Almost two years after the outbreak of Israel’s war of extermination in the Gaza Strip, journalists on the ground have issued urgent calls to their international colleagues to enter Gaza and witness the violations and crimes on the ground for themselves. This comes amid continued bombing a...
At a time when bread is more expensive than cups, Suleiman Al-Obaid, one of the most prominent football players in Palestinian history and the Palestinian national team’s all-time leading scorer, left his tent in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, not in search of a new goal in the oppon...
Amnesty International has accused the Israeli occupation of committing a systematic crime by pursuing a deliberate policy of starvation against the residents of the Gaza Strip, as part of a clear strategy aimed at destroying the health of Palestinians and undermining the fabric of their so...
More than a decade ago, crowds would chant “Saeb Jundiya” whenever he appeared on the pitch wearing the Palestinian national team captain’s armband. He confidently directed his teammates, competed against continental teams, and stood in front of the cameras with the smile of a captain who ...
Anas Al-Sharif grew up in the heart of Gaza, where days are measured by the number of endless battles. He was not born with a camera in his hands, but he came into life amid billowing smoke, scattered ruins, and the sounds of the radio repeating the names of the martyrs at the break of...
In other parts of the world, when you hear the words “soccer player,” you think of glory, green grass fields, bright lights, crowds cheering their names, and kids dreaming of being like them. But in Gaza, the story is different, painful, and heartbreaking. In just a few days, two of Gaza’s...
Ahmed Abu Qamar, an economic analyst in Gaza, warned of an unprecedented collapse of the Palestinian economy in the Strip, with poverty and unemployment rates reaching “catastrophic” levels and the local economy turning into a quasi-absolute black market that controls all aspects of daily ...
Hunger was nothing new to Amir, an 11-year-old boy. He was used to falling asleep to the sound of his brothers’ empty stomachs and resting his head on his mother’s tired arm, in a desperate attempt to forget the pain of another day without bread. But that morning, he seemed different. He s...