Reports

Day of Tarwiyah in Gaza: Between the sanctity of rituals and the cruelty of war

Wednesday-4-June-2025

While millions of Muslims across the Islamic world head to Mina in preparation for the Day of Arafah, this year’s Day of Tarwiyah bore a very different face in Gaza — a face not marked by the sanctity of rituals, but by the pain of those deprived of them.

On the anniversary of their birthday, the mother of two martyrs lights candles over their grave

Tuesday-3-June-2025

With a small cake and hands trembling with longing, Nour Al-Nabiha, known as “The Mother of Martyrs,” made her way to the Martyrs’ Cemetery east of Gaza City to mark the birthday of her two children, Rasha and Ahmad, who were killed two years ago in an Israeli airstrike that turned their dreams to ashes.

Away from the details… Gazans want the war and starvation to end—immediately

Monday-2-June-2025

People in Gaza are closely following the ongoing ceasefire negotiations and the back-and-forth responses to the various proposals put forward by mediators.

Khuza’a, a Palestinian town erased completely by the Israeli occupation army

Sunday-1-June-2025

In the southeastern corner of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, lies the town of Khuza’a, one of the areas that has suffered the most extensive destruction during the ongoing Israeli war since October 2023.

Israel’s massive growth of settler farms tightens grip on the West Bank

Saturday-31-May-2025

Israeli pastoral or agricultural settlement in the occupied West Bank has seen a dramatic surge, with the number of settler farms or kibbutzim rising from zero in 2021 to 133 in 2025, according to data from the Israeli research group Kerem Navot (referred to in some reports as Tamrur).

Hajj and Eid Al-Adha: A season of joy that has no place in Gaza

Thursday-29-May-2025

The first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah are not only blessed days—they were once an extended celebration culminating in Eid Al-Adha, the pinnacle of joy and happiness and the observance of the ritual sacrifice.

Settlement expansion and Israeli efforts to turn the West Bank into cantons

Thursday-29-May-2025

The Israeli Security Cabinet “secretly” approved the construction of 22 new settlements, while closed-door discussions have taken place in recent weeks to strengthen Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank and divide it into cantons, in response to some countries’ intention to recognize a Palestinian state.

Kites of hope in Gaza’s sky: When dreams fly beyond the ruins of war

Wednesday-28-May-2025

Despite the roar of fighter jets and the smell of gunpowder that fills the alleys, a different story unfolds in the streets of Gaza. It’s not a tale of destruction, fear, or politics — but one of a childhood refusing to surrender, of tiny dreams soaring through a sky thick with rage.

The town of Bruqin under settler attacks and collective punishment by the IOF

Monday-26-May-2025

For the past 10 days, Israeli occupation forces have imposed a strict siege and collective punishments on the town of Bruqin, west of Salfit in the northern West Bank.

Gaza’s voice echoes through Europe’s streets: A sweeping uprising against genocidal war

Sunday-25-May-2025

Gaza is no longer alone on the battlefield. This time, the entire European street has aligned behind it — universities, labor unions, parliaments, and public squares overflowing with signs reading “Freedom for Palestine.”