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While we celebrate Christmas in the UK, this is the harsh reality of life for children in Gaza
Alison Griffin

While we celebrate Christmas in the UK, this is the harsh reality of life for children in Gaza

Alison Griffin, head of conflict and humanitarian at Save the Children UK, writes about what life is like for children in Gaza over the Christmas season this year

This is what Christmas is like in Gaza: ‘We hope that peace will prevail so that we can celebrate’
Christmas in Gaza

This is what Christmas is like in Gaza: ‘We hope that peace will prevail so that we can celebrate’

With a fragile ceasefire in place, Gazans aren’t taking anything for granted this Christmas

‘It’s not just great beer. It’s an image of Palestine’: Meet the Middle East’s first female brewmaster
Palestine

‘It’s not just great beer. It’s an image of Palestine’: Meet the Middle East’s first female brewmaster

Taybeh Brewery is a family business in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in Palestine. It is expanding its brewery despite the challenges of the last two years, spurred on by international support, with one of their beers now available to buy in the UK

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’
Gaza

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
Gaza

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK

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Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Helen Pattinson

Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future

Laughter, songs and joy: This is how it felt the moment news of a ceasefire reached Gaza
Mohammed Aklouk 

Laughter, songs and joy: This is how it felt the moment news of a ceasefire reached Gaza

The UK has formally recognised the state of Palestine. So now what?
Palestine

The UK has formally recognised the state of Palestine. So now what?

I’ve been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body
Mohammed Aklouk

I’ve been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body

Comedian Vittorio Angelone: ‘Landlords should have to look you in the eye when they take your rent’
Big Questions

Comedian Vittorio Angelone: ‘Landlords should have to look you in the eye when they take your rent’

‘We can read their eyes’: Donkeys serve as ‘animal ambulances’ in Gaza. But they now face starvation, Palestinian vet warns
Gaza

‘We can read their eyes’: Donkeys serve as ‘animal ambulances’ in Gaza. But they now face starvation, Palestinian vet warns

West Bank Palestinian farmers fight for survival amid settler violence and economic collapse
Palestine

West Bank Palestinian farmers fight for survival amid settler violence and economic collapse

Food should never be a weapon – so this is why 150 food leaders spoke out on Gaza
Pippa Murray

Food should never be a weapon – so this is why 150 food leaders spoke out on Gaza

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’
Gaza

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’

‘How many more children must die?’: British Palestinians plead with UK to act as Gaza’s people starve
Gaza

‘How many more children must die?’: British Palestinians plead with UK to act as Gaza’s people starve

Israel’s aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now
Riham Jafari

Israel’s aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war
Humanitarianism

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war

How adapting controversial play Seven Jewish Children into a film expanded my Jewish identity
Israel

How adapting controversial play Seven Jewish Children into a film expanded my Jewish identity

Donkeys are now the main form of transport in Gaza. Meet the vet keeping them alive
Gaza

Donkeys are now the main form of transport in Gaza. Meet the vet keeping them alive

Why Starmer’s cuts to UK aid budget will hurt both at home and abroad
Khusbu Patel

Why Starmer’s cuts to UK aid budget will hurt both at home and abroad

Zarah Sultana would ‘absolutely’ return to Labour after suspension: ‘It has to be a broad church’
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Zarah Sultana would ‘absolutely’ return to Labour after suspension: ‘It has to be a broad church’

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‘A toy is not a luxury’: How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process ‘unimaginable’ trauma
Gaza

‘A toy is not a luxury’: How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process ‘unimaginable’ trauma

As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened
Ahmed Najar

As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened

‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy
Bethlehem

‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy

‘The children have seen so much blood’: As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what’s next for Gaza?
Gaza

‘The children have seen so much blood’: As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what’s next for Gaza?