Gaza

Why we need more ‘angry’ Greta Thunbergs

Thunberg was en route to Gaza to assist with much-needed aid

POETRY / Delila’s quest (20 October 2014)

Li’l Del is walking all alone Li’l Del wants to find her way home.

KHERO KHATA / The morgues are full

In Gaza, the names of the martyrs slip through silence, lost to a world too distracted to listen

Netanyahu says Gaza strikes 'only the beginning'

The strikes, by far the largest since a truce took effect in January, killed more than 400 people across the Gaza Strip, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.

ESSAY / 'A terrible beauty is born' in Gaza and West Bank

Pre-occupation Palestine had, to use Anglo-American poet WH Auden's words, "marble well-governed cities" full of "vines and olive trees." But Israel and its allies have turned it into "an artificial wilderness"

Saudi Arabia, Qatar condemn Israel's Gaza electricity cut

On Sunday, Israel disconnected the only power line to a water desalination plant in Gaza

Trump shares bizarre AI video of a rebuilt Gaza with Musk, Netanyahu

The 33-second clip remained on Trump's accounts without denial or retraction hours after the initial posting on Tuesday night.

Gaza truce under strain after Trump warning

Tensions spiked after Trump proposed taking over Gaza and removing its more than two million inhabitants.

Can Trump actually 'take over' Gaza?

International laws can't and won't stop him. So then, what can?

November 10, 2024
November 10, 2024

US must stop supporting Israel’s genocide

Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed mostly women and children

November 8, 2024
November 8, 2024

Will Gaza’s incessant bleeding end under the new US leadership?

The US policy will almost certainly remain the same: to support and arm Israel while largely ignoring the Palestinians’ plight in Gaza.

October 17, 2024
October 17, 2024

UNRWA chief warns of 'real risk' of Gaza famine

Vast areas of Gaza have been devastated by Israel's retaliatory assault on the territory after the October 7 attack last year by Hamas.

October 6, 2024
October 6, 2024

After a year of war, Gazans wonder how to deal with tonnes of rubble

The work is hard, and at times grim. In March, the family built a tomb for one of Shamali's sons, Ismail, killed while running household errands.

September 17, 2024
September 17, 2024

UN General Assembly to debate call for end to Israeli occupation

In response, Arab countries have called for a special session of the assembly just days before dozens of heads of state and government descend on the UN headquarters this month to address the kick off of this year's General Assembly session.

September 4, 2024
September 4, 2024

Time for a Gaza truce deal, says US

Miller said Washington would work "over the coming days" with fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar "to push for a final agreement".

August 20, 2024
August 20, 2024

Gaza journalist killed in alleged Israeli fire

Palestinian Daily News, a website for which Muharab worked, announced his death "following shelling from the Israeli occupation on him and a group of journalists".

August 19, 2024
August 19, 2024

Blinken says Gaza talks 'maybe the last' chance for truce

The top US diplomat said President Joe Biden had sent him "to get this agreement to the line and ultimately over the line".

August 13, 2024
August 13, 2024

Extreme heat poses new challenge for aid agencies in Gaza

Now the stifling heat is denying him the rest he needs to recover his strength. He sweats all the time and this is irritating his leg and making it swell.

July 27, 2024
July 27, 2024

We are all biomass

We all know that we are part of nature and fully dependent on it for our survival, yet this recognition does not translate into action.