Israel-Gaza War

Civil defense teams carry out operations to recover the bodies of five members of the Abu Nida family who were trapped under the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli attacks on the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza Strip on February 0, 2026.

To Build Bridges, We Must Block the Bombs To Build Bridges, We Must Block the Bombs

Brad Lander in The Nation: “When I am elected to Congress, I will support the Block the Bombs Act to protect more Palestinians from being killed by Israel.”

Feb 10, 2026 / Brad Lander

The Colorful Block in 2025.

The Gaza Street That Refuses to Die The Gaza Street That Refuses to Die

What I saw walking one block in Gaza.

Feb 3, 2026 / Ali Skaik

What Gaza’s Photographers Have Seen

What Gaza’s Photographers Have Seen What Gaza’s Photographers Have Seen

These pictures are records of a genocidal war, but they are something more, too—they are fragments of Gaza itself

Feb 3, 2026 / Huda Skaik

A Palestinian girl carries a gallon of drinking water she filled from a water truck in Khan Younis. Palestinians in Gaza are suffering from a severe water crisis due to the destruction of water wells by Israeli air strikes.

A Ceasefire in Name Only A Ceasefire in Name Only

The language of ceasefire has been repurposed in Gaza: It no longer describes a pause in violence but rather a mechanism for managing it.

Feb 3, 2026 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

People inspect damage and remove items from their homes following Israeli air strikes on April 7, 2024 in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

What Edward Said Teaches Us About Gaza What Edward Said Teaches Us About Gaza

On Palestine and the geography of vanishing.

Feb 3, 2026 / Alaa Alqaisi

Two children are waving Palestinian flags on a wrecked car as displaced Palestinians start to return their houses past damaged houses in Jabalia and Beit Lahia regions

A Day for Gaza A Day for Gaza

Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.

Feb 3, 2026 / Rayan El Amine, Jack Mirkinson, and Lizzy Ratner

Gaza City, December 8, 2025.

My Sister’s Death Still Echoes Inside Me My Sister’s Death Still Echoes Inside Me

Rewaa was killed by an Israeli bomb. Her absence has broken me in ways I still cannot describe.

Feb 3, 2026 / Asmaa Dwaima

President Donald Trump's son-in-lawJared Kushner during the World Economic Forum n Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Jared Kushner’s “Plan” for Gaza Is an Abomination Jared Kushner’s “Plan” for Gaza Is an Abomination

Kushner is pitching a “new,” gleaming resort hub. But scratch the surface, and you find nothing less than a blueprint for ethnic cleansing.

Jan 30, 2026 / Tariq Kenney-Shawa

Hend’s family during their olive harvest season in 2024. Photo courtesy of Hend Salama Abo Helow

Israel Wants to Destroy My Family's Way of Life. We'll Never Give In. Israel Wants to Destroy My Family's Way of Life. We'll Never Give In.

My family's olive trees have stood in Gaza for decades. Despite genocide, drought, pollution, toxic mines, uprooting, bulldozing, and burning, they're still here—and so are we.

Dec 11, 2025 / Hend Salama Abo Helow

Young learners listen to an educator during the start of classes at Latin Patriarchate School inside the Holy Family Catholic Church compound sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, on December 3, 2025.

I’m a Teacher in Gaza. My Students Are Barely Hanging On. I’m a Teacher in Gaza. My Students Are Barely Hanging On.

Between grief, trauma, and years spent away from school, the children I teach are facing enormous challenges.

Dec 4, 2025 / Ghada Eyad

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