Salma Yaseen

Apr 5, 2024 | electronicintifada.net | Salma Yaseen

Mustafa and his family have been uprooted many times over the past six months. The first displacement occurred when Israel bombarded al-Rimal, a neighborhood of Gaza City. The family’s home was destroyed as a result. The family went to stay with relatives in Jabaliya refugee camp. Their relatives’ home was also attacked. The family then took shelter at a school run by the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA). It, too, came under fire. The family were having one meal per day at most in the north.

Mar 22, 2024 | electronicintifada.net | Salma Yaseen

It was after midnight when Samir Abu Shamala heard a knock on the door. Some neighbors delivered news of an imminent attack. Israel had ordered everyone in Burj al-Masri tower to evacuate. Samir and his family hastily left the apartment they were renting in the tower. As they went down the stairs of the building, they saw many parents carrying their children. Other residents only had bags containing essential documents. Many of the children were weeping. They had been woken up from their sleep.

Feb 8, 2024 | electronicintifada.net | Salma Yaseen

Finding clean air in Gaza has become nearly impossible. Parents are worried that toxic substances emitted by Israel’s weapons are causing an increase in respiratory complaints among children. Alaa is a mother, who was recently awoken in the middle of the night by her daughter Hala, 8. Hala had a fever and was having trouble breathing. She was brought to northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital, which is operating at a reduced capacity after being attacked by Israeli forces during December.

Jan 31, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman |Salma Yaseen |Ramzy Baroud |Dan Corjescu

by Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman and Salma YaseenFinding clean and safe drinking water in Gaza has become nearly impossible. Aref Abed, 60, lives in Gaza City’s al-Yarmouk neighborhood. Typically, Abed would fill his 1,500-liter barrel with desalinated water from a desalination truck. Yet this is no longer an option. The desalination plants are closed entirely or operating at extremely limited capacity due to a lack of electricity and fuel.

Jan 29, 2024 | electronicintifada.net | Khuloud Sulaiman |Salma Yaseen

Finding clean and safe drinking water in Gaza has become nearly impossible. Aref Abed, 60, lives in Gaza City’s al-Yarmouk neighborhood. Typically, Abed would fill his 1,500-liter barrel with desalinated water from a desalination truck. Yet this is no longer an option. The desalination plants are closed entirely or operating at extremely limited capacity due to a lack of electricity and fuel.