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Meet the female wheelchair basketball team shooting for glory in Gaza

In partnership with Media City

My disability was not an obstacle for me; rather, it's the society that stands in the way. Society is handicapped.

Israel

Gaza rockets and Israeli strikes follow deadly West Bank raid

The violence follows an Israeli raid on Nablus on Wednesday, one of the bloodiest battles in nearly a year of fighting in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

Israel

Gunman opens fire Jerusalem synagogue

A gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing at least seven people and wounding four before police shot him, officials said.

Italy

Can cultural diplomacy succeed where politics has failed?

A new documentary, 'Erasmus in Gaza' follows the journey of Italian medical student Riccardo Corradini, who was the first European Erasmus student to travel to a war zone when he went to Gaza in 2019.

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Meet the team changing perceptions with every goal in Gaza

In partnership with Media City

"The sport has changed my life. It gave me hope and made me feel that life is beautiful and even better than before."

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WATCH: Gaza holds its annual swimming festival

Nearly a thousand Palestinian boys and girls have taken part in a swimming festival organised by the Gaza Swimming Academy.

Gaza

Israel strikes 'military sites' in Gaza

Israel targeted "military sites" in Gaza after four rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave into Israeli territory.

Home

Is solar energy a solution to power cuts in Gaza?

Businesses and households in the blockaded Palestinian enclave are turning to solar panels to keep the lights on, and it’s helping cut their energy bills.

Israel

Israel-Gaza ceasefire holds after days of deadly violence

Israel and Islamic Jihad have reportedly held to an Egypt-brokered truce following days of violence which killed some 44 Palestinians, including children.

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Rescuers rush to Gaza building hit by Israeli air strikes

The Israeli army said on Friday it had launched air strikes in central Gaza City

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Meet the surfers who are making waves in the Gaza Strip

In partnership with Media City

"We stay at the sea because it is where we can experience a taste of freedom and happiness."

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Gaza surfers ride the waves in 'first' Palestinian event

Their surfboards may be old, but that doesn't stop these young Gazans from riding the waves.

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Size doesn't matter: largest exhibition of miniature art in Europe opens its doors

At the 'Small is Beautiful' exhibition in London, visitors must lean or squat to appreciate every detail of the 143 miniatures made by 33 local and international artists.

Green News

'The sea is clean': People in Gaza finally swim on their beaches again

"We couldn't come before because the sea was polluted and if we did, our children used to come back home with viruses and skin diseases," says one Gazan local.

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Meet the Gazan clowns making children laugh this Ramadan

In partnership with Media City

"We make the children so happy that they forget the conflict, bombings and destruction."

Gaza

Unemployment in Gaza sees textile workers team up with Israeli firms

A new chapter in the Palestinian-Israeli relationship brings together the textile workers in Gaza — where the unemployment rate is estimated to be around 55 per cent — and Israeli companies in need of cheap clothes manufacturers.

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Meet the rock band shining a light on the people of Gaza's struggles

In partnership with Media City

“Rock music worldwide is something that has been always stereotyped: people who scream. That is not rock music, rock music is a philosophy.”

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Gazan engineers create firefighting robot from scrap

Gazan engineers use a robot they’ve created from auto parts and other trash to handle dangerous remnants of war and extinguish fire, as they face shortage of raw materials due to the Israeli blockade.

Israel

Israel announces resumption of Qatari payments to Gaza

Israel has reached an agreement with Qatar for the Gulf Arab country to resume aid payments to thousands of families in the Gaza Strip, a step aimed at easing tensions with the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory in the wake of an 11-day war in May.

Israel

Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinians launch incendiary balloons

The new escalation of violence comes after hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists, some chanting “Death to Arabs,” paraded in east Jerusalem.

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