Jabaliya

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

Book cover of Come What May by Ahmed Masoud depicts two overlying face

A murder-mystery set in Gaza, with a bookish bent

Selma Dabbagh 20 June 2022

In Ahmed Masoud’s novel, a woman sets out to uncover the mystery of her husband’s disappearance during the 2014 Shujaiya massacre. Read more about A murder-mystery set in Gaza, with a bookish bent

Smoke rises over buildings against Gaza skyline.

Israel escalates deadly attacks in Gaza

Tamara Nassar 5 May 2019

Palestinian death toll since Friday exceeds 25. Read more about Israel escalates deadly attacks in Gaza

Bitter divorce? If you’re in Gaza, call Um Rashid

Rami Almeghari 25 September 2017

Women play growing role in family mediation, but have sometimes met resistance. Read more about Bitter divorce? If you’re in Gaza, call Um Rashid

A short journey across several lives

Hamza Abu Eltarabesh Gaza Strip 4 August 2016

Every death in 2014 touched many others in Gaza’s 51-day nightmare. Read more about A short journey across several lives

Palestinian teacher who survived Israeli attacks on Gaza dies in Ankara blast

Sarah Irving 11 October 2015

Ahmed al-Khaldi from Gaza’s Jabaliya refugee camp had moved to Turkey to teach and study. Read more about Palestinian teacher who survived Israeli attacks on Gaza dies in Ankara blast

How Israel's siege deprived a baby of his mother's love

Adeem Abu-Middain 8 August 2015

Rakan was born shortly before Israel’s attack on Gaza ended. Read more about How Israel's siege deprived a baby of his mother's love

Fear and self-loathing in Gaza

Selma Dabbagh 3 August 2015

Ahmed Masoud’s novel displays sensitivity while portraying a Palestinian who betrays his own people. Read more about Fear and self-loathing in Gaza

Gaza boy who survived Israeli missile strike returns home

Charlotte Silver and Ezz Zanoun Jabaliya 15 July 2015

Thaer Jouda lost his mother and four siblings in attack two days before ceasefire. Read more about Gaza boy who survived Israeli missile strike returns home

How my grandmother stood up to Israel's occupation

Shahd Abusalama 18 May 2015

The catastrophe facing Palestinians is not in the past; we live with it every day. Read more about How my grandmother stood up to Israel's occupation