Hana Salah

Hana Salah is a Palestinian journalist who focuses on financial, business, agricultural and development issues. She has a master's degree in economic development from the Islamic University of Gaza. She has written for Palestinian newspapers, the LA Times, Al Jazeera, Turkey's Anadolu News Agency and developmental organizations. On Twitter: @HanaSalahGaza

Palestine | Jul 1, 2021

Gazans rebuild with rubble as reconstruction delayed

The Ministry of Public Works and Housing in Gaza is contracting with local companies to crush rubble and turn it into construction material.

Workmen break rubble into pieces as they recycle salvaged construction materials from buildings destroyed during the May 2021 conflict between Hamas and Israel, at a rubble collection area in Gaza City's eastern suburb of Shujaiya on June 5, 2021.

Palestine | Jun 25, 2021

Hamas threatens to reescalate with Israel, refuses to link prisoners swap deal to Gaza reconstruction

Hamas’ meeting with the UN envoy in Gaza ended on a sour note, portending further escalation with Israel.

A Palestinian pedlar walks with bags of cotton candy past the rubble of a building destroyed during the May 2021 conflict between Hamas and Israel in al-Rimal neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, June 10, 2021.

Palestine | Jun 22, 2021

Gaza reconstruction delayed by lack of clarity on process

Egypt and Qatar promised to provide about $1 billion for the reconstruction of Gaza, but there is still no clear agreement on the reconstruction mechanism, how the reconstruction funds will enter and who will lead the process.

Egyptian workers and bulldozers sent from Egypt help on June 8, 2021, remove the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes last month in Gaza City.

Palestine | Jun 18, 2021

Palestinians trapped in Gaza as Israel suspends postal services

Passport paperwork is piling up in post offices, as Israel has prevented mail from entering or leaving the Gaza Strip since May 11, thus preventing many students, patients and those with foreign residencies from traveling.

An Israeli border guard stands by a closed checkpoint entrance leading to the Palestinian village of Nilin west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on May 29, 2021.

Palestine | Jun 8, 2021

Gazans struggle with continued Israeli restrictions

Despite the cease-fire agreement, Hamas is threatening to resume fighting if Israel does not allow Qatari aid and other help to reach it soon.

Palestine | May 21, 2021

Israel bombs ice cream factory in Gaza

Eleven days of relentless Israeli attacks has caused heavy damage to Gaza's factories and farmland.

Palestine | May 14, 2021

Gazans recount how they are dealing with death and destruction

The first day of Eid was canceled for Gazans as people try to cope with having lost family, homes and their livelihoods to the wave of attacks between Gaza and Israel.

Culture | May 14, 2021

NASA engineer from Gaza following escalation with concern

Loay Elbasyouni, who grew up in the Gaza Strip and attended UNRWA schools, helped design the first NASA helicopter that hovered over Mars in March 2021.

A NASA security helicopter flies past the Vehicle Assembly Building on launch day at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States, May 26, 2020.

Palestine | May 13, 2021

Hamas says some Arab dramas promote normalization with Israel

An Egyptian series starring Egyptian actor Mohamed Ramadan angered Hamas for portraying the Gaza Strip as a drug den in the 1940s; Hamas also is critical of Ramadan over issues involving Arab states' normalization of relations with Israel.