
Hamod’s prayers
A young boy’s wishes on the blessed Day of Arafah speak not only for his family and friends but for everyone in Gaza amid war and famine.
- Gaza Strip

A young boy’s wishes on the blessed Day of Arafah speak not only for his family and friends but for everyone in Gaza amid war and famine.

Movie events provide a spark of light and a screen of hope amid the trauma of displacement.

Insects swarm in the unsanitary conditions of displacement and leave few unscathed from nightly bites and stings.

I used to be young in spirit, health, and looks. Now I am none of these things—I am a mother praying for happiness and healing.

With more than 14,000 people unaccounted for in Gaza, countless families live with the agony of not knowing what has happened to their loved ones.

Heba prayed that she would not be separated from her children if fate chose to take them; that prayer was granted.

For four years—through siege, escalation, and genocide—self-made pastry chef Deema Al-Bahisi has shared cakes and happiness with others.

Living in Gaza means living in a constant state of fear, which took root with the first blast.

More than 20,000 children have been deliberately targeted and murdered in Gaza since the war began.

The children in my kindergarten class are deprived of their most basic rights, even on the special day reserved for them.

Within hours of enjoying freshly baked ka’ak and maamoul, a child dies when Israel breaks the ceasefire.

A 10-year old suffers multiple displacements, the loss of family members, separation from his father—and worse.