humanitarian aid

colorful sweets

Sweet redemption after Israel’s destruction

Jumana Taiseer 21 February 2025

Two displaced brothers start a candy store to provide for their families and regain their sense of purpose. Read more about Sweet redemption after Israel’s destruction

hands kneading dough

Gossiping with my teta in a tent of shadows

Eman Eid 14 February 2025

Granddaughter finds solace and healing in the stories of her grandmother. Read more about Gossiping with my teta in a tent of shadows

A Palestinian youth, wearing black jeans and a black sweatshirt, carries an umbrella past piles of rubble

Israel tortures Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, extends arbitrary detention

Nora Barrows-Friedman 14 February 2025

Israeli army forcibly displaces 40,000 Palestinians in occupied West Bank. Read more about Israel tortures Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, extends arbitrary detention

An aerial view of a baby under a blanket, with two hands measuring the blanket.

Transforming coarse blankets into clothing

Lina Hamdona 12 February 2025

My grandmother makes trousers and sweaters with love and skill. Read more about Transforming coarse blankets into clothing

Under cloudy skies, a child stands in front of a collapsed tent

Families await aid in Deir al-Balah amid winter storms

Shaimaa Eid 11 February 2025

Temporary shelters promised in the ceasefire agreement have not arrived in Gaza. Read more about Families await aid in Deir al-Balah amid winter storms

A boy holding an umbrella looks at another boy who is carrying boxes on his shoulders

Israel obstructing aid deliveries into Gaza, rights groups warn

Nora Barrows-Friedman 7 February 2025

Medical devices and essential equipment needed to resume hospital operations, such as MRI machines, have not yet arrived. Read more about Israel obstructing aid deliveries into Gaza, rights groups warn

A family walks on a street between destroyed buildings

Palestinians return to homes in Gaza as UNRWA ban looms

Nora Barrows-Friedman 31 January 2025

Two weeks of siege in occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Israel attacks Lebanon despite extended ceasefire. Read more about Palestinians return to homes in Gaza as UNRWA ban looms

Amidst tents of displaced families, a boy points a stick at a rainbow arching across the sky.

Israel's genocidal war orphaned 40,000 children

Nora Barrows-Friedman 24 January 2025

Israeli forces besiege Jenin, settlers attack Palestinians across occupied West Bank. Read more about Israel's genocidal war orphaned 40,000 children

A large crowd is seen from above

Bread line deaths highlight how aid blockade caused chaos

Rasha Abou Jalal 22 January 2025

Israeli military allowed mayhem to proliferate and undermined any attempt to instill order in Gaza. Read more about Bread line deaths highlight how aid blockade caused chaos

people carry goods away from a truck

Lawlessness will ease if ceasefire brings food

Somaya Muhammad Mezyed 18 January 2025

In the absence of any functioning civil police in Gaza, looters have targeted trucks to sell aid on for inflated prices. Read more about Lawlessness will ease if ceasefire brings food