Relatives mourn twin girls from the Abu Saif family who were killed in an Israeli strike on a school being used as a shelter, Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, 23 April. ( Hadi Daoud / APA images)
First genocide documented in real-time live on internet.
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Displaced Families Shelter Among Unexploded Munitions in Gaza City
A camp for displaced people inside a former Hamas military camp in Gaza City, 19 April. The site is littered with unexploded munitions left behind by the Israeli military. Palestinian families are living there with no other options for shelter. (Yousef Zaanoun / ActiveStills)
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Palestinian Child Faces Soldiers During Hebron Settler Celebration
A Palestinian child faces Israeli soldiers as they storm the center of Hebron in the southern West Bank to guard settlers celebrating at an ancient tomb during the Passover holiday, 16 April. ( Mosab Shawer / @ActiveStills
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18 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank in April
Meanwhile, at least 18 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces during April in the occupied West Bank. ( Mamoun Wazwaz / APA images)
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Israeli military controls 30 percent of Gaza territory
The Israeli military claims to control 30 percent of the territory in Gaza – which was already one of the most densely populated places in the world before its residents were forcibly transferred to ever shrinking areas within the Strip. ( Omar Ashtawy / APA images)
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Israeli Military Encircles Rafah
Earlier in the month, the Israeli military announced that it had encircled Rafah, the southernmost area of Gaza. ( Omar Ashtawy / APA images)
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Five-month-old Siwar Ashour treated for malnutrition in Khan Younis
Five-month-old Siwar Ashour receives medical care for severe malnutrition at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on 30 April. ( Moaz Abu Taha / APA images)
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WFP Runs Out of Food Stocks in Gaza
On 25 April, the World Food Program said that it had run out of food stocks after nearly two months of total closure of Gaza's crossings. ( Omar Ashtawy / APA images)
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12 aid groups warn Gaza aid system near collapse amid siege
The heads of 12 major aid organizations made an "urgent plea" to "let us do our jobs" in Gaza, where "a staggering toll on civilians and aid workers, and now a six-week total siege" has left the humanitarian aid system on the brink of collapse. ( Omar Ashtawy / APA images)
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Israel’s April offensive and total blockade of Gaza Strip
During the month of April, Israel pressed on with its deadly and destructive offensive in the occupied Gaza Strip, which has been under total blockade since 2 March. ( Omar Ashtawy / APA images)