Palestinian refugees in Gaza are being displaced by the Hamas-led government to make way for a coastal highway. Although residents have built their homes out of their own pockets over several generations, the government says they have the right to demolish the homes because the residents do not officially own the land in Al-Shati Refugee Camp.

“When the Israeli gunboat fired towards us, we refused to leave our homes,” Nasser Abu Saif tells Mondoweiss “I spent my life suffering. Now at the end of my life the government will take my home instead of supporting me and my family?”

Members of the Palestinian national team never just played to win. They played to bring Palestine to the world, and the world into Palestine.

But the new generation of aspiring footballers want to bring the World Cup home. If Morocco’s historic victories this year have taught us anything, it is that nothing is impossible.

Journalists in Gaza often face an internal conflict where you feel split between the pleasure of being able to tell people’s true stories and the concern that you might be judged for it because of who you are.

Impeding Gaza’s ability to move beyond its own destruction, the blockade is being exacerbated by climate change, and even an hour of rain floods Gaza’s neighborhoods.

Palestinians travelling out of Gaza are routinely subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment by Egyptian officials as they are escorted to Cairo International Airport and placed under guard until they board their planes.

Gaza is mourning 21 members of the Abu Rayya family who were burned alive when a fire ignited the small apartment they had gathered in for a family celebration.

The tragedy is a direct result of the Gaza blockade, as frequent power cuts have forced families to use alternative fuel sources to fight the dark, often in hazardous conditions.

Is it worth leaving Gaza to seek work in foreign countries to build your future if you can’t do this at home?

Widely regarded as the most blessed time of the year, Palestinian families in Gaza wait all year for the olive harvest season.

The Hamas government has imposed a tax on imported clothing in a bid to support local industries. In the meantime, this has caused the prices of clothing to soar, leaving families in Gaza in the difficult position of choosing whether the should buy food or clothing for their children.

The intimate details of people’s lives here in Gaza that I am able to bring to you are only shared with me because they know they are talking to one of their own, not a foreign journalist.