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A correspondent in Gaza

A correspondent in Gaza

Aug 23, 2021

Palestinians watch a film during the opening ceremony of the Red Carpet Human Rights Film Festival in Gaza-Karama Palestine, in front of the abandoned Cinema Amer building in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Dec. 4, 2019. — Palestinians watch a film during the opening ceremony of the Red Carpet Human Rights Film Festival in Gaza-Karama Palestine, in front of the abandoned Cinema Amer building in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Dec. 4, 2019. — Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images

Israel restricts human rights work in its territories

Rasha Abou Jalal

Rasha Abou Jalal

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Palestinian Mansour Abu Ghadyan and members of his family share a meal inside a classroom of an UNRWA-run school where they will be living temporarily after their home was damaged during the recent Israeli bombing in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, May 29, 2021.

UNRWA calls out Hamas, Israel for actions during Israel-Gaza war

Mai Abu Hasaneen

Mai Abu Hasaneen

GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP - AUGUST 16: Members of the Palestinian police force of the Islamic group Hamas display automatic rifles allegedly seized from the Doghmush clan August 16, 2007 in Gaza City, Gaza. The Doghmush clan, linked along with the Army of Islam to the kidnapping of British journalist Alan Johnson, was involved in gun battles on August 14 that left two Hamas police officers dead. (Photo by Abid Katib/Getty Images)

Why Hamas can’t control arms proliferation in Gaza

Rasha Abou Jalal

Rasha Abou Jalal

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The hand of an alleged Palestinian collaborator hangs out of his cell as he speaks with a security guard inside a Hamas-run prison in Gaza City April 23, 2013. The Islamist Hamas government, which is pledged to Israel's destruction by force of arms, is lauding a recent campaign to root out informants in its midst, which it hopes will deprive Israel of a subtle but effective tool. Picture taken April 23, 2013. To match Feature PALESTINIANS-HAMAS/SPIES REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXZEXX

New unity government to review Hamas laws in Gaza

Rasha Abou Jalal

Rasha Abou Jalal

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict