Breast cancer accounts for more than one-fifth of all cancers affecting women in the West Bank. Read more about Breast cancer screening service opens in West Bank 

Components brought into Gaza via underground tunnels used in project set up by environmentalists. Read more about Gaza opens first recycling plant as waste crisis worsens 

After the brutal murder of a Palestinian woman by her husband, local human rights groups are pushing for stronger reforms to stem violence against women in Palestine. Read more about Harsh economic and social conditions contribute to violence against Palestinian women 

Women have been at the heart of liberation struggles in the Middle East and North Africa, contrary to Orientalist misrepresentations. Read more about Women at the heart of struggle 

Khitam Saafin, chairwoman of the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, talks to The Electronic Intifada about the challenges Palestinian women face today and why Hana al-Shalabi’s hunger strike should be supported. Read more about Interview: why Hana al-Shalabi's hunger strike is the focus of Women's Day in Palestine 

A women’s tennis table team is set to leave Gaza for Jordan to participate in an international Arab table tennis tournament in October. The four-strong team is traveling for the first time since Israel imposed tightened closure measures on Gaza in 2007. Read more about Women athletes break barriers inside and outside Gaza