The price of cigarettes in Gaza has tripled since Egypt destroyed tunnels in 2013. Read more about Vices provide little relief in besieged Gaza 

Firas al-Shirafi was admitted to the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music when he was five. Read more about Listen: Eleven-year-old Gaza musician plays qanun 

Only five truckloads of food and agricultural goods were exported from Gaza last month. Read more about Farmers forced to stop growing strawberries in Gaza 

Why is Mahmoud Abbas making trips to Paris when his own people are struggling to cope? Read more about "We're being stripped of our dignity": Gaza workers not paid for seven months  

People in Gaza have only six hours of electricity per day. Read more about Gaza struggles to cope with siege and storms 

The summer attack has added to the unresolved crisis caused by “Operation Cast Lead” six years ago. Read more about Gaza struggles with lack of shelter caused by two Israeli wars 

Israel is overseeing who can and cannot buy building material. Read more about Will "reconstruction" prolong the siege of Gaza? 

Many farmers could not irrigate their trees during the Israeli assault, leading to sharp drop in harvest. Read more about Gaza olive harvest hit hard by war 

A five-year-old boy was among the members of the al-Najjar clan killed by Israel in July. Read more about After summer of horror, Gaza families face winter in cramped shacks