Updates

10 December 2023

Destroyed buildings in the foreground of densely packed grey cinder-block buildings

Buildings in northern Gaza destroyed by Israeli attacks, seen from Israel, on 10 December.

Abir Sultan EFE

Israel has destroyed Gaza’s landmark al-Omari mosque, the Rashad al-Shawa Cultural Center and Palace of Justice. Israel “aims to erase Palestinian culture and history and “weaken the collective identity of Palestinians,” writes Ghada Abed in Gaza.

Amjad Ayman Yaghi reports from Gaza about a young swimmer who lost her arm and her beloved grandfather in an Israeli attack in Deir al-Balah.