Rafah crossing

Prisoner from Gaza barred from seeing son for nine years

Patrick O. Strickland Gaza City 19 December 2014

Rana Baker 31 October 2014

The trip from Gaza to Cairo is arduous and fraught for Palestinians under heavy Egyptian regime restrictions. Read more about Crossing to Cairo: a Palestinian diary

Ali Abunimah 10 September 2014

A new UN assessment lays out the massive needs facing the nearly 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza, but uncertainty remains over an agreement to lift restrictions on the movement of goods and people. Read more about Palestinians in Gaza are still waiting for the siege to end

Ali Abunimah 1 August 2014

Dozens of Palestinian and international civil society and solidarity organizations are calling on people around the world to take actions to press Egypt to end its support for Israel’s siege and slaughter in Gaza. Read more about Urgent call to action: Tell Egypt to end Gaza siege, refuse complicity in Israeli genocide

Rami Almeghari 21 July 2014

My family and I have been forced to leave our house, but Israel’s threats won’t frighten us. Read more about Israel wants us to die, but we will remain

Jihad Abaza 15 July 2014

Rafah 14 July 2014

Frustrated aid workers stranded at border as Egypt keeps Gaza crossing closed. Read more about Gaza health ministry declares state of emergency

Sarah Ali 7 May 2014

Israel denied her an exit permit, so a cardboard cut out stood in for Gaza writer Sarah Ali. Read more about Trapped in Gaza

Rami Almeghari Gaza Strip 1 May 2014

Only 36 medical patients were allowed through Rafah crossing in February. Read more about Egypt "humiliates" travelers from Gaza

Nora Barrows-Friedman 24 February 2014

Activist and journalist Eva Bartlett talks about the impact of the Israel-Egypt siege on the economic, agricultural and humanitarian situation in Gaza. Read more about Video: Constant drones over Gaza "is psychological warfare"