Gaza population

Palestinians use Gaza rubble to restore streets as US rebuilding plan stalls

The project comes as progress stalls in Trump's Gaza plan, meant to build on an October Israel-Hamas ceasefire by surging aid and rebuilding the enclave from scratch.

Palestinian workers break up concrete while working on rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 19, 2026.
Humanitarian aid trucks enter through the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on February 4, 2026.

Over 65,000 aid trucks have entered Gaza since October ceasefire, COGAT says

Destroyed buildings as seen from an Israeli military outpost within the borders of the ‘yellow line’ in the eastern part of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. The photo was taken as part of an IDF ‘embed’ and reviewed by the IDF before publication.

‘A technocratic shift in Gaza’: National committee formed, security concerns remain

PALESTINIAN CHILDREN look through garbage near a landfill site in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, last month. The fire Yahya Sinwar started with the October 7 massacre of Israeli civilians did not just burn his enemies; it consumed Gaza and its people, says the writer.

Offering Israeli citizenship for some Gazans presents a path to survival, rebuilding - opinion


Behind closed doors: How a prominent Gazan family secretly kept three hostages - WSJ

The house of a prominent Gazan family - a doctor, a journalist, a phlebotomist and their children - secretly harbored three hostages. How was this possible?

 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, June 6, 2024

Palestinian poll shows Hamas widely supported in Gaza, West Bank - analysis

A recent poll shows that 61% of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza prefer Hamas to be in control of the Gaza Strip

HAMAS MEMBERS in Gaza.

Former hostage tells NYT about dreams of peace, nightmare reality

Ruti Munder hopes for Israelis to live alongside their Gazan neighbors in peace and mutual respect, but also acknowledges that dream is a farfetched reality, particularly with Hamas in power.

 Ruti Munder is escorted by IDF forces on November 24, 2023

WATCH: Gaza resident criticizes Hamas on Al Jazeera, reporter turns away and ignores him

A resident in Gaza publicly criticized Hamas during an interview on the Qatar-run news channel on Tuesday. In response, the reporter turned away and ignored his statement.

The logo of Al Jazeera Media Network is seen on its headquarters building in Doha, Qatar June 8, 2017.

Is Gaza actually an open-air prison? - opinion

Any problems in Gaza are not because it is some sort of open-air prison but rather because of the hatred of the Hamas leadership for both Jews and the Arab residents of Gaza.

HUMANITARIAN AID crosses from Egypt to Gaza, at the Rafah crossing, this week. Hamas belligerence has led to an Egyptian and Israeli attempt to control what comes into Gaza. Does that make it an open-air prison?

Who’s really preventing the good life in Gaza? - opinion

Gazans are the pawns in a very evil chess game where the leaders are only pretending to bring justice, opportunity and prosperity to their people

 PALESTINIANS ENJOY the beach in Gaza City, on Sunday, after a ceasefire went into effect. With a little imagination, ingenuity and investment, Gaza could be turned into an enormously requested vacation spot.

Gaza cafe project serves up environmental education alongside drinks

The beachside venue is part of the "Sea is Ours" co-operative, a complex built of reused wooden poles, plastic jugs, tires and broken bricks by local playwright Ali Mhana and a group of friends.

The environment-friendly beachfront cafe built of tonnes of solid waste is seen from the beach in Gaza July 8, 2021

Women in Gaza determined to overcome economic, social challenges

Israeli blockade must end to revive Strip’s battered finances, economist says

Alnajjar, Qudaih and Aburok working the land they rented in the Khuza'a area.

Palestinian entrepreneurs find way to turn olive waste into clean energy

A trio of graduates in Gaza are marketing an innovative energy product, bringing sustainable, affordable energy to the region.

A Palestinian man closes a bag containing freshly picked olives, as a boy looks on, during harvest at a farm in Tubas, West Bank; October 19, 2018.

Death of Palestinian activist brings attention to Gaza

Conditions in the Hamas-ruled enclave are driving many to leave for other countries

Palestinian woman walks past closed shops during a general strike to protest against Bahrain's economic workshop for U.S. Middle East peace plan, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip