Daily life · Latifa al-Farra
The Distance Between a Mother and Clean Water
A mother of eight describes what changes when clean water arrives closer to home.
Read the story ↗19 February 2026A documentary portrait series / October 2026
Before the headlines, they had lives.
Six documented accounts of family, study, care and loss in Gaza. Follow each person through the available published evidence, with the original testimony only a click away.
Read the stories ↓Historical context image: Gaza City, March 2006. Public domain photograph, Grauesel / Wikivoyage via Wikimedia Commons. This does not depict any of the people featured in these stories.
What these accounts preserve
The people behind the record.
These features are written from identified, previously published accounts. This publication did not conduct the underlying interviews or obtain portrait rights. Each page identifies the reporting organization, original date and limits of what is known.
Education · Jana
Jana Has an Examination to Prepare For
At seventeen, a student is trying to protect borrowed textbooks from the rain.
Read the story ↗27 January 2026
Education · Reem Abd
The Family Phone Is Reem’s Route to University
Five people share one aging phone, and its battery determines how much of a university class Reem can attend.
Read the story ↗28 September 2026
Daily life · Rama Hussain Abu Amra
Rama Kept the Red Collar
Her account of a beloved cat records a relationship and a loss that would otherwise disappear from the headlines.
Read the story ↗21 September 2026
Daily life · Nabilah ‘Abd a-Nabi
What Nabilah Remembers About Fridays
An account of family gatherings helps explain what displacement took away long before a home became a tent.
Read the story ↗1 February 2026
Healthcare · Dr. Hassan Ayad and Rina
Medical Care Under Canvas
A mobile-clinic doctor and a mother describe the difference that nearby healthcare can make.
Read the story ↗4 August 2026For readers beginning here
Understanding Gaza.
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