Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—Movement across Gaza’s main border crossings with Egypt and Israel remain slow despite indications of possible changes being enforced following the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire deal that ended almost fifty days of war in the enclave, officials told Asharq Al-Awsat. Palesti
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—Israeli airstrikes on Gaza’s zoos have killed most of the resident animals, and the remaining creatures are starving, sick or injured, say zookeepers in the enclave. Bisan Amusement Park in northern Gaza, the largest zoo on the Strip, was among the targets of Israeli figh
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—The hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have fled their homes to seek shelter in UN-run schools since the start of the current Israeli onslaught of Gaza fear they may be expelled come the start of the new academic year, as the Palestinian Ministry of Education has s
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Palestinian authorities are running an emergency service at the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt to help thousands of Palestinians who want to leave Gaza, a senior official told Asharq Al-Awsat. In comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, the director of Gaza’s Department
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fadil Al-Wadiyeh, a Syrian refugee of Palestinian descent, thought it would be safer for himself and his family to return to the Gaza Strip rather than stay in the conflict-torn country. But following the Israeli attack on Gaza he and his family found themselves once again flee
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—To date, most of those killed in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza have been civilians, struck by the firepower of one of the world’s most powerful militaries in a conflict as one-sided as it is destructive. Day-in, day-out, Gaza’s paramedics have sought to offer treatment to those
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—Victims’ families in Gaza are being forced to establish new graveyards to bury their dead, as cemeteries struggle to find enough burial plots after sixteen days of Israeli air strikes. Eighteen members of the Batsh family were killed on Sunday, the bloodiest day of the conflict
