On this week’s podcast: Rana Baker assesses the humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza, sealed at the Egyptian border following an attack on Egyptian soldiers last week; and much more! Read more about The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast featuring Rana Baker on the closure of the Gaza-Egypt border 

Bilal Diab is released from Israeli prison following 77 days of hunger strike; meanwhile Palestinian Authority forces arrest brother of hunger striking prisoner Hassan Safadi. Read more about Bilal Diab and Woroud Qasem released as hunger strikes for freedom go on 

Aisha Islieh, a detainee’s mother, died on the bus on her way to see her son Yahya after 5 years of a ban on family visits by Israel. Read more about “They enjoy breaking mothers' hearts over their sons”: Gaza mourns a detainee’s mother