infrastructure destruction

A small child climbs on the top of a white canvas tent. A Palestine flag waves behind them.

Less than 7 percent of pre-genocide water levels available in Gaza

Nora Barrows-Friedman 21 February 2025

Israel steps up West Bank attacks. Read more about Less than 7 percent of pre-genocide water levels available in Gaza

People walk through a market in the rain

A lack of cash leads to bartering

Rasha Abou Jalal 6 February 2025

Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s financial sector prompts widescale return to ancient system of trading to meet basic needs. Read more about A lack of cash leads to bartering

A man in silhouette against a setting sun carries a gas canister

Let us bury our martyrs with dignity

Hassan Abo Qamar 5 February 2025

Talk of victory or defeat is meaningless in the face of a genocide the world ignored. Read more about Let us bury our martyrs with dignity

A woman and a child sit on the back of a cart pulled by a donkey

“Dahrak, Dahrak”: Navigating war-torn Gaza's broken roads

Bashaer Muammar 28 October 2024

In a place where every sunrise brings the threat of annihilation, movement has become an act of defiance. Read more about “Dahrak, Dahrak”: Navigating war-torn Gaza's broken roads

Palestinian boys, some holding pots, stand in a line at a food distribution site.

Israel tightens restrictions on food, medicine at Gaza crossings

Nora Barrows-Friedman 31 August 2024

Mass polio vaccination campaign begins amidst enormous logistical obstacles. Read more about Israel tightens restrictions on food, medicine at Gaza crossings

News highlights on week 36 of Israel's genocide in Gaza

Nora Barrows-Friedman 13 June 2024

Serial massacres in Nuseirat refugee camp, more than half of all buildings destroyed across Gaza Strip. Read more about News highlights on week 36 of Israel's genocide in Gaza

Sewage flows from a pipe into the Mediterranean from the Gaza Strip

Gaza's cesspools

Yasmin Abusayma 4 November 2022

Winter rains bring sewage disasters. Read more about Gaza's cesspools

The arches of a mosque are silhouetted against a brooding winter sky over Gaza's beachfront.

Holiday in Gaza? More expensive than in Egypt or Turkey

Ola Mousa 26 January 2022

Israel’s blockade, Egyptian closures and COVID restrictions render domestic tourist resorts unaffordable for most. Read more about Holiday in Gaza? More expensive than in Egypt or Turkey

Despite ceasefire, the number of displaced in Gaza is rising again

Ali Abunimah 4 September 2014

Meanwhile, the scale of the destruction to Gaza’s infrastructure and economy caused by 51 days of Israeli bombing is becoming starker. Read more about Despite ceasefire, the number of displaced in Gaza is rising again

See for yourself: Aerial and panoramic views show devastation in Gaza

Ali Abunimah 30 August 2014

Such images help us to understand the reality behind the shocking statistics about the physical destruction: 108,000 people have had their homes destroyed or severely damaged and will need permanent rehousing. Read more about See for yourself: Aerial and panoramic views show devastation in Gaza