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Abeer Ayyoub

Abeer Ayyoub is a freelance journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey. She previously reported from Palestine and Jordan. On Twitter: @Abeerayyoub

Children from displaced families, who returned from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip to the north due to the dangers and difficulties they faced there under Israeli bombardment, take shelter at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on October 25, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Dawood NEMER / AFP) (Photo by DAWOOD NEMER/AFP via Getty Images)

After fleeing south, some Gazans return home despite Israeli bombardment

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A Palestinian woman looks up as she prays in the yard of a school, in the Rafah refugee camp, in the southern of Gaza Strip on October 14, 2023, as fighting between Israel and the Hamas movement continues for the eighth consecutive day in the Gaza Strip enclave. Palestinians sought refuge on October 14, 2023, after Israel warned them to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip before an expected ground offensive against Hamas, one week after the deadliest attack in Israel's history.

Gaza residents tell stories of pain and fear as they flee Israeli bombardment

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Facebook businesses boom in Gaza amid unemployment

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Jazz concert offers respite for besieged Gazans

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Palestinians enjoy the weather on the beach in Gaza City August 23, 2013. Gaza's sandy beach is a favourite spot for locals to relax, especially as most residents cannot afford holidays outside the enclave. Picture taken August 23, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX145VO

Gaza's unmarried couples defy social traditions

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Hamas' new spokeswoman to break misperceptions

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Fashion Labels Popular In Gaza Despite Hardship

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Palestinian children hoping to cross into Egypt, look out of a bus window at the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip October 8, 2013. Egypt partially reopened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip for four days on Tuesday for the humanitarian needs of patients seeking treatment, and students studying outside of Gaza, a Palestinian official said. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SOCIETY IMMIGRATION) - RTX143OA

Solidarity Visits to Gaza Dwindle

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Sexual Harassment in Gaza Caught on Video Goes Viral

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

A woman is seen through a fabric sheet as she walks past a rally calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, in Gaza City September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX134LM

Palestinian Women Hope To Gain Divorce Rights

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Islamic Jihad militants ride on a pickup truck as they follow the convoy of freed Palestinian prisoner Ibrahim Baroud, upon his arrival in the northern Gaza Strip April 8, 2013. Baroud, who was convicted of his affiliation with the armed group of Islamic Jihad and for carrying out armed attacks against Israel, was released on Monday after serving 27 years in an Israeli jail, according to media reports. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXYD6V

Islamic Jihad Calls For End to Peace Talks

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Women wave Palestinian (front) and Fatah flags during a rally marking the 48th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah movement, in Gaza City January 4, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians joined a rare rally staged by President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group in Gaza on Friday, as tensions ease with rival Hamas Islamists ruling the enclave since 2007. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY) - RTR3C3HR

Hamas Accused of Targeting Fatah Activists in Gaza

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine