Maureen Clare Murphy’s blog

Man walks down street with ruins of multi-story buildings behind him

Syrian government approves return to Yarmouk

Maureen Clare Murphy 10 November 2018

Return of refugees “will be a challenge,” cash-strapped UN agency says. Read more about Syrian government approves return to Yarmouk

A group of mourning women stand in front of arched doorway

Gaza child dies from 2014 drone strike

Maureen Clare Murphy 8 November 2018

Muhammad Nasir Ziad al-Rifi’s spine was hit by shrapnel that killed his father and twin brother. Read more about Gaza child dies from 2014 drone strike

Israel kills children and protester despite ceasefire

Maureen Clare Murphy 29 October 2018

Three boys die in an airstrike one day after Israel hit dozens of sites across Gaza. Read more about Israel kills children and protester despite ceasefire

Crowd carries young man wearing white T-shirt covered in blood on stretcher

Israeli forces kill 5 as Gaza teeters on brink of war

Maureen Clare Murphy 26 October 2018

Eight Palestinians fatally shot in West Bank and Gaza this week. Read more about Israeli forces kill 5 as Gaza teeters on brink of war

Men and women provide first-aid to a child lying on the beach with a bandage on his leg

Teen killed as Israel uses sharpshooters to police Gaza protests

Maureen Clare Murphy 23 October 2018

Amnesty International decries use of “high-velocity military weapons designed to cause maximum harm.” Read more about Teen killed as Israel uses sharpshooters to police Gaza protests

The body of a young man wrapped in a faction flag is carried on a stretcher by a crowd

Israeli defense minister wants war to keep Gaza under siege

Maureen Clare Murphy 17 October 2018

Israel’s problem isn’t with Great March of Return tactics but its goal: to end the blockade. Read more about Israeli defense minister wants war to keep Gaza under siege

A running woman carries a Palestinian flag as a cloud of smoke emanates from the ground between her and the Gaza-Israel boundary fence

Israeli soldier executed Gaza teen at close range: witness

Maureen Clare Murphy 13 October 2018

Ahmad Abdallah Abu Naim, 17, was shot while attempting to flee soldier, reporter says. Read more about Israeli soldier executed Gaza teen at close range: witness

Israel arrests siblings of alleged settlement shooter

Maureen Clare Murphy 9 October 2018

Gunman at large after two Israelis killed in Barkan industrial zone attack. Read more about Israel arrests siblings of alleged settlement shooter

A youth pulls on a barbed wire fence that is partially set on fire as a crowd looks on

Palestinian child fatalities spike during Gaza protests

Maureen Clare Murphy 6 October 2018

The number of children killed by Israel so far this year is already triple the total slain in 2017. Read more about Palestinian child fatalities spike during Gaza protests

Bloody Friday as Gaza marks six months of protests

Maureen Clare Murphy 29 September 2018

Israel kills seven protesters, two of them children. Read more about Bloody Friday as Gaza marks six months of protests