Beit Lahiya

Women and children in brightly colored clothing stand on and walk over concrete rubble

Israeli attacks newly displace one-fifth of Gaza's population

Maureen Clare Murphy 14 May 2024

Fuel shortages threaten health services and “drive a rise in infectious diseases,” UN says. Read more about Israeli attacks newly displace one-fifth of Gaza's population

A man tends to a garden plot of sprouting green plants

A small oasis of green in Gaza

Ahmed Salama 1 April 2024

Louay Khdair’s vegetable garden is providing an alternative to canned food. Read more about A small oasis of green in Gaza

A man cries while he holds the shrouded body of a child as another man stands behind him and several shrouded bodies lay on the ground

UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly for Gaza ceasefire

Maureen Clare Murphy 13 December 2023

Palestinian civilians arbitrarily detained and tortured by Israeli ground forces. Read more about UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly for Gaza ceasefire

A woman shapes bread dough while a man bakes it atop an open-air oven

This piece may be my last

Hanin A. Elholy 8 November 2023

I have no other place to live but occupied Palestine, and I won’t leave it save to paradise. Read more about This piece may be my last

Clouds of tear gas smoke rise from canisters on the ground as a group of Palestinian men run for safety

The drones never sleep

Ola Mousa 7 February 2023

Israeli drones have proven their lethality, with over 2,000 Palestinians killed by drone strikes in the past 12 years. Read more about The drones never sleep

Mosab Abu Toha sits at a table in the Edward Said Library holding a book

Gaza through a poet's eyes

Hanin A. Elholy 15 July 2022

Poet Mosab Abu Toha on his debut book and the founding of Gaza’s first public English-language library. Read more about Gaza through a poet's eyes

Two men share ear buds as they look at phone

When Israel destroyed a family's dreams

Sarah Algherbawi 8 August 2019

Several members of a close-knit family emigrated from Gaza after their home was razed. Read more about When Israel destroyed a family's dreams

Man standing in bombed-out room looks up toward hole in ceiling

Bombs made by Chicago company killed Gaza civilians

Maureen Clare Murphy 13 June 2019

US has repeatedly replenished Israeli supply of Boeing’s bunker buster munitions. Read more about Bombs made by Chicago company killed Gaza civilians

Swimming against a tide of trauma

Fidaa Shurrab 18 October 2018

A Gaza sports program caters to children who had a parent killed by Israel. Read more about Swimming against a tide of trauma

A man holding a cigarette walks past a collapsed building

Reconstruction at a snail's pace in Gaza

Sarah Algherbawi 19 July 2018

Israel’s restrictions and unfulfilled aid promises have delayed rebuilding work. Read more about Reconstruction at a snail's pace in Gaza