is a freelance journalist from Khan Younis.

Recent Articles

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

Students at a makeshift university in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, March 30, 2026. (Doaa Albaz/Activestills)

High school final exam season is stressful. In Gaza, it’s nearly impossible

With the Tawjihi moved online, students are struggling with unstable internet and constant distraction — all while Israeli attacks threaten their lives.

By Ruwaida Amer June 29, 2026

Displaced Palestinians seen near their tents in Gaza City, June 1, 2026. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)

‘Where are the mediators?’: Gazans decry ongoing displacement despite ceasefire

Pushing to seize 70 percent of Gaza’s territory, the Israeli army is opening fire at Palestinian civilians caught off guard by the ever-expanding ‘Yellow Line.’

By Ruwaida Amer June 9, 2026

Palestinians visit the Phoenix Library in central Gaza City, April 29, 2026. (Phoenix Library)

Reviving Gaza’s cultural scene from beneath the rubble

After Israel destroyed the Strip’s literary and arts institutions, Palestinians are launching new initiatives to preserve knowledge and insist on a right to life.

By Ruwaida Amer May 15, 2026

Palestinian patients wait in the grounds of the Red Crescent Hospital to be evacuated from the Gaza Strip via the Rafah Crossing with Egypt for medical treatment abroad, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, February 2, 2026. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

‘I would never do it again’: Inside the struggle to enter and leave Gaza

A trickle of Palestinians have passed through Rafah Crossing since its partial reopening. Those returning face intimidation by Israeli soldiers and the Abu Shabab gang, as well as the confiscation of their belongings.

By Ruwaida Amer February 13, 2026

Palestinian children play near displaced families' tents, on the beach in al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, December 28, 2025. (Doaa Albaz/Activestills)

‘We deserve peace’: Gaza ushers in new year with little relief in sight

Once a time of joy, the holiday season came amid ongoing bombardment and displacement — but still the determination to imagine brighter days.

By Ruwaida Amer January 8, 2026

A yellow concrete block placed by the Israeli army is seen east of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, November 2, 2025. (Fathi Ibrahim/Flash90)

Along Israel’s expanding Yellow Line, the war in Gaza never ended

Israeli forces are advancing beyond stipulated boundaries, where Palestinians say supposedly safe neighborhoods are coming under fire without warning.

By Ruwaida Amer December 5, 2025

The ruins of the author's home, on the right side of the street, in Khan Younis, Gaza, October 14, 2025. (Courtesy)

My dream home lies in ruins. I will never forgive Israel, or the world

After the Israeli army razed my childhood home, I spent years building a new one for my family. Now, like most of Khan Younis, all that remains is rubble.

By Ruwaida Amer October 15, 2025

Maryam Abu Daqqa, Oct. 8, 2020. (Courtesy of the Abu Daqqa family)

Maryam was my friend. Israel killed her and four other Gaza journalists

After the airstrike on Nasser Hospital, our plea is ever more urgent: Palestinian reporters need international protection now, or Gaza's voice will be silenced.

By Ruwaida Amer August 27, 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