Tensions are high ahead of the Nakba Day in Palestine amid ongoing protests in Gaza and the US embassy move to Jerusalem. Follow our coverage.
A day at a Gaza protest camp
15 May 2018
Our team in Gaza spent a day at a protest camp where Palestinians are holding demonstrations as part of the Great March of Return, demanding the lifting of the Israeli blockade on Gaza and the right of return.
I am still proud to be Palestinian, and that is what Israel fears
Israeli aggression against Palestinians is rooted in fear: the fear that Palestinians have not surrendered their land, their identities, or the will to resist.
No, Palestinians in Gaza are not just battling a humanitarian crisis
It isn't really about electricity or jobs. Palestinians are fighting to return to their land. Painting the injustice that Palestinians face as primarily a humanitarian crisis ignores Israel's wider colonial project.
The unseen costs of imprisoning Palestinian minors
As many as 400 minors are in Israeli custody facing harsh prison sentences for crimes like 'stone-throwing' or being in Israel illegally. The Israeli practice of punishing minors and their families compounds the intractable nature of the conflict.
Israelis react to Gaza killings
21 May 2018
We went to Jerusalem and asked Israelis what they think about Gaza, the killing of protesters and the treatment of Palestinians by the Israeli military. What they said might surprise you.
Gaza's deadliest day since 2014, in numbers
16 May 2018
May 14, 2018, was one of the deadliest days in Gaza since the 2014 war. Israeli forces killed over 55 Palestinians in Gaza in a single day. The protests coincided with the US embassy move to Jerusalem.
The first Arab-Israeli war explained
14 May 2018
Following the establishment of the State of Israel, the 1948 Arab-Israeli war broke out. As a result, 700,000 Palestinians were forced out of their homeland to other Arab nations. The event is remembered as the Nakba or “catastrophe”.
The special session of the Human Rights Council was convened after at least 60 protesters were killed by Israeli forces at the Gaza-Israel border, making it the bloodiest day for Palestinians in years.
Here are the names of 60 Palestinians who were killed in Gaza on May 14
During protests along the Gaza-Israeli border, at least 60 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces. Besides teargas being dropped from drones, live ammunition was also used.
Gaza: From Ottoman rule to the Israeli blockade
21 May 2018
As Gaza protests culminated in the mass killings of Palestinians, Randolph Nogel travelled to the Gaza Strip to see how three generations of one family has been impacted by occupation and lived without freedom for 70 years.
Strait Talk: Khaled Meshal interview
21 May 2018
Strait Talk interviews Khaled Meshal, the former head of Hamas political bureau in Doha, Qatar.
What to make of Trump's Ramadan message?
21 May 2018
US President Donald Trump has issued a statement celebrating Ramadan, a holy month for Muslims. He received backlash on social media. Here is why.
Palestinian football player injured in Gaza
21 May 2018
Israeli forces shot Palestinian football player Mohamed Khalil Abeed, aiming straight at his two knees during the March of Return. He recounts the incident to us.
Twitter war between Erdogan and Netanyahu
16 May 2018
“He has the blood of Palestinians on his hands." This is what Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tweeted about Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in a war of words between the two leaders.
Israel blames killings in Gaza on Palestinians
16 May 2018
Israel has killed over 60 Palestinians during the March of Return, but says it was just defending itself from Hamas.
Tense protests in Bethlehem on Nakba Day
16 May 2018
Palestinians, both Christian and Muslim, have taken to the streets of Bethlehem to protest on Nakba Day. So far, more than 50 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli forces.
Tensions high in West Bank as Israeli forces fire tear gas on Palestinians
Israeli troops are attacking protesting Palestinians in the West Bank. With civilians throwing stones to defend themselves. Footage shows Israeli forces firing tear gas canisters and steel-coated rubber bullets.
Palestinians bury their dead while marking 'Nakba Day'
Residents of Gaza attend funerals of those killed by Israelis on Monday while marking the day hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were uprooted during the 1948 war.
Istanbul residents rally to support Jerusalem
21 May 2018
Thousands rally in Istanbul at what might be the world’s largest demonstration in support for Jerusalem and the people of Palestine.
It was the bloodiest day for Palestinians since the 2014 Gaza conflict as the Great March of Return entered its seventh week ahead of the day of "Nakba," or "Catastrophe."
Israel kills 58 Palestinians in wake of US embassy opening in Jerusalem
Israel says its troops used live ammunition to prevent a border fence from being damaged or breached. Hundreds of Palestinians were wounded by the live ammunition that was fired.
US opens Jerusalem embassy and Israel kills dozens of protesters
21 May 2018
As the US embassy opens its Embassy in Jerusalem dozens of Palestinian protesters with killed by Israeli troops.
Israel kills 41 Palestinian protesters in Gaza
14 May 2018
Dozens of Palestinians killed by Israelis snipers during Great March of Return protests along the Gaza-Israel border.
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