By Country: Occupied Palestinian Territory
If these words are my last from Gaza, tell my story
People bombed as they pray and aid workers fleeing for their lives – an Islamic Relief colleague* in Gaza describes the struggle to cling to hope as the…
Read moreMy old school is now a scorching shelter for suffering families in Gaza
As an Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza returns to his high school, now a makeshift shelter, to take part in a distribution, he reports on the dire…
Read moreThis is not a life in Gaza, this is death
Editors note: This article contains discussions of mental health. An exhausted Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza confesses the difficulty of staying strong for his children as the…
Read moreI am a child living a nightmare in Gaza: we could be killed or orphaned at any moment
Eight-year old Yomna describes her life inside bombarded and blockaded Gaza. My name is Yomna. I am 8 years old and I love my dad, mum, and brother…
Read moreOur soaring hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza were crushed by Israeli tanks at Rafah
An exhausted Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza describes heartbreak as ceasefire hopes quickly turned to despair when Israel ordered Rafah evacuation. Around a week ago, I was…
Read moreAs I mark my 40th birthday in bombarded Gaza, I have only one wish: for peace
Exhausted by more than 6 months of bombardment and attacks, an Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza reflects on a birthday blighted by suffering, but refuses to give…
Read morePeople in Gaza are in need of everything, but they need one thing above all else – an end to this war
As the crisis in Gaza passes its 200th day, an Islamic Relief aid worker* reflects on how his family and others have coped with shortages of food and…
Read moreI can’t endure more suffering and I can’t leave Gaza either. Maybe comfort lies in death
An Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza weighs heartbreaking options as he looks towards a bleak future almost 6 months into the deadly escalation in Gaza.It is around…
Read moreA Ramadan in mourning in Gaza
Living through a Ramadan like no other, an Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza reflects on Ramadans gone by and shares his hope of seeing a ceasefire before…
Read moreAs Gaza prepares for a painful Ramadan, Palestinian children hunger for peace as well as food
As Ramadan draws near, an Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza describes children longing for an end to suffering, and just a little festive joy. It has now…
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