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Gaza playwright Ali Abu Yasin wins PEN Writer of Courage award

Gaza playwright Ali Abu Yasin won the Writer of Courage 2026 award for his work exploring Palestinian life, occupation, and war through theatre.

Assiah Hamed
09 October, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (C) joins anti-war demonstrators during October 7th vigil organized by 'Israelis for Peace NYC' at Union Square in Manhattan, New York City, United States on October 7, 2026.
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Mamdani denounces Gaza war in October 7 statement

Assiah Hamed
08 October, 2026
The European deputy La France Insoumise LFI Rima Hassan wears a Palestinian keffiyeh on her shoulders and walks among the stalls in the exhibitors villagecarrying a cardboard fan featuring the colors of the Palestinian flagat the Chateauneuf-sur-Isere convention center in the Drome department of southeastern France on August 22, 2026. The event is Les AMFIS, the summer school of the far-left political party La France Insoumise.
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EU Parliament investigates Rima Hassan over Israeli flag protest

Assiah Hamed
07 October, 2026
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Bezalel Smotrich
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Smotrich threatens Egypt ahead of 1973 October war anniversary

The New Arab Staff
06 October, 2026
Palestinians injured in an Israeli attack on civilians in Halawa Camp, east of the Jabalia area in northern Gaza, are brought to Al-Shifa Hospital for treatment in Gaza City, Gaza, Palestine, on September 29, 2026.
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Gaza healthcare in catastrophic collapse a year into ceasefire

The New Arab Staff
01 October, 2026
Children are seen as displaced Palestinian families live in makeshift tents and severely damaged buildings amidst heavy destruction after Israeli airstrikes that left Khan Yunis in ruins, southern Gaza Strip, Palestine on July 17, 2026.
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Israel kills 10 Palestinians in Gaza, including 3 children

Matthew Hoare
18 July, 2026
Israel struck the Sabra industrial area [Getty]
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Eight people including girl killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

The New Arab Staff
13 July, 2026
A tribute to Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa displayed on a building in Doha [Getty]
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Hamad Bin Khalifa: Making Qatar a major international player

The New Arab Staff
12 July, 2026
An interior view of the heavy destruction left by the Israeli army at Kamal Adwan Hospital after Israeli army withdrew following the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, in Beit Lahia, Gaza on January 30, 2025.
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Israeli drone strike wounds staff at Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital

Assiah Hamed
Diaa Al-Kahlout
11 July, 2026
The growing influence of religious Zionism in the Israeli military has raised fears over its conduct in Gaza
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How religious Zionism is influencing Israel's military in Gaza

Sam Hamad
03 July, 2026
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Peace Council to launch pilot shelter project in Gaza: report

The New Arab Staff
01 July, 2026
Palestinians walk along a path lined with rubble and heavily damaged buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, on June 3, 2026.
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Israeli strikes, shelling in Gaza kill at least 4 Palestinians

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 June, 2026
Palestinians inspect the destruction after an Israeli airstrike targeted tents sheltering displaced Palestinians and a residential building in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, Gaza, Palestine on June 07, 2026.
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Israeli strike kills Palestinian siblings in Gaza tent camp

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 June, 2026
A protest was held outside the Amazon Spheres over the company's links with Israel [Getty]
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Activist group vows more pressure on Amazon over Israel tries

Assiah Hamed
26 June, 2026
A person holds a banner 'All eyes on flotilla' during a protest after Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet of vessels carrying aid to Gaza. Krakow, Poland on October 5th, 2025.
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Legal centre demands probe into alleged rape in Israeli prison

Assiah Hamed
07 June, 2026
Friends and family gathered at Al-Shifa Hospital to mourn a victim of Israeli airstrikes on June 6, 2026 in Gaza City, Gaza
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Gaza civil defence says 10 killed in Israeli strikes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 June, 2026
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Gaza flotilla activists deported after abuse in Israel custody

Assiah Hamed
Sofia Aboudari
21 May, 2026
Civil Defense workers inspect the wreckage of a vehicle, targeted on Al-Nasr Street, with an open plastic bag containing severed limbs sitting on the car seat, while a crowd gathers around the vehicle in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on May 16, 2026.
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Gaza health officials say Israeli strikes, gunfire kill five

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 May, 2026
Protesters, carrying Palestinian flags and signs, gather outside the European Commission headquarters to protest against the continued detention of Freedom Flotilla activists Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Avila by Israeli authorities in Barcelona, Spain, on May 5, 2026.
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Israel to release Gaza flotilla activists after global pressure

Assiah Hamed
09 May, 2026
A Medecins Sans Frontieres doctor takes care of patients at Nasser Hospital as patients face difficulties accessing care due to inadequate health services in Khan Yunis, Gaza on January 15, 2026.
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MSF says Israel has 'manufactured malnutrition crisis' in Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 May, 2026
Prominent Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya has been held under Israeli detention for months [Getty]
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Israeli group asks high court to order release of Gaza doctors

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 May, 2026