Palestine

Israel turns Silwan into closed military site

The East Jerusalem neighborhood is now a flashpoint for Palestinian protests against Israeli settlement policies.

Taghreed Ali | Palestine | Jul 20, 2021

Israeli security forces fire tear gas to disperse Palestinian protesters amid clashes in the Israeli-annexed predominantly Arab neighborhood of Silwan, Jerusalem, June 29, 2021.

Gazans embrace outdoor photography, events

Gaza's special events have moved outside as constraints make venue owners and photographers get more creative.

Mervat Ouf | Palestine | Jul 19, 2021

Hydroponic farm in Gaza has yet to repair damages from Israeli strikes

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza in May destroyed a hydroponic farm established by a young man who had hoped to help the besieged enclave overcome the many crises in its agricultural sector.

Mervat Ouf | Palestine | Jul 19, 2021

destroyed Beit Lahia hydroponics operation

Jenin becomes flashpoint for Israel-Palestinian confrontations

Armed clashes with Israeli forces have resurfaced in the West Bank city of Jenin, where they have become an almost daily occurrence.

Ahmad Melhem | Palestine | Jul 17, 2021

Members of the Israeli security block the road near the Salem checkpoint leading to Jenin, following an attack by Palestinians on an Israeli base, pictured in the background, West Bank, May 7, 2021.

Israel displaces 11 Palestinian families in Jordan Valley

Israel says it demolished homes in a hamlet in the northern Jordan Valley in order to use the area for Israel Defense Forces military drills.

Mai Abu Hasaneen | Palestine | Jul 14, 2021

Palestinian Bedouins prepare to evacuate as the Israeli army readies to carry out military exercises in the Wadi al-Maleh area, in the north of the Jordan Valley, West Bank, Jan. 2, 2013.

Italians build Gaza’s largest sports park

The Gaza Strip will have a huge recreational sports project, which includes one of the largest skateboard tracks in the Middle East.

Mervat Ouf | Palestine | Jul 5, 2021

Palestinian youths ride their skateboards near the sea port of Gaza City, Gaza Strip, March 20, 2019.

Yoga for Gaza paramedics raises controversy

A social club in Gaza has organized a one-time event to give a yoga session for paramedics who suffered psychological trauma during the latest Israel escalation.

Entsar Abu Jahal | Palestine | Jul 4, 2021

Palestinian women practise yoga on the beach during an event organized by the Positive Energy Club, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, March 3, 2020.

Jerusalem bilingual school promotes coexistence

A bicultural school in Jerusalem has put the political conflict aside and is building a better future for Arab and Jewish students.

Amany Mahmoud | Palestine | Jul 3, 2021

Hamas launches military summer camps for Gaza youth

Hamas’ military wing launched its military summer camps less than two months after Israel launched its aggression against the Gaza Strip.

Entsar Abu Jahal | Palestine | Jul 3, 2021

A Palestinian young boy takes part in a rally of Hamas supporters to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Islamist movement's creation, in Jabaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Dec. 12, 2014.

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.

Hana Salah | Palestine | Jul 1, 2021

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.

The Takeaway: Iran deal on front burner before Raisi takes office

Also: Bibi plots his comeback, a woman boxing coach trains men in Egypt, and the latest from Gaza, Jordan, Iraq, and Turkey.

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Iran | Jun 30, 2021

Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi delivers speech at the Imam Reza shrine in the city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran, on June 22, 2021.

Palestinian team wins international competition to redesign Beirut port

Four young Palestinian architects won an international competition to design reconstruction plans for the destroyed Port of Beirut.

Taghreed Ali | Palestine | Jun 30, 2021

New Israeli government to renew controversial law banning Palestinians from uniting with families in Israel

The Israeli government is expected to renew the law on citizenship and family reunification, which prohibits Israelis from passing on citizenship or residency to their Palestinian spouses residing in the West Bank or Gaza Strip for family reunification purposes.

Rasha Abou Jalal | Palestine | Jun 29, 2021

Israeli Knesset members (L to R) Gideon Saar, head of Israel's New Hope party, Ayman Odeh, leader of the predominantly Arab Joint List and the Hadash party, and Mansour Abbas, head of the conservative Islamic Raam party, attend a special session at the parliament in Jerusalem, on June 13, 2021.

Gaza finds passion for mounted archery

Mohammed Abu Musaed self-funds a mounted archery club, but more Gazans are interested in the sport than he can accommodate.

Entsar Abu Jahal | Palestine | Jun 29, 2021

Marginalization leads Fatah in Gaza to stage coup against Abbas

In a dramatic development within the Fatah movement, its members in Gaza announced their resignation in protest against the policy of marginalization and exclusion by President Mahmoud Abbas.

Mai Abu Hasaneen | Palestine | Jun 29, 2021

Palestine

Israel turns Silwan into closed military site

The East Jerusalem neighborhood is now a flashpoint for Palestinian protests against Israeli settlement policies.

Gazans embrace outdoor photography, events

Hydroponic farm in Gaza has yet to repair damages from Israeli strikes

Jenin becomes flashpoint for Israel-Palestinian confrontations

Israel displaces 11 Palestinian families in Jordan Valley

Italians build Gaza’s largest sports park

Yoga for Gaza paramedics raises controversy

Jerusalem bilingual school promotes coexistence

Hamas launches military summer camps for Gaza youth

Gazans rebuild with rubble as reconstruction delayed

The Takeaway: Iran deal on front burner before Raisi takes office

Palestinian team wins international competition to redesign Beirut port

New Israeli government to renew controversial law banning Palestinians from uniting with families in Israel

Gaza finds passion for mounted archery

Marginalization leads Fatah in Gaza to stage coup against Abbas

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