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A Palestinian woman walks past the rubble of a home that was destroyed by Israel during the 2014 war, Rafah, Gaza Strip, July 30, 2015. (Abed Rahim Khatib / Flash 90)

I left Gaza, but it failed to leave me

I feel guilty for living in a safe country while my family does not. But I want a future, and to start a family with children who don’t know what an F-16 is. By Abeer Ayyoub It has been almost an entire year since I left Gaza, although to me it feels as if it was…

By +972 Magazine June 16, 2017

The remains of the Zafer 4 tower in Gaza. (photo: Jehad Saftawi)

Why did Netanyahu take aim at Gaza’s tallest towers?

The answer has nothing to do with alleged militants. The third of three Gaza towers felled by Israeli F-16s housed, among other offices, a media consultancy representing several international news organizations. But when Al Basha Tower was hit early Tuesday morning, that consultancy had already been driven out by Israeli shelling, which had destroyed its…

By Samer Badawi August 26, 2014

A mosque minaret rises among the ruins of Al-Nada towers after they were destroyed by Israeli strikes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, August 4, 2014. The towers had 90 flats. So far, Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,870 Palestinians, and injured 9,470 since the beginning of the Israeli offensive (photo: Activestills)

This is what life in Gaza sounds like

I have heard the sounds of war before. In Iraq, I was jolted from sleep by the sound of incoming rockets, massive truck bombs, and exploding IEDs. In Afghanistan, I temporarily lost my hearing when an explosives-packed SUV detonated meters from my office. I have heard windows shatter and bystanders scream. And I have seen…

By Samer Badawi August 10, 2014

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A child of Diab Bakr is seen amidst the rubble of his home which was destroyed last night by Israeli missiles, in As-Shati refugee camp, Gaza city, July 22, 2014. Another home from the extended Bakr family was also destroyed and another one damaged. Hassan Khader Bakr, was killed during the attack in the street. Their cousins, Bakr family who live in the same area, lost four children, Ahed (10), Zacharia (10), Mohamed (9) after they were targeted by two Israeli missiles while playing at the beach on 16 July, 2014. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

Don’t cry for me: A letter from a little girl in Gaza

With Palestinian children in Gaza bearing the brunt of Israel’s offensive on the Strip, this is what one little girl may have written to us – had she the chance. By Sam Bahour As the latest horrific obscenity of Israel’s aggression against the Gaza Strip continues, the death toll mounts. Palestinian children are paying the…

By +972 Magazine August 9, 2014

What's left of the Muzannar family home. It was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike "targeting" their neighbors, the Al-Dalu family, on November 18, 2012. Six women and five children were killed, including 17-year-old Abdullah Muzannar and his grandmother. In the foreground is part of the rubble from the Al-Dalu home. (Photo by Lara Aburamadan)

What Israel’s ‘precision bombing’ of Gaza looks like

The kind of violence visited upon the people of Gaza is designed to strafe armies, not refugee camps or city blocks. In the aftermath of Israel’s last major assault on Gaza — nine days of round-the-clock bombing and shelling which began on November 14, 2012 — I visited the scene of one of its most…

By Samer Badawi July 11, 2014