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Items by Mohammed Asad
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Charities locked out of Gaza due to the siege
The restrictions imposed on financial transactions to charities working in the besieged Gaza Strip have exacerbated the suffering of Palestinians there...
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Gazan takes a shot at peace
This Palestinian man uses bullets shot by Israeli occupation forces in to the Gaza Strip to highlight Palestine's longing for peace...
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Hamas: March of Return will not end until siege does
Head of Hamas’ political bureau Ismail Haniyeh delivers a sermon at Friday prayers in Gaza ...
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Teenager establishes Gaza’s largest cactus nursery
Welcome to the largest nursery that produces cactus in the Gaza Strip, founded by Afaf Massoud, 18....
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Hamas: PNC meeting ‘blatantly violates the unity of our people’
Holding the Palestine National Council meeting “does not convey unity in a practical way”, the head of Hamas’ political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, said today. The PNC, he continued, “does not reflect the nation as a whole, but rather blatantly violates the unity of our people and the legitimacy of the...
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Thousands of Gazans attend funeral of Palestinian journalist Ahmed Abu Hussein
Palestinian journalist Ahmed Abu Hussein succumbed to his wounds after being shot by Israeli snipers while covering mass protests near Gaza’s eastern border...
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Gaza engineers generate electricity from the sea
Due to the severe lack of electricity in Gaza, Palestinian engineers generate electricity using waves from the sea...
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Palestinian succumbs to wounds sustained during Friday protests in Gaza
A 29-year-old Palestinian succumbed on Monday to wounds he sustained during Land Day protests on Friday near the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip. Spokesperson of the Gaza Ministry of Health, Ashraf al-Qidra, confirmed that Fares al-Ruqab, 29, succumbed to his wounds on Monday.Al-Ruqab was shot in the stomach...
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Palestinians in Gaza launch flight of return ahead of Land Day
Some 150 young men and women took part in a march towards the Israeli border today in the build up to the Great March of Return which is due to take place tomorrow. Speaking ahead of the event one of the organisers, Khaled Safi, said: “A group of young men...
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Gaza tailors generate work by staying connected
Tailors in Gaza are sown together as the skill is passed on from one generation to the next. Fifty-seven-year-old Nashat Al-Ashi runs a sewing and repair shop in the enclave. He tells MEMO that he has more than 30 years’ experience and so many people who work in the profession...
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Israel returns body of murdered Palestinian fisherman
On Sunday February, 25th, the Israeli occupation navy shot dead the Palestinian fisherman Ismail Abu-Riyaleh, 18, and wounded two of his relatives, who were aboard of the fishing boat...
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Palestinian children aim high to get UNRWA urgent funds
School children fly kites carrying the hashtag 'dignity is priceless' to highlight the dire situation in Gaza...
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Stalls open selling goods at 20% of market price in Gaza
The donations announced by the Qatari Ambassador Mohamed Al-Emadi, which included medicines and fuel for hospitals, aid for university students and poor families in Gaza was in response to the needs of Gazans...
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Palestinian women protest ahead of International Women’s Day
There are currently 63 Palestinian women prisoners in Hasharon and Damon Prisons, including sick mothers, 10 minors and eight wounded...
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Truck driver strike in Gaza
This is the third time that private sector organisations have announced a suspension of their operations over the last two weeks in protest against the difficult living conditions...
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Palestinians in Gaza protest against US cuts to UNRWA
Schools, clinics and food distribution centres in the Gaza Strip were closed on Monday after 13,000 employees of the United Nations agency that serves the Palestinians walked out...
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Disabled in Gaza: We have a right to treatment
Palestinians, in particular the elderly, sick and disabled, come together to call for international efforts to save Gaza from the humanitarian crisis ...
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Palestinian children call for rescuing Gaza from humanitarian crisis
Dozens of Palestinian children yesterday came out to the streets of the Gaza Strip to call for international efforts to save the enclave from the economic and humanitarian disaster caused by the 11-year long Israeli siege. The children gathered in Saraya Square in central Gaza City and held banners warning...
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No electricity at 7 more Gaza medical centres
Generators at seven health centres in the besieged Gaza Strip have stopped working due to the shortage in fuel, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced today. Ministry spokesman, Ashraf Al-Qadra, said the medical departments affected are: the Sourani Centre, the Palestinian Medical Centre, the Medical Foundation, the Gaza Health Administration,...
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Scores of Palestinians injured with bullets in Gaza
Fifty Palestinians were injured by bullets shot by occupation forces in the besieged Gaza Strip today during demonstrations against US President Donald Trump’s decision on Jerusalem. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, Dr Ashraf Al-Qudra, confirmed that 50Palestinians were wounded with live rounds and rubber-coated steel bullets and more than...
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Despite reconciliation, PA still imposing sanctions on Gaza
Despite the Egypt-brokered reconciliation talks which were held in Cairo, the Palestinian reconciliation between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas has not been fully activated. The PA, headed by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, has been reluctant to lift the sanctions imposed on the besieged Gaza Strip, a condition which...
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Hamas marks 30th anniversary in Gaza Strip
The movement stressed it remains committed to national unity...
