Hani Almadhoun

Hani Almadhoun is the senior director of philanthropy for UNRWA USA and cofounder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen, which is operated by members of his family in Gaza. The views expressed are his own and do not represent UNRWA USA.

Donald Trump holds a signed founding charter for the “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos.

Gaza Is a Crime Scene, Not a Real Estate Opportunity Gaza Is a Crime Scene, Not a Real Estate Opportunity

The Trump administration’s plan for a New Gaza has nothing to do with peace and rebuilding, and everything to do with erasure.

Jan 27, 2026 / Hani Almadhoun

Chef Mahmoud Almadhoun, founder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen, was killed by an Israeli drone strike on November 30, 2024.

My Brother, Chef Mahmoud Almadhoun, Was Killed Because He Fed Gaza’s Starving People My Brother, Chef Mahmoud Almadhoun, Was Killed Because He Fed Gaza’s Starving People

His killing by Israel sent a chilling message that no one is safe, including humanitarians who stand in the way of Gaza’s erasure.

Dec 11, 2024 / Hani Almadhoun

A Palestinian woman carrying her child in her arms cries in front of a building destroyed in Israel's attack on the Bureij Refugee Camp on September 19, 2024.

‘I Have Watched My People Suffer in Ways That Would Shock the World’ ‘I Have Watched My People Suffer in Ways That Would Shock the World’

Dispatches from Gaza on surviving a year of genocide.

Oct 7, 2024 / Lujayn, Mohammed R. Mhawish, Ahmed Abu Artema, and Hani Almadhoun