The New Arab Staff

Alaa Helou

Helou

Palestinian journalist based in Gaza. Writes for Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, The New Arab's Arabic-language sister publication

Families of Palestinian prisoners in Gaza protest the increasing assaults, torture and medical neglect by Israel and called for international protection.

12 October, 2026

Large crowds gathered in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood to bury 100 people – 70 of them children - found under the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel

06 September, 2026

Gaza mourns 50 Palestinians whose remains were recovered from beneath the rubble of Israeli strikes nearly three years after they were killed.

20 August, 2026

Eight-year-old Muhammad Fasfous, suffering from a rare condition enlarging his liver and kidneys, is unable to leave Gaza for treatment

09 August, 2026

Rescue teams in Gaza plan on concluding the operation in three months, as families continue to search for their loved ones.

27 June, 2026

Seventy-eight years after the Palestinian Nakba, children in the Gaza Strip are experiencing a tragedy strikingly similar to what their grandparents endured.

15 May, 2026

Beneath collapsed buildings and in areas rescuers cannot reach, thousands of Gaza's children remain missing, leaving families trapped in agonising uncertainty

23 April, 2026

Relatives of Palestinian prisoners held a vigil in Gaza City after Israeli lawmakers approved a racist law applying capital punishment to Palestinians only.

31 March, 2026

The event is part of a global initiative launched in 2005, aimed at raising international awareness and expanding boycott campaigns and pressure on Israel.

24 March, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of Gazans displaced by Israel's devastating two-year assault are doing what they can to celebrate the holiday

20 March, 2026