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Items by Mohammed Asad
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Music band Typo rocks Gaza
"Power cuts are also a big hindrance to us and we have to use generators"...
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Palestinians evacuate homes as heavy rains flood Gaza
The Ministry of Education in Gaza has closed all schools due to the persistent bad weather, while some universities suspended classes....
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Israel tells Gaza heart patient: Spy for us or die
Ahmed was explicitly told by Israeli security forces - in order to have his operation, he would have to spy for Israel...
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Israel denies links to airstrike on Gaza tunnel that killed 2
The Al-Mezan group called on the international community to “act promptly against Israel’s military escalation, to fulfil their obligations to protect civilians..."...
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Gaza set to build using recycled plastic
Traditionally adobe bricks and mortar are used for roofing; these are made of sand, soil and cement....
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Gaza’s traditional handicrafts fight back
These exhibitions provide platforms for Gazans to showcase their crafts. ...
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‘End the siege on Gaza in 2017’
Head of the Popular Committee for Resisting the Siege (PCRS), Jamal Al-Khadri, called on the world to work on making 2017 the year that ends the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip. He confirmed that a number of Arab and international parties agreed to work together to achieve this. During...
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Play time is over in Gaza
Repairs to playgrounds and toys have become too expensive as a result of the price hikes...
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A muted welcome to 2017 in Gaza
Finances have been limited by the siege and the lack of salaries, which has stifled their purchasing power...
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Meet Gaza's first teacher with Down's Syndrome
Diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome as a child, Heba Al-Shurafa now teaches computing and physical fitness to children with the syndrome...
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Palestinian strawberry farmers face huge losses due to Israeli siege of Gaza
The farmers pointed out that, export difficulties aside, strawberry growing is very expensive due to production costs....
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Gaza shows solidarity with Aleppo and Burma’s Rohingya Muslims
The student wing of Hamas, known as Islamic Bloc, organised a student gathering on Tuesday in Gaza City to stand in solidarity with the people of Aleppo and Burma’s Rohingya Muslims, reports a MEMO correspondent. The students taking part in the solidarity vigil performed songs and re-enacted the situation...
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Gaza disabled mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The marathon aimed to draw attention to the difficult living conditions of disabled people in the besieged Strip....
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Hamas: Jerusalem Intifada will end the occupation
Gazans took to the street to protest the Israeli ban on the Islamic call to prayer in Jerusalem...
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Music under siege in Gaza
Music students are also unable to leave the Strip to partake in recitals in the West Bank or abroad....
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‘Israel should be held accountable for its crimes against journalists’
Demonstrators in Gaza yesterday called for Israel to be punished for its crimes against journalists. In a protest organised by the Committee for Supporting Palestinian Journalists outside the UN’s office in Gaza, speakers accused the Israeli occupation of carrying out violations against them, their offices and their work. They stressed...
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Picturing the misery of Israel’s 2014 attack on Gaza
The 51-day onslaught led to the death of more than 2,140 people, the majority children, and left hundreds of thousands homeless, living in UNRWA schools or in tents....
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Gazan comes out of the woodwork
Electricity cuts in the Gaza Strip are not the only issues which limit his work, Saleem also struggles to find the wood he needs for his creations....
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Dahlan supporters march in Gaza and burn photos of Abbas
Carrying banners calling for holding legislative and presidential elections, as a national demand, protesters also displayed placards which read: “Shimon Peres is not a man of peace”...
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Israeli warplanes strike Hamas sites in Gaza
Jets reportedly target sites associated with Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas...
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Women in Gaza draw for freedom
Draw for Freedom… The olive branch of hope”, organised by the International Campaign to Support the Women’s Boat, in cooperation with Al-Marsam atelier....
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Families of Palestinians missing at sea demand answers
Carrying banners saying “bring back our children”, mothers of the missing called on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to form an commission to investigate the case....
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Turkish aid helps Gazans buy Eid clothes
Some 87,000 children benefited from the aid distribution project....
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Graduation ceremonies held throughout Gaza
Some 20,000 undergraduates received their graduation certificates...