West Bank and Gaza

Mothers in Gaza: “I cry when I sleep. I cry when I wake up. During the day, I try to be strong for my children”

By CARE Staff • April 12, 2024

Six months after the start of this devastating conflict in Gaza, CARE spoke to displaced mothers about their current living situation, biggest fears, and their wishes for the future.

Lights in the darkness: Preserving Ramadan’s spirit in the shadow of conflict

By Travis Nichols & Hillol Sobhan • March 18, 2024

Ramadan stories from CARE staff members embedded in the heart of the crises across the Muslim world. Joy, resilience, and the struggle to maintain the month's spirit, even during the worst of times.

Gaza: 5 months of darkness, seen from 500 miles above earth

By Travis Nichols & CARE staff • March 11, 2024

Satellite images reveal that Gaza's cities have experienced an enormous decrease in electricity, with nighttime light in the Gaza Strip reduced by a staggering 84%.

How humanitarian aid gets into Gaza

By Hiba Tibi with CARE Staff • February 29, 2024

Country Director Hiba Tibi explains how CARE’s aid trucks are crossing from Egypt into Gaza, what our team and partners can do to relieve people’s suffering, what the main challenges are, and why only a ceasefire can ultimately prevent further loss of lives.

5 things you should know about the lack of shelter in Gaza

By CARE Staff • February 15, 2024

An interview with CARE Shelter Specialist Step Haiselden

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Farah’s story: ‘Being a woman and mother in Rafah is the hardest thing in the world right now’

By Farah*, as told to CARE Staff • February 12, 2024

One mother's story of life in Rafah right now.

Life in Gaza: “A different kind of suffering”

By CARE Staff • February 9, 2024

Fleeing Rafah in the south, living in ruins in the north. Gazans say they're living "days of hell."

The long shadow of starvation in Gaza

By CARE Staff • January 23, 2024

80 percent of the total global population currently experiencing famine is in Gaza right now.

For this humanitarian worker living in the West Bank, “Every minute, it feels like we are dying”

By Razan, with Anisa Husain • January 17, 2024

What is it like to watch Gaza suffering? A view from the West Bank.

The most popular CARE News stories of 2023

By CARE Staff • December 29, 2023

Below are the stories from 2023 you liked the most. They were created by CARE’s worldwide network of local writers, photographers, and filmmakers, and they helped reflect a slice of our global work.

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