Ruwaida Kamal Amer

Ruwaida Kamal Amer is a freelance journalist from Khan Younis.

Recent Articles
Palestinians return to inspect their homes in Khan Younis after the Israeli army withdrew from the area, southern Gaza Strip, April 8, 2024. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
‘The colors and joy have disappeared’: Gazans return to decimated Khan Younis
After the withdrawal of Israeli troops, displaced Palestinians flooded back into the city to see what remained. Many were shocked by what they found.
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer April 11, 2024
Palestinians at the site of a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 18, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
Six months of this cruel nightmare
Is the destruction in Gaza beyond repair? Will our friends try to start anew elsewhere? How will we get used to life without the places we love?
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer April 8, 2024
Ramadan decorations at the European Hospital near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 2024. (Ruwaida Kamal Amer)
At overburdened Gaza hospital, Palestinians try to instill Ramadan spirit
Displaced families have decorated Gaza’s European Hospital to mark the holy month, though the war’s devastating impact makes it hard to be festive.
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer March 27, 2024
Palestinians at the site of Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, February 12, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
With no safety in Rafah, Palestinians are fleeing back to Gaza’s decimated center
Escalating attacks, unlivable conditions in tents, and a looming Israeli invasion are forcing many Palestinians to abandon the Strip's last refuge.
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer and Ibtisam Mahdi March 14, 2024
Sister Nabila Saleh at the entrance to the Rosary Sisters School in Gaza City after it was moderately damaged by Israeli airstrikes, May 12, 2021. (Holy Family Catholic Parish)
An ode to my school, destroyed by Israel
The school where I taught in Gaza City was my second home. Now it lies in ruins, some of my beloved students are dead, and I am terrified for the rest.
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer February 21, 2024
Palestinians inspect their destroyed house after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, February 8, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
‘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
Palestinians with foreign passports leave Gaza to Egypt via the Rafah Crossing, southern Gaza Strip, February 6, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
‘We try every day to escape’: Palestinians struggle to afford Gaza exit fees
With private brokers charging thousands of dollars to coordinate passage through Rafah Crossing, most Gazans are being priced out of safety.
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer February 8, 2024
Israeli forces watch on as Palestinians flee Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 30, 2024. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
Palestinians abused, forced to chant anti-Hamas slogans in ‘safe corridor’
Tens of thousands of people — including one of this article’s authors — have fled the city of Khan Younis in recent days. Their testimonies reveal the harrowing ordeal of crossing Israel’s checkpoints in Gaza.
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer and Ibtisam Mahdi February 6, 2024
Palestinians wait for a hot meal prepared by volunteers in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, January 26, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
‘My children are crying from hunger. This is a war of starvation’
With insufficient aid and skyrocketing prices across Gaza, Palestinians in the overcrowded city of Rafah are struggling to feed their families.
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer January 31, 2024
Palestinians at a temporary camp set up for people who evacuated from their homes, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, December 4, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
In Gaza ‘safe zone,’ Palestinians are living out their nightmares
Israel ordered thousands to evacuate to the area of Al-Mawasi, where they are struggling to find food, water, and shelter amid the war and winter cold.
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer January 4, 2024
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