forced displacement

A man holds the body of a child, wrapped in a white burial shroud. Two men walk alongside him

Israel escalates destruction of Gaza City

Nora Barrows-Friedman 22 August 2025

Quadcopters are being used to encircle residential blocks and coerce civilians into fleeing under armed threat, rights group reports. Read more about Israel escalates destruction of Gaza City

A Palestinian man pushes a bicycle in front of a bombed-out building

Airdrops kill starving people with rotten food

Nora Barrows-Friedman 8 August 2025

Catastrophic blood shortage in Gaza means treatable, small wounds are fatal. Read more about Airdrops kill starving people with rotten food

A man in a black t-shirt carries the body of a child, wrapped in a bloodied white shroud, as other people in the background look on.

Israel bombs and starves Gaza with no end in sight

Nora Barrows-Friedman 18 July 2025

900 Palestinians killed by live fire, suffocation or stampedes at US-Israeli “aid” sites in seven weeks. Read more about Israel bombs and starves Gaza with no end in sight

A group of men hold a body wrapped in a shroud. One of the men is weeping.

Gaza now in "stage of mass death"

Nora Barrows-Friedman 13 June 2025

Hundreds of Palestinians killed in US-Israeli death traps while trying to obtain food aid. Read more about Gaza now in "stage of mass death"

Dozens of tents are set up on the sand, with a view of the ocean in the background.

“This place doesn’t exist to the world”

Noor Alyacoubi 12 June 2025

Space is scarce in Gaza, and people are setting up tents in areas once thought uninhabitable. Read more about “This place doesn’t exist to the world”

A child, dressed in red, pulls a can of water on a small cart up a hill, surrounded by rubble of destroyed buildings.

US and Israel turn "aid" centers into slaughter zones

Nora Barrows-Friedman 6 June 2025

More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 500 injured while seeking meager portions of food parcels. Read more about US and Israel turn "aid" centers into slaughter zones

An older man looks at the camera while standing on narrow road in between destroyed buildings

Abu Bassam's "miraculous" story of survival under siege

Ahmad Majd 29 April 2025

Displacement is bitter. But staying put nearly cost the lives of a family in north Gaza. Read more about Abu Bassam's "miraculous" story of survival under siege

People stand on the top of piles of rubble. Some of them are wearing orange vests.

Rafah "obliterated" by Israel's attacks

Nora Barrows-Friedman 11 April 2025

Ahmad Manasra, child prisoner subjected to torture by Israeli jailers, released after 10 years Read more about Rafah "obliterated" by Israel's attacks

A woman stand next to a mannequin wearing a wedding dress

Traders determined to reopen despite obstacles

Shojaa al-Safadi 1 April 2025

Resilience vital as costs skyrocket, challenges mount. Read more about Traders determined to reopen despite obstacles

A family carrying mattresses and other possessions walk on a dusty road in front of a collapsed building

In Gaza's ruins, a different kind of war

Abdullah Younis 4 March 2025

Families are living in unsafe conditions as Netanyahu shuts the crossings once again. Read more about In Gaza's ruins, a different kind of war