Hunger in Gaza: Destruction, lawlessness and red tape hobble aid
In an in-depth report, JOHN DAVISON, MICHELLE NICHOLS, EMMA FARGE, EMILY ROSE and FARAH SAAFAN, of Reuters, detail the arduous process of getting aid into Gaza…
Gaza Christians say travel curbs separate families at Christmas
GazaReuters As pilgrims from around the world flock to Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Nazareth for Christmas, members of Gaza’s Christian community wait to hear whether Israel will grant them a travel permit. This year, Israeli authorities have approved travel for nearly 600 Palestinian Christians in Gaza, according to COGAT, a unit in Israel’s defence ministry that […]
With most Gaza homes wrecked by war still in ruins, smiles for the lucky few
GazaReuters Palestinian Zeyad Abu Odah watched with a smile as his four-storey house, destroyed in an Israeli air strike in last May’s fierce fighting, was slowly being rebuilt in Gaza’s Beach refugee camp. He is one of the lucky few. Only 50 of 1,650 homes wrecked in an 11-day war between Gaza militants and Israel […]