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Trapped in Beit Hanoun

Photo by Charlie Andreasson

27th July 2014 | Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine We raced towards the hospital in Beit Hanoun, our mission was to assist in the evacuation of the hospital with the same name. The Israeli forces had already destroyed 13 ambulances ...

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Gaza: Another home destroyed

Photo by Charlie Andreasson

25th July 2014 | Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine At 9 AM local time, a missile targeted a family home in central Gaza City. The house appeared to have been evacuated, but the shockwave and construction material that was thrown demolished ...

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Walking to Qalandia

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25th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Qalandia, Occupied Palestine We began walking in a crowd, full of men, women, and children. I couldn’t began to estimate how many people were gathered, at least 10,000. The mood was cheerful, people ...

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Where will they go?

Photo by Charlie Andreasson

22nd July 2014 | Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine The attack has been going on for over two weeks. I was awakened early this morning by explosions that were so close that they shook the house. Then came a phone ...

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‘Death Zone’ in Shajiya

A destroyed ambulance (photo by Joe Catron).

20th July 2014 | Rina Andolini | Gaza, Occupied Palestine There was a ceasefire today for 3 hours – so some of us internationals went to the area which I refer to as the ‘Death Zone’ – Shajiya, we went to ...

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Gaza report: War against civilians

Charlie Andreasson

14th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine The war is now in its seventh day, the death toll is rising briskly, 17,000 people have fled Beit Lahia in the north after the threat of ...

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Gaza report: Death and destruction

Photo by Charlie Andreasson

11th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine We managed to get a lift in an armoured Land Rover belonging to French journalists, and at crazy speed we went through intersections with only the cat ...

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Journal from Gaza: Ghost town

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10th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine The entrance to the harbour was yesterday blocked for cars and other vehicles, but it was no problem to enter by foot. No one tried to stop ...

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Politics in Gaza

Photo taken by Fred Ekblad, ISM Gaza

9th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine I wake up after a night shattered by rocket launches, airstrikes, and flyovers, to sparrows friendly twittering, seemingly unconcerned by the drones swarming overhead. No explosions have ...

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