Palestine

Safia Qudeih, 71 years old, works with her nine children to cultivate vegetables in a greenhouse, in southern Gaza, where they plant seeds and harvest their farm; their only source of income amid the grim conditions in the Strip. All of…

Despite suffering from Cancer, Alaa Dima’ insists on pursuing his passion for creating toys, cars, machines, and décor items by recycling wood brought from industrial scrap in Gaza. His eco-friendly project helps him overcome his illness,…

Palestinian resistance factions participated in a joint military drill in the Gaza Strip. Exercises were potential scenarios of ambushing, raiding, storming the borders, detonating tanks, and kidnapping soldiers. Training also included…

Despite the joy that accompanies Christmas Eve and the New Year, florists and flower farmers complain about low demand for flowers along with a ban on exporting flowers. This is attributed to the outbreak of Covid-19 and the accompanying…

NGOs in Gaza conducted a re-maintenance project to restore over 100 broken-down fishing boats in the Gaza port, aiming to enable their owners to resume their work. The Israeli authorities have banned the owners of the boats from importing…

In an attempt to scale up honey production, Mahmoud Sheikh Ali, who runs an apiary, started feeding his bees natural honey mixed with water, instead of sugar syrups. The unprecedented move of feeding bees natural honey in Gaza, where…

The first academy to offer culinary art was launched in Gaza, licensed by the Ministry of Labor, and recognized by some countries like France, Algeria, and other countries. This academy teaches youth the oriental and western cuisines, with…

Sulala Animal Rescue is an association in Gaza to save stray dogs and cats that have lost limbs due to wars or car accidents. Members of the association bring these wounded dogs to the shelter to be cared for and to have prosthetic limbs…

For 30 years, Raed Abdel Aal has been making a living out of chopping trees, an occupation he had inherited from his grandfather. Due to the frequent power outage, there is a growing demand for firewood, which is mostly used for cooking and…

Despite the invincible siege imposed on Gaza, Maher Abu Hadaf insists on pursuing his passion in breeding ornamental birds. Through Israel-run border crossings, he imports those birds, and sometimes he even smuggles birds’ eggs to then put…