Daily Life Amid War

Gaza Herald _As a new school year approaches, Fatima Nasser is no longer thinking about backpacks or school uniforms as she did every year before Israel’s war on Gaza. Displaced alongside her husband and five children, Fatima now lives inside […]

Gaza Herald _”First, we shoot and kill. Then we think. Then we try to find a reason for what happened.” That is how Nadav Weiman, executive director of the Israeli organization Breaking the Silence describes one of the most troubling

Gaza Herald _At this time every year, markets across the Gaza Strip would normally be preparing for the busy back-to-school season. Clothing stores would hang school uniforms in their windows, children’s backpacks would fill storefront displays, and stationery shops would

Gaza Herald _Gaza’s water and environmental crisis is worsening as more than 80% of the territory’s water and sewage networks have been damaged or destroyed, according to a Palestinian official, raising growing concerns over severe water shortages, groundwater contamination, and

Gaza Herald – Gaza’s collapsing health system is facing a deeper crisis after an Israeli airstrike hit a medicine warehouse inside Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah on Saturday, injuring three Palestinians and damaging vital medical supplies. The strike comes

Gaza Herald _ Inside a makeshift classroom in Gaza, the sound of children singing and playing musical instruments offers a rare break from the destruction and uncertainty surrounding their lives. Every day, young Palestinian children gather for music lessons, practicing

Gaza Herald _ Just a few yards from the “Yellow Line” in northern Gaza, 11-year-old Moayad Al-Tanani went outside to play soccer in front of his home, just as children anywhere would. But within minutes, his ordinary game turned into

‏Gaza Herald — A nine-year-old girl stood outside a shop, her eyes fixed on two colorful school bags, one pink and the other purple, decorated with the cartoon characters she loves. For her, the bags represented nothing more than the

Gaza Herald _ ‏ A year after the deadly Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, questions surrounding the attack remain unresolved, as a new testimony from within the Israeli military challenges key elements of the explanation provided for

Gaza Herald —  As Israel continues targeting Palestinian police officers in Gaza, deadly family disputes and armed confrontations are spreading across the besieged enclave, raising growing concerns over the erosion of community safety and social cohesion. Residents in several parts