Elis Gjevori

Istanbul, London

Journalist at Middle East Eye

Freelance journalist writing in @MiddleEastEye, @The_NewArab, @AJEnglish | Balkans, Türkiye & MENA focus | @soas |

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Articles

Israeli raid on Nablus old city leaves 41 wounded, six shot with live rounds

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed that Israeli occupation wounded 41 people during a raid on the Old City of Nablus, including six who were shot with live ammunition.
Israel demolishes 80 percent of Rafah, satellite images reveal

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

Israeli forces have razed roughly 80 percent of Rafah’s buildings and refugee camps in southern Gaza, according to a report by Israel’s Channel 12, which cited satellite imagery analysis. The widespread destruction underscores the devastating toll of Israel’s military campaign on the densely populated city, once a refuge for displaced Palestinians. Critics argue this level of demolition reflects a deliberate policy to render Rafah uninhabitable, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Hamas says no to new truce talks amid Israel's ‘hunger war’ on Gaza

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

A senior Hamas figure said on Tuesday the group won’t re-enter truce negotiations while Israel continues its deadly assault on Gaza. “There is no sense in engaging in talks or considering new ceasefire proposals as long as the hunger war and extermination war continue in the Gaza Strip,” Basem Naim told AFP. He urged global powers to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the “crimes of hunger, thirst, and killings” in the enclave.
France slams Israel’s Gaza offensive as ‘unacceptable’

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has sharply criticised Israel’s latest military push in Gaza, saying Paris “very strongly” condemns the campaign. “It’s unacceptable,” Jean-Noel Barrot told French radio on Tuesday, accusing Israel of breaching humanitarian law. His remarks follow Israel’s announcement that it will expand operations and force the displacement of “most” Gaza residents.
Palestinian girl ‘gasping for air’ as mother uses makeshift device to save her

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

After doctors narrowly saved Maram Manaa’s daughter from a life-threatening asthma attack, she pleaded for proper treatment to stop the attacks from returning. The Palestinian mother of three waited anxiously at her daughter’s bedside in a field hospital in central Gaza. When the doctor finally returned, he was holding a plastic water bottle. It had been fashioned into a makeshift spacer, connected to an inhaler far too strong for a child that age. “This is all we’ve got,” he told her.
Exclusive: Abbas to visit Lebanon with plan to disarm Palestinian factions

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to visit Lebanon on 19 May to announce the disarmament of Palestinian resistance factions, by force if necessary, Middle East Eye can reveal. Palestinian and Lebanese sources told MEE that Abbas will travel to Beirut on an official visit to meet the Lebanese president and other top officials.
Syria detains senior Palestinian leader with Assad ties

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

Syrian authorities have arrested Talal Naji, 79, leader of the pro-Assad Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC), Palestinian sources told AP. The Damascus-based official was reportedly taken for questioning Saturday morning after leaving his residence with aides. A Syrian official, speaking anonymously, suggested Naji would likely be released soon. The PFLP-GC maintained close relations with Bashar al-Assad's government before its ousting.
Israeli air strikes kill 39 in Gaza since dawn, say medical sources

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

Israeli air strikes have killed at least 39 Palestinians across Gaza since dawn today, according to medical sources speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic.
Israel launches further air strikes on Syria amid Druze tensions

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

Israel launched around 20 air strikes on Syria late on Friday in what the country's new rulers branded as a "dangerous escalation". The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Israel hit military targets across Syria in the "heaviest" bombardment so far this year. The Sana news agency reported Israeli air strikes near Damascus and in the west, in Latakia and Hama, as well as in Daraa in the south.
Over 50 staff detained by Israel, aid blocked from Gaza: Unrwa chief

2 weeks ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

Unrwa Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has accused Israeli authorities of detaining more than 50 of the agency’s staff since the start of the assault on Gaza, including doctors and teachers. Speaking on Tuesday, Lazzarini said the detainees were subjected to “horrific and shocking” mistreatment—ranging from beatings and abuse to being used as human shields. He added that many were forced into confessions under duress.