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For Palestinians, the Nakba Isn’t Just History. It’s Also Our Present.

For Palestinians, the Nakba Isn’t Just History. It’s Also Our Present.

Some Palestinian doctors argue there’s no PTSD in Gaza because the traumatization of genocide and survival is ongoing.

15.05.2026 8

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Palestinian Prisoners Live on Hope. Israel’s Death Penalty Aims to Destroy It.

On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, new death penalty law exacerbates a painful reality for those with imprisoned loved ones.

17.04.2026 7

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Israel Has Buried Gaza in Rubble, But Our Love for the Land Will Always Survive

Israel tries to debate, cast doubt, and erase our belonging to the land, but our love for Palestine will not cease.

07.04.2026 6

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With Gaza Still Under Blockade, Recycling Has Become a Matter of Life and Death

As Israel continues to deny essential supplies to Gaza, Palestinians are inventing new forms of creative reuse.

28.03.2026 10

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Palestinians in Gaza Slam Kushner’s Reconstruction Plan as Disguised Theft

The people “want to rebuild it with their own hands — without foreign pressure or intervention,” said one Gazan.

11.03.2026 10

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Israel’s “Yellow Line” Is a Death Trap for Palestinians. We Drove Into It.

The ever-changing “Yellow Line” is a slow-moving takeover of Gaza’s territory.

14.02.2026 30

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The Gaza Ceasefire Is a Minefield Shallowly Masquerading as a Truce

Since this “ceasefire” started, I’ve witnessed two strikes on my camp in Gaza.

27.01.2026 20

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In Gaza, We’re Struggling to Reintroduce Foods to Bodies Adjusted to Starvation

A sudden influx of nutrients after famine can cause spikes in blood glucose and fatal electrolyte imbalances.

22.01.2026 60

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Israel Tried to Destroy Our Olive Trees. But They Resisted—and So Did We.

11.12.2025 10

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Here in Gaza, We See Our Horror and Grief Mirrored in Sudan

Colonial powers are using the same playbook in both Gaza and Sudan — divide, conquer, and occupy.

03.12.2025 50

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Over 92 Percent of Homes in Gaza Are Rubble. How Do We Even Start Rebuilding?

To resurrect Gaza, the world must reckon with the genocide. Despite the ceasefire, Israel is blocking access to cement.

23.11.2025 10

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Amid Destroyed Health System, Gaza Sees Severe Outbreak of Autoimmune Disorder

Guillain-Barré syndrome could be a manageable disease anywhere with proper treatment — but not in Gaza.

08.11.2025 10

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Recognizing Palestinian Statehood Is the Floor. Liberation Must Be the Ceiling.

One by one, nations formally recognized the State of Palestine. But what does that mean with Gaza reduced to rubble?

18.10.2025 10

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Israel’s “Safe Zones” in Gaza Offer No Safety. Many Can’t Afford to Flee Anyway.

Displacement costs, which many call “the fees you pay to become homeless in the south,” have reached nearly $5,000.

07.10.2025 10

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15K Gaza Students Have Been Killed. Survivors Are Denied Their Education.

Israel has killed over 800 teachers and staff, along with 15,000 school-aged kids. Schools are in ruins.

14.09.2025 10

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Olive Trees Tie Palestinians to Our Homeland. Israel Treats Them as a Threat.

I gifted a bottle of olive oil to a doctor who visited Gaza on a medical mission. Israeli officers confiscated it.

26.08.2025 10

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We Often Return Home From Gaza Markets Empty-Handed — If We Return at All

Buyers and sellers alike struggle to survive under both siege and constant threat of Israeli airstrikes on the markets.

09.08.2025 10

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As a Medical Student in Gaza, I Studied Malnutrition. Now It’s All Around Me.

Before the genocide, malnutrition was a rare diagnosis. Now more than 2 million Gazans are forced to survive on nothing.

26.07.2025 10

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Internet Access Is a Lifeline for Us in Gaza — So Israel Attacked It

Communications blackouts aren’t accidental. They’re strategy. They’re the tool Israel uses to try to erase us quietly.

28.06.2025 20

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Displaced Again and Again, Gazans Ask: Where Do We Go?

Fear in Gaza has surged again after Israeli forces threatened to turn Khan Younis refugee camp into barren swaths.

08.06.2025 10

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