Health officials suspended coronavirus screening. Experts have warned that the conflict with Israel could worsen the pandemic in the territory.
Author: Adam Rasgon
Palestinian activists are calling for a general strike in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel.
The strike on Tuesday is meant to protest Israeli action and unite three groups of Palestinians who live under separate governments and, increasingly, have distinct lives.
Severe Covid Cases Surge in Gaza as Ramadan Nears
The coronavirus variant identified in Britain is proliferating in the Gaza Strip, where fewer than 1 percent of residents have been vaccinated so far.
A Rundown School for Palestinian Children Awaits U.S. Aid
Residents worry that the Biden administration won’t restore critical funding for the renovation of the West Bank school.
Israel’s Beaches Are Littered With Tar After Mysterious Oil Spill
The environmental damage is being called one of Israel’s worst ecological disasters in decades. “I feel like I want to cry,” said an official. “It’s everywhere.”
The Gaza Strip gets its first vaccine doses.
The Palestinian Authority has transferred vaccines to the territory, which is controlled by the militant group Hamas.
Israel’s Vaccine Success Unleashes a Debate on Palestinian Inequities
Its progress in vaccinating Israeli citizens against Covid-19 has laid bare a fiery debate over its duties in ensuring the health of Palestinians in occupied territory. Most have yet to get a first dose.