Ruwaida Kamal Amer

Ruwaida Kamal Amer is a freelance journalist from Khan Younis.

Recent Articles

Palestinians returning to their homes during a ceasefire, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 24, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

Ceasefire reveals the toll of devastation in Khan Younis

Palestinians are using the lull in fighting to stock up on supplies and check on their homes and families throughout Gaza. For many, it’s terrible news.

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer November 28, 2023

Wounded Palestinians are taken to ambulances after an Israeli airstrike in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, October 29, 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

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

Palestinians at the rubble of a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 29, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

Khan Younis camp is full of dreams. But every bomb turns them into nightmares

With thousands of newly displaced Palestinians and constant Israeli airstrikes, the refugee camp where I grew up is straining to provide for all its people.

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer November 7, 2023

Palestinians who fled their homes wait at the Rafah border crossing to Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, October 14, 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

‘My children tell me to pray for them’: The Gazans stranded in Egypt

Thousands of Gaza residents have been stuck on the other side of the border crossing since Oct. 7, unable to return and sick with worry for their families.

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer October 31, 2023

Palestinians shelter at a temporary tent camp set up for those who were displaced from their homes by Israel's evacuation orders and airstrikes, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 19, 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Inside Gaza’s ‘tent city’ for displaced families

Hundreds of Palestinians are sheltering in a makeshift encampment in Khan Younis, surviving on limited provisions amid Israel's ongoing assault.

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer October 23, 2023

Burned cars are seen in the aftermath of the explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, Gaza City, October 18, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

‘A complete massacre’: Survivors recount the horrors of Gaza’s Al-Ahli Hospital blast

While the provenance of the explosion remains contested, the scene on the ground at the Gaza City hospital was one of total devastation.

By Ibtisam Mahdi and Ruwaida Kamal Amer October 19, 2023

Palestinians look for survivors after an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 14, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

In Khan Younis, Palestinians struggle to surmount ‘unbearable’ crisis

Conditions in the southern city are worsening as space for Gazans fleeing the north dwindles and airstrikes persist. But locals are helping however they can.

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer October 18, 2023

Palestinians carrying luggage walk through the massive destruction caused by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City's Al-Rimal district, Gaza, October 10, 2023. (Mohammed Zaanoun)

To stay or to leave? Gazans in the north torn over which is safer

While thousands flee — some for the second time this week — ahead of Israel's invasion, others are unwilling or unable to abandon their homes.

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer and Mahmoud Mushtaha October 15, 2023

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a house bombed by Israeli warplanes in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, October 10, 2023. (Yousef Mohammed/Flash90)

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