Hazem Balousha

Gaza/Amman

Hazem Balousha, a distinguished journalist based in Gaza, brings over two decades of experience covering security, politics and culture in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Throughout a career spanning more than two decades, Balousha has been a firsthand witness to the rise of Hamas to power, the Israeli blockade, multiple conflicts and the resulting upheavals for Gazan civilians.
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Israeli strike kills 19 in Gaza humanitarian area, health officials say

Gazan authorities reported deaths after missiles struck Mawasi, a safe zone designated for displaced people. The IDF said it was targeting Hamas militants.

September 10, 2024

Israel launches major operation in West Bank; Palestinian officials say 11 killed

Israel’s military and internal security service said the operation was aimed at infrastructure used by militants in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm.

August 29, 2024
Video shows scenes from Jenin and Tulkarm after Israel raided the West Bank in a large-scale operation involving hundreds of troops on Aug. 28.

U.N. says evacuation order in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah ‘upends’ aid efforts

A U.N. agency says Israel’s evacuation orders in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah area have displaced humanitarian workers and disrupted aid.

August 28, 2024
Premature babies were evacuated from Gaza's al-Aqsa hospital on Aug. 26, following Israeli evacuation orders for Deir al-Balah and nearby areas of central Gaza.

Israeli military says recovered hostages’ bodies had gunshot wounds

Six bodies of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza were recovered on Tuesday from a tunnel below Khan Younis.

August 22, 2024
Mourners carry the coffin of Yoram Metzger, one of the six hostages whose bodies were retrieved from captivity in Gaza and brought