Rafah

News highlights for week 30 of Israel's genocide in Gaza

Nora Barrows-Friedman 2 May 2024

Israel’s threatened ground invasion into Rafah would be catastrophic, rights groups warn. Read more about News highlights for week 30 of Israel's genocide in Gaza

A boy sits on the side of a road, holding a pot.

As if nothing happened

Nowar Nabil Diab 22 April 2024

Forgetting past horrors is our coping mechanism. Every war hardens us. Read more about As if nothing happened

A daytime view of tents erected along a sandy desert hillside

Daily life in Rafah's desert camp

Lubna Ahmad Abu Sitta 22 April 2024

We are being annihilated. We are running out of options. Read more about Daily life in Rafah's desert camp

An older man whose face and body is covered in blood sits in the bed of a pickup truck

South Africa accuses Israel of contempt for World Court order

Maureen Clare Murphy 10 March 2024

Situation in Gaza “is now so terrifying as to be unspeakable.” Read more about South Africa accuses Israel of contempt for World Court order

Day 153 roundtable: How the media aids genocide

Nora Barrows-Friedman 7 March 2024

Pediatric specialist Dr. Arham Ali on working at the NICU in a Gaza hospital (15:27); Bryce Greene on how the media launders Israel’s lies (34:26); Jon Elmer on Palestinian resistance in Gaza (01:23:00); and a news update (01:16). Read more about Day 153 roundtable: How the media aids genocide

Woman wearing a protective face mask and kefffiyeh scarf raises a fist in the air while holding a Palestine flag amid crowd of protesters

Craig Mokhiber on moving the world for Palestinian rights

Maureen Clare Murphy 25 February 2024

Former senior UN official says that “Israeli occupation itself is on trial.” Read more about Craig Mokhiber on moving the world for Palestinian rights

Men walk past a cemetery and tents.

Waiting to die in Rafah

Hassan Ahmad Abu Sitta 19 February 2024

We pray that the world will come to our aid before Israel destroys Rafah. Read more about Waiting to die in Rafah

Two young men kneel next to shrouded bodies while a third leans onto and embraces a shrouded body

Patients die as Israeli troops storm Gaza hospital

Maureen Clare Murphy 17 February 2024

UN points to “pattern of attacks” against “life-saving civilian infrastructure.” Read more about Patients die as Israeli troops storm Gaza hospital

Women, men and children stand outside of hospital building

Israel lays siege to Gaza hospital as Rafah stares death in the face

Maureen Clare Murphy 14 February 2024

Palestinians killed by sniper and quadcopter fire around Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis. Read more about Israel lays siege to Gaza hospital as Rafah stares death in the face

Men and boys stand around hole in debris-strewn ground in building with its walls and dome missing

Removal of Palestinians in Rafah "a genocidal act"

Maureen Clare Murphy 13 February 2024

Dozens killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza “safe zone.” Read more about Removal of Palestinians in Rafah "a genocidal act"