Families in Gaza wait to hear if their loved ones, imprisoned in Israeli jail cells, will be on the list as part of a prisoner swap deal that includes the release of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Read more about Gaza families wait for release of prisoners in Hamas-Israel deal 

Palestinian lawmakers in Jerusalem — kidnapped, arrested and threatened with deportation by the Israeli government — denounce the International Committee of the Red Cross for not adequately protecting them. Read more about Red Cross slammed for silence over arrest of Palestinian lawmaker 

Amidst the ongoing Israeli blockade and an increasingly conservative socio-political atmosphere, musicians in the Gaza Strip face a myriad of performance obstacles. Read more about Gaza musicians find themselves confined to stag parties