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– Mahmoud Ajjour is a Gaza-based photojournalist. He is the Palestine Chronicle’s correspondent in the Gaza Strip.

Al-Ashqar Family Teaches Solidarity in Rafah – PHOTOS & VIDEO

April 5, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza With time, the family adapted to life in the camp, and began to contribute to helping the children of the area cope with the untold suffering there.  Many members of […]

Amid Israeli Genocide – Gaza’s Faith Unbroken (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

March 22, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Faith is a central component in the lives of Palestinians. Gaza, now undergoing an Israeli genocide, is in greater need of its faith than ever before.  The Palestine Chronicle joined […]

Once upon a Time in Shati – The Old Man and the Secret Hummus Recipe (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

March 20, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Talib’s hummus had a secret recipe, which he inherited from his family that crossed the land of Palestine, during the Nakba, generations ago. Once upon a time, a man, by […]

Ramadan Festivity at a Displacement Camp in Gaza – PHOTOS & VIDEO

March 18, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza “The Israelis have destroyed everything in our area. They left nothing, not a human or a stone or a tree, animal or bird.” – Osama Mazin Shurrab This Palestinian man […]

Only a Minaret – Palestinians Pray at Ruins of Destroyed Rafah Mosque (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

March 17, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza On the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, Palestinians returned to the mosque to pray on the ruins of the Farouk Mosque. Only the minaret remains. The rest […]

Celebrating Ramadan in Gaza with Steel Wool Fireworks – PHOTOS & VIDEO

March 13, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza For Gaza children, Ramadan is a festive month. As families gather to break fast and pray tarawih together, the children find other ways to entertain themselves.  In recent years, the […]

‘Ramadan Kareem with Suzy’ – Improvised ‘Balloons’ Bring Joy to Displaced Gaza Children (PHOTOS)

March 13, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza For a few moments, these Palestinian children in Rafah, in southern Gaza, seemed oblivious to the genocide taking place all around them.  There are no Ramadan balloons at the displacement […]

Gaza’s Premature Babies Cling onto Life – PHOTOS

March 11, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Every day, in Gaza, more than 180 new babies are born into the displacement camps where the vast majority of the Strip’s 2.3 million people now live.  Some do not […]

Hope amid Ashes – The Rose Salesman of Gaza (PHOTOS)

March 11, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza It is difficult to imagine that Gaza, which is experiencing an outright famine, let alone a genocidal war, still cares for flowers. But Gaza does.  The Palestine Chronicle caught up […]

This Rafah Shopkeeper Insists on Bringing Joy to the Kids in Ramadan – PHOTOS & VIDEO

March 4, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza The fighting spirit of the Palestinians remains undefeated, and shopkeepers are retrieving the few items unsold in the last Ramadan, putting them on display.  The al-Kahlout family has always celebrated […]

Gaza’s Parkour Free Runners Are Unstoppable – PHOTOS

March 2, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza These parkourists would not let anything stop them, as they entertained children at the displacement camps in Rafah.  Gaza is known for many things: the resilience and the courage of […]

Gaza Fishermen Brave the Sea to Catch Fish – PHOTOS & VIDEO

March 2, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza The Palestine Chronicle correspondent in southern Gaza was at the Rafah beach and sent us these photos.  Gaza has entered into a state of hunger, and, in some areas, especially […]

‘The Bus of Our Neighborhood’ Arrives in Rafah – PHOTOS

February 28, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza The ‘Bus of Our Neighborhood’ is a mobile theater of young Palestinian artists from southern Gaza who took it upon themselves to entertain refugee children displaced in various camps in […]

Gaza Refugees Hold Early Ramadan Competition in Displacement Camp – PHOTOS

February 26, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza The holy month of Ramadan is approaching, promising social and spiritual activities, and even competition among young children who want to be recognized for their achievements.  For Palestinian Muslims in […]

Waiting for Bread – Palestine Chronicle Visits Displacement Camps in Southern Gaza

January 5, 2024

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Over 85 percent of Gaza’s population are now refugees in their own land, according to the UN Refugee Agency UNRWA.  The majority of those refugees are concentrated mostly in southern […]

