Het Dar Es-Salam ziekenhuis in Khan Younis werd in 1995 opgericht, en staat sinds 2005 op zijn huidige locatie, aan de Salah al Din weg, de belangrijkste verkeersader die verticaal door de Gazastrook loopt. Vanuit Khan Younis biedt het ziekenhuis gespecialiseerde zorg aan de inwoners van de zuidelijke helft van de Gazastrook. In Dar Es-Salam, […]
November 30, 2012
The fishing port and fish market of Gaza are near our home. Every morning people would gather there for the fish catch and trade. As part of the illegal closure Israel has imposed on the Gaza Strip, a 3 nautical mile limit has been enforced since January 2009 beyond which the Israeli Navy will not […]
November 24, 2012
Op de avond van de wapenstilstand brak een waar volksfeest uit in het centrum Gaza stad. Hoewel de opluchting en vreugde overheersten, had iedereen ook een dubbel gevoel, denkende aan de 160 mensen die het geweld niet overleefd hebben en de families die nooit meer hetzelfde zullen zijn. Er worden nog steeds lichamen van vermisten […]
November 21, 2012
After Israeli F16s dropped warning leaflets across the Gaza Strip yesterday afternoon, telling people to leave their homes, panic broke out. Many thousands of people hastily packed some blanckets and food together and moved out of their neighborhoods in the border areas, northern Gaza Strip, and the east and south of Gaza City. The al […]
October 26, 2012
Today Eid al Adha -the feast of sacrifice- is celebrated by Muslims all around the world. Yesterday markets throughout the Gaza Strip were bustling as people were preparing for this important holiday; buying groceries, gifts, and those who could afford also bought animals for sacrificing, which took place early this morning. Here are some pictures […]
May 14, 2012
“How do you see Gaza?” is a question you often get as a foreigner living in Gaza. It is the variety and contrasts within the Gaza Strip, and Palestine as a whole, that make it impossible to catch my observations in a few phrases. This week, Gaza showed its happiness, hope, heritage, steadfastness, strength, beauty, […]
March 15, 2012
Last Friday, an Israeli drone missile hit a car driving in a densely populated residential neighourhood in Gaza City, killing PRC leader Zuhair Qaisa and his son in law, Mahmoud Ahmad Hunein. This assassination sparked five days of rocket salvos from the Gaza Strip, which was used by Israel as a pretext for more airstrikes, […]
May 9, 2013
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