Stifled by the Israeli embargo since June 2007, Gazans are so in need of essentials that they're even lacking petty cash. The half-shekel, which is worth about 10 euro cents, has almost completely disappeared. Read more...

Nearly three months after the end of the Israeli assault on Gaza, a 20-year-old blogger has decided to film a "tourist visit" of the Strip on her mobile phone. A way for her to give a different view of Gaza, where life goes on. Read more...

The animated film director behind the award-winning "Waltz with Bashir" released a short animated movie to denounce the blockade of the Gaza Strip. Read more and watch the video.

 

 

"X-Plain", a fake hip-hop group from Israel, is causing a stir with this rap, which turns Israel's justification for its offensive in Gaza on its head. See the clip...

Go to a pro-Palestine demonstration in North Africa or the Middle East, and chances are you'll see a Hugo Chavez poster bobbing above the crowds. In Lebanon, the authorities have even named a street after him. Read more and see the photos...

Members from the pro-Palestine NGO ISM are still in the Gaza Strip. One of them tells us about photos she took in the heavily-bombed northern town of Jabalia at the start of the week. On her blog, she explains "the devastation stretches as far as the eye can see". See the photos.

While Hamas is number one target in Israel's current offensive, there are other groups fighting in the streets of Gaza City too. Amongst them, the al-Quds Brigades, who are posting their IDF defeats online. Read more and see the video...

Tens of demonstrators gathered outside a Starbucks café in Beirut on Tuesday, accusing the American coffee chain of ‘financing Zionism’ and for being in part responsible for what’s happening in Gaza. Yara Harakeh tells us why she chose to demonstrate. Read more and see photos of the demo below...

Despite pressure from around the world, US president elect Barack Obama has remained quiet about Israel's offensive in Gaza since the attack began. On Sunday, in an interview with American channel ABC, he simply promised to get involved in the affair once he takes power. Can he, and will he revolutionise America's foreign policy in the region? Should he start talks with Hamas? Our Observers in the area at hand tell us what they think. Read more...

Activists from the pro-Palestinian non-governmental organisation ISM are providing their accounts of the ongoing conflict from inside the Gaza Strip. Here's one of them, along with photos.