‘I Would Give these Children My Eyes’ – Stories from the Carousel

December 30, 2023

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza “I have opened this carousel for the children, so that they release some of their energy and psychological stress.” Mahmoud Saleh is a 25-year-old young man from Rafah, in the […]

Only Survivor in Her Family – Palestine Chronicle Visits Wounded Gaza Child, Sham

December 3, 2023

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza The Palestine Chronicle visited Sham al-Tawil, 7, whose house was blown up by the Israeli military on November 23.  “They have killed my father,” the little girl cries as she […]

Farasheeh, Long Lines and Lots of Walking – Palestine Chronicle Camera in Gaza

November 30, 2023

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza From Al-Bureij refugee camp to Nuseirat to Deir Al-Balah, everywhere you look in Gaza, there is nothing but destruction.  Long lines for the meager amounts of food that arrive here, […]

For the Love of Ice Cream: Al-Arousa Factory in Gaza Switches to Winter Mode – PHOTOS

October 6, 2023

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Children anticipate the arrival of the winter ice cream as much as they look forward to the return of the original ice cream at the start of the summer.  It […]

‘Twin Fish and Kitchen’: Identical Palestinian Twins Keeping the Faith in Gaza – PHOTO GALLERY

September 30, 2023

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza In a refugee camp in Gaza, two identical twins decided that Gaza would always be their home, despite the Israeli siege and the deteriorating economic conditions.  Khamis and Mahmoud Bakr […]

Gaza’s Truck Driving Woman Sends a Message of Empowerment

September 26, 2023

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Samira Siam is a 63-year-old woman from Gaza and 30 years ago, she became Gaza’s first professional truck driver. 30 years ago, Samira Siam became Gaza’s first professional truck driver.  […]

This is How a Palestinian Mother Turned Daughter’s Homework to a Dream Job – PHOTO GALLERY

September 18, 2023

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Ibtisam Awais, 37, is the owner of the Ibtisam Educational Aids Project. Working from her home in the Gaza Strip, she is able to provide for her three children while […]

‘Horse Riding is My Refuge’: Abu Shaaban Paves Way for Women Equestrians – PHOTO GALLERY

September 12, 2023

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Salwa Abu Shaaban is a 21-year-old student from Gaza City who aspires to become an international equestrian trainer.  “I want to participate in jumping championships with local participation inside and […]

Calling for Customers in Empty Market: Gaza Street Vendors Struggle Under Siege – PHOTO GALLERY

September 7, 2023

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza The Palestine Chronicle walked around the historic Firas Market in Gaza City and talked to vendors and shopkeepers. Many of Gaza’s workers have not received their salaries this month. In […]

On Friendship and Bicycles: The Repairmen of Gaza’s Zawiyah Street (PHOTOS)

August 17, 2022

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Osama and Mahmoud are best friends. They have been working together, selling, and repairing bikes for over 35 years. Their little, and crowded shop in the Zawiyah Market in Gaza’s […]

‘My Hand and Foot are in Paradise’: Rahaf, the 11-Year-Old Gaza Artist

August 11, 2022

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Lying wounded on her bed inside the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza, Rahaf holds tightly on the metal bar before raising her left hand to make V for victory. The other […]

In Photos: Gaza Celebrates Police Graduates, the ‘People’s Regiment’

February 21, 2022

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza The Palestinian Ministry of Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip organized a graduation ceremony on Monday, where hundreds of new security and police graduates are set to join […]

In Photos: Gaza’s Famed ‘Samir Mansour Bookshop’ is Back, Months after It was Bombed by Israel

February 19, 2022

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Gaza’s beloved ‘Samir Mansour Bookshop’ is finally reopened after it was turned into rubble when Israeli military strikes hit the five-story building, where the bookshop was based in May last […]

IN PHOTOS: This is How Palestinian Actors in Gaza are Responding to Israel’s ‘Fauda’

February 4, 2022

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Palestinian crew and actors continue to film scenes for the series ‘Qabdat al-Ahrar,’ which translates to ‘Fist of the Free’ in Arabic, on Thursday, February 3, in the northern Gaza […]

IN PHOTOS: Seeking Warmth in Beith Lahia

January 19, 2022

By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza A Palestinian family in the town of Beith Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, seeks warmth by the flames of an open fire during a cold night in Gaza. With temperatures dropping […]

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