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Amjad Yaghi

Amjad Yaghi

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Amjad Yaghi is a Palestinian journalist based in Gaza. He has been a correspondent for several Arab newspapers and magazines, including Al-Araby al-Jadeed, The New Arab's Arabic-language sister publication, The Electronic Intifada, and Al-Monitor. 

 

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Trapped in Rafah, I'm witnessing genocide with my own eyes

Gazan journalist Amjad Yaghi's eye-witness account in Rafah describes the horrors of Israel's ground invasion as Gazans desperately try to flee to safety.

09 May, 2024

Israel hunts down Gazan labourers stranded in West Bank

Gazan Palestinians are facing a dystopian nightmare in the West Bank — pursued by Israeli soldiers for 'not holding work permits' in their own occupied land.

05 April, 2024

Israel's drones close in on Gaza's Al-Aqsa Hospital

Gaza's Al-Aqsa Hospital is looking likely to suffer the same horrific fate as the northern hospitals as Israel closes in.

16 January, 2024

Gaza refugees recall Yibna village 75 years after the Nakba

On the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, during which around 750,000 Palestinians were ethnically cleansed from over 500 villages, residents of Yibna camp recall how those who fled Yibna resettled together in Gaza, dreaming of return.

15 May, 2023

A wedding turns into a funeral after Israel's Gaza strikes

Dania Adas, a young Gaza woman, was getting ready to be married in July but her life was tragically cut short by an Israeli airstrike.

12 May, 2023

Summer camps brighten lives of thousands of Gazan children

UNRWA has restarted its summer camps for Gazan children after a four-year gap due to its funding crisis. Amjad Yaghi reports on how the camp organisers hope to address the recent trauma suffered by children after Israel's latest assault.

23 August, 2021

How Gaza's disabled suffer the most during Israeli assaults

Israel's violent and repeated attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip have caused thousands of deaths, untold destruction and long-lasting trauma. However, for those with disabilities, the difficulties faced are even more severe.

11 August, 2021