Fidaa is a passionate pharma entrepreneur. Although it’s almost mission impossible to run a business in Gaza, which is under blockade, he has managed to produce and sell locally. His dreams go far beyond the...
Coordinated efforts of UN organizations, local authorities, civil society, and diplomats made it possible for Ahlam to exit Gaza with her mother for a much-needed surgery .in Jerusalem. It took a village. Much more is...
The Mansour family have cultivated little piece of heaven in rural Al Walaja (Bethlehem, West Bank), where they lived in bliss. Now, all of this may be destroyed, as the Israeli authorities plan to demolish...
Fidaa Ataya is an artist and an educator. She works in her family’s lands, creating nature installations for her community. Last month, Israeli settlers destroyed her nature art studio and community space (which was established...
Everyone should have safe access to drinking water, but Palestinians from a village in the Jordan Valley found out one morning that their natural water source had turned into a fenced off swimming pool for...
Silwan, 9, loves to dance traditional Palestinian debka. She lives in the Silwan area of Jerusalem, and is named after her neighborhood. “Silwan is a child who is a witness to all of this violence,”...
Meet the members of Osprey V, Gaza’s first rock band.
“We were having lunch when the settlers attacked. “[Neighbors] told us to go back, as well as the children, so we did. “My son, Mohammad, was asleep. “He woke up scared by the screams of...
In East Jerusalem, Palestinians regularly protest their home demolitions and forced evictions. Israeli forces typically use crowd-control munitions such as tear gas or rubber bullets on demonstrators, even in densely populated neighborhoods, causing suffocation, injury,...
Two million Palestinians are virtually ‘locked-up’ in Gaza, a tiny coastal enclave the size of Detroit or Belgrade. Many dream of going abroad, but have never been allowed to even visit other parts of their...
Throughout Gaza and the West Bank, Palestinian children are returning to school for a new academic year. Despite walking through rubble or blistering heat, the kids are excited to learn and be with their friends...
Saleh Diab, 51, a resident of Sheikh Jarrah at risk of forcible eviction, testifies that Israeli forces broke into his house during several occasions, breaking his leg and his ribs on two separate occasions: “While...
On May 18, 16-year-old Janna Kiswani was having the kind of night most teenagers around the world can relate to. She finished her chores—in Janna’s case making some coffee for her dad—and was sitting down...
Mohammed Al Haj is a fine artist from Gaza. He painted a series of portraits and displayed them in an exhibition under the theme (Transfer) which is about forced displacement and eviction. In the last...
Three-year-old Ameer needed a permit to travel from Gaza to East Jerusalem for an eye exam. The permit was only granted on the seventh application.
On 14 July, 2021, Israeli authorities seized homes and belongings from the community of Ras Al-Tin in the West Bank. 16 homes, 19 sheep pens, 45 solar panels, 7 water tanks, 2 tractors, and a...
Nadine Abdelatif’s video expressing her feelings on the war reached 6 million views on social media. She speaks about the trauma she and her siblings experienced and how they are still afraid to sleep at...
Khirbet Sarra is a small community south of Nablus that falls within Area C and is subject to restrictions on construction of residential structures as well as infrastructure. The fences of the Shvut Rachel outpost...
All his life, Alaa has loved cycling. Alaa kept winning cycle competitions and being invited to international contests, but Israeli authorities would not grant him an exit permit to leave Gaza. On 30 March 2018,...
“I have five sons and a daughter. This land is theirs. I inherited it from my mother, and I will pass it on to my children. I will keep defending it until the day I...
Imagine one day authorities declare your home an archeological site, demolish parts of it, and then constantly confiscate the windows and doors in the remaining parts. Imagine unwelcome visitors harass you at night and dance...
Barakat Mur’s family has been attacked in Khirbet at Twamin by Israeli settlers four times since January 2020. They sleep in fear for their safety. Fearing for their safety, the women and girls of the...
“The Israeli forces practice their military training, sometimes forcing us out of our homes day or night. Israeli soldiers stormed in five minutes before our dinner. My youngest child was terrified, falling and injuring himself...
Madleen is the first and the only woman working in the fishing industry in the Gaza strip. With the land and the sea blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip, the craft has become very difficult....
Ali Abu Alya’s fatal shooting occurred on 4 December near Al Mughayyir village (Ramallah), during clashes that erupted in a protest against the establishment of an Israeli settlement outpost. The Israeli authorities announced the opening...
Samir Mansour is the owner of one of the biggest bookshops in Gaza. Located near Gaza’s universities, his place is a popular student hang-out. For 20 years, Samir has been dreaming of having the largest...
“I am pregnant and full of fear. My cousin was five months pregnant when Israeli settlers attacked her with large stones. I am expecting my baby in two months. She hopefully will bring light to...
Three-year-old Ameer went through eye surgery for cancer. He now needs a permit to exit Gaza for an eye clinic appointment in East Jerusalem. Since February, Ameer’s family has made five applications to Israeli authorities for permits...
The morning of 7 July, 2021, Israeli authorities seized homes and belongings from communities at Humsa Al Baqai’a. Humsa is part of what Israeli authorities have declared a “firing zone”: areas for Israeli military training....
Mohammed Nassar’s photography studio was bombed and destroyed a few days before opening. A piano was was of the only things left intact. “I am Mohammed Nassar, a photographer from Gaza, and I am twenty....
Concerns are heightened again over the risk of forced eviction facing families in East Jerusalem. On 26 May, a hearing was scheduled at the Jerusalem District Court related to two residential buildings, comprising six apartments,...
In Gaza this week, 300 contestants—including girls and people with disabilities—took part in a cycling tournament organized by UNDP Palestine. Activities like these help people relax, compete, and forget for a moment the hardships of...
The home of Fadel Abassi, father of two boys, was destroyed. According to the affected family, Israeli forces very aggressively attacked them in addition to the Palestinians who gathered in the area, and consequently resulting...
Zuhair, the father of 11-year-old Dareen (seen here studying), installed surveillance cameras to record attacks on his family and serve as evidence against false allegations by police and settlers. The Al Rajabi family is one...
“We are a group of volunteers executing an initiative named ‘The Sea Is Ours’. This initiative is about creating a beautiful place on the beach for Gazans out of recycled items. Everything is recycled. We...
