Maureen Clare Murphy’s blog

Israel launches major assault on Gaza

Maureen Clare Murphy 20 July 2018

Defense minister threatens “broad, painful military operation” and says civilians “will pay the price.” Read more about Israel launches major assault on Gaza

Palestinian photographer reported killed in Syrian prison

Maureen Clare Murphy 18 July 2018

Niraz Saied documented daily life in Yarmouk refugee camp before his arrest in 2015. Read more about Palestinian photographer reported killed in Syrian prison

Girls in school uniform hold sign reading #SaveGaza in English and Arabic

Israel wants to break Gaza once and for all

Maureen Clare Murphy 11 July 2018

Palestinians are supposed to accept the annihilation of their lives without protest. Read more about Israel wants to break Gaza once and for all

A man carries a boy with a bandaged leg across a sandy landscape

Israel blames Hamas for deaths of children its soldiers killed

Maureen Clare Murphy 6 July 2018

Twenty children are among the 150 Palestinians killed in Gaza since launch of Great March of Return. Read more about Israel blames Hamas for deaths of children its soldiers killed

Boy among two killed by Israeli fire in Gaza

Maureen Clare Murphy 29 June 2018

Yasir Amjad Musa Abu al-Naja, 12, is second Palestinian child killed this week. Read more about Boy among two killed by Israeli fire in Gaza

Mourning people surround and place their hands on the shrouded body of slain child

Gaza youth killed by Israeli tank fire

Maureen Clare Murphy 28 June 2018

Top Israeli minister says kite launchers should be shot – even if they’re children. Read more about Gaza youth killed by Israeli tank fire

Photo shows three swaddled newborns lying on their backs

"Alarming trend" in Gaza infant mortality

Maureen Clare Murphy 26 June 2018

Rate of babies dying in their first year, in decline worldwide, has stagnated over past decade. Read more about "Alarming trend" in Gaza infant mortality

The backs of two standing youth are seen in foreground of photo with Israeli military installation behind barbed wire and fencing in background

Israel's high court blesses killing and maiming of Gaza protesters

Maureen Clare Murphy 26 May 2018

Judges refused to watch videos documenting the shooting of unarmed civilians. Read more about Israel's high court blesses killing and maiming of Gaza protesters

Landscape view of bombed-out and crumbling buildings

Yarmouk camp "lies today in ruins"

Maureen Clare Murphy 23 May 2018

Syrian military declares victory as Islamic State fighters are routed from Damascus. Read more about Yarmouk camp "lies today in ruins"

"50 Hamas members" claim does not justify Gaza massacre

Maureen Clare Murphy 18 May 2018

Calling the dead “ ‘terrorists’ doesn’t change the rules,” says Human Rights Watch director. Read more about "50 Hamas members" claim does not justify Gaza massacre