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Palestinian author Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer Prize for commentary

The poet gets the prestigious award for New Yorker essays ‘on the physical and emotional carnage in Gaza’ amid war.

Al Jazeera

‘We are not numbers’: Journalist who lost over 21 family members in Gaza releases new book of Palestinian voices

Over 51,000 people have been killed in Gaza, the vast majority being women and children

The Independent UK

‘How many dead Palestinians are enough?’ The unbearable prescience of the late poet Refaat Alareer

The author and academic was killed in an Israeli airstrike a year ago. A posthumous collection of his work, If I Must Die, tells the stories of Gaza in a plea for change

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Palestinian Poet's Daughter Killed In Israeli Airstrike Alongside Family

Tragic loss of Shaima Alareer, her family in Gaza airstrike underscores the need for peace.

Top News

Remembering Refaat Alareer, in the words of his student

A former student remembers the writer, poet and activist who died in an Israeli bombardment of Gaza last December.

Al Jazeera

'It's ALL destroyed': Scottish university's twin in Gaza lies in ruins

THE Islamic University of Gaza – which has a twinning programme with Glasgow University – lies in ruins.

The National (Scotland)

Friday essay: 'what else should I lose to survive?' The young writers living – and dying – in Gaza

Please note that all our dreams are vanished. I lost my house. I lost 33 of my family members. And I’m about to lose Palestine. What else should I lose to survive? These are messages sent to me via Facebook Messenger from a 24-year-old Palestinian writer, Abdallah Aljazzar, who, along…

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War’s toll on education in Gaza casts shadow over children’s future

With pupils and teachers uprooted and buildings destroyed, it is likely to be many months before classes can resume

The Guardian - UK

Brian Cox reads 'last poem' by famed Palestinian poet killed in Gaza bombing

SCOTTISH actor Brian Cox has paid tribute to a Palestinian poet and teacher who was killed amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East ...

The National (Scotland)

‘If I must die, let it bring hope’: the power of poetry in the Palestinian struggle

Thousands of dollars have been raised around the world as writers unite in support of civilians in Gaza

The Guardian - AU

Israeli military says five of its soldiers killed in war – as it happened

US uses emergency declaration to provide $106.5m worth of rounds for immediate delivery to Israel, Pentagon says

The Guardian - AU

Palestinian writer and academic Refaat Alareer killed in airstrike

‘Brilliant’ academic killed along with his brother, sister and her four children

The Independent UK

Palestinians mourn poet Refaat Alareer killed in Israeli air strike

The renowned poet and academic was considered ‘the voice of Gaza’.

Al Jazeera

Every UK university challenged after academics killed in Gaza

A UNIVERSITY committee representing Palestine has written to the vice chancellor of every university in the UK amid several high-profile academics'…

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The Guardian - AU

US risks ‘complicity in war crimes’, says Human Rights Watch – as it happened

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Al Jazeera

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 63

Gaza’s ‘literary giant’ Refaat Alareer has been killed as deaths in the enclave mount – here are major updates.

Zenger

BBC News Guest Equates Attacks On Israeli Civilians To Jewish Resistance Against Nazis

Controversial comparison sparks backlash amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict

Zenger

Penn Leaders Cite Academic Freedom, Allowing Events Although Incompatible With Penn’s Values

Penn leaders allow the event to proceed despite some speakers’ antisemitic history

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