Gaza Strip

Close-up on young man playing on a drum kit with a tabla player and two singers standing on either side of him

Turning up the volume in Gaza

Osama Najjar 28 June 2017

“We have the right to live, and music is our language.” Read more about Turning up the volume in Gaza

Two men stand at table making falafel sandwiches in middle of produce shop

"Poor man's kebab" is Gaza's most treasured food

Mousa Tawfiq and Mohammed Asad Gaza Strip 24 April 2017

Palestinians describe the role falafel plays in their lives. Read more about "Poor man's kebab" is Gaza's most treasured food

Israel intercepts Women's Boat to Gaza

Nora Barrows-Friedman 5 October 2016

Nobel Peace Prize winner among those arrested while attempting to break the blockade. Read more about Israel intercepts Women's Boat to Gaza

Ban on political group in Israel leaves Gaza orphans destitute

Isra Saleh el-Namey Khan Younis 7 January 2016

Aid for impoverished families dries up after Israel outlaws Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement. Read more about Ban on political group in Israel leaves Gaza orphans destitute

Infant mortality soars in Gaza after eight years of Israeli siege

Maureen Clare Murphy 14 August 2015

Rate increase is the first seen in Gaza in 50 years. Read more about Infant mortality soars in Gaza after eight years of Israeli siege

No room in Rafah's morgues

Rod Such 11 August 2015

Mohammed Omer gives his readers an almost visceral sense of Israel’s assault. Read more about No room in Rafah's morgues

The forgotten massacre of German citizens in Gaza

Emran Feroz 7 August 2015

Ramsis Kilani has become politically active since his father was slain by Israel in the summer of 2014. Read more about The forgotten massacre of German citizens in Gaza

A beautiful dreamer trapped in Gaza's nightmare

Hamza Moghari 30 July 2015

How Israel’s war last summer affected a bright and curious girl. Read more about A beautiful dreamer trapped in Gaza's nightmare

In Gaza's ruins, "we will think of those we lost"

Charlotte Silver and Ezz Zanoun 28 July 2015

Families struggle with lack of shelter after 12,500 homes were destroyed. Read more about In Gaza's ruins, "we will think of those we lost"

Israel kills dad as he tries to help injured son

Patrick Strickland 24 July 2015

Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians in as many days, and at least 17 since the beginning of 2015. Read more about Israel kills dad as he tries to help injured son