A Childhood Under Siege
by Anera
Aug 14, 2025
My Son is Growing Up Without Knowing His Father By Reem, a civilian in Gaza. My son Osama was born on October 3, 2023, in Gaza City — fragile, beautiful, and utterly unaware that he was taking his first breaths in what was about to become a war zone. I had left my husband and…
Read MoreGaza Starvation Deepens
Jul 30, 2025
Anera’s Gaza Director Yazdan El Amawi shares the latest on the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where starvation is rising and basic services are collapsing.
Read MoreWhat Remains in Gaza When Normal Life is Gone
Jun 2, 2025
Yazdan El Amawi is the director of Anera’s Gaza office I have spent my entire life in Gaza, yet today I hardly recognize it. Over the last 20 months, and especially these past three, the familiar contours of home have been reduced to piles of concrete and rebar, with our sense of who we are…
Read MoreEarth Day Under Siege and the Fight to Keep Gaza Growing
by Naser Qadous
Apr 22, 2025
“This Earth Day, my thoughts are with Gaza: its land, its farmers, and the small signs of life that still push up from the soil.”
Read MoreGaza’s Survival Depends on Our Steadfastness
Mar 18, 2025
None of us wanted to believe this could happen again. After nearly two months of a fragile ceasefire, mass destruction and loss of life have returned to Gaza. It may feel familiar, but each new wave of violence is worse than the last — compounding the devastation and deepening the challenges. While much remains uncertain,…
Read MoreEndurance Amid Destruction in Gaza
by Anera
Feb 10, 2025
Today, two of Anera’s staff in Gaza, Sami Matar and Ahmad El-Najjar, described some impressions of conditions there now. It took Sami, our program manager, three hours today to travel from the Anera office in Gaza City to Mawasi, Khan Younis. Pre-war, the journey took about 30 minutes. Salah Al Din Road, the primary artery…
Read MorePalestinian Teachers’ Day
by Anera
Dec 13, 2024
Palestine observes Teachers’ Day every year on December 14 to honor the crucial role of teachers in Palestinian society. Palestinian Teachers’ Day 2024 This year we speak with Lama, a teacher in one of Anera’s temporary learning spaces providing education in the midst of the war in Gaza. Many teachers in Gaza, displaced themselves, are…
Read MoreLiving Through and Responding to Lebanon’s Worst Crisis Yet
Oct 11, 2024
I and the whole Anera team in Lebanon have been navigating the horrors unfolding in our country firsthand. The explosions, destruction, displacement and, now the troop incursions have created an apocalyptic situation. Lebanon has seen countless crises, but this is the first time I’ve witnessed so many people homeless, living on the streets. This concept…
Read MoreDaily Work on the Frontlines of Gaza and the West Bank
Sep 9, 2024
Muhammad Atieh is Anera’s regional project officer for product donations Every day, our Palestine team’s work feels like it’s becoming more difficult as the situation in the West Bank and Gaza worsens. When I wake up, I immediately start thinking about the logistics for that day – whether I can even reach our distribution center…
Read MoreReport from the North of Gaza
by Sami Matar
Aug 12, 2024
A harrowing report from northern Gaza by Sami Matar reveals the dire conditions, with increasing destruction, severe shortages of essentials, and a worsening water crisis. Despite the challenges, glimmers of hope emerge as local farmers begin to plant again.
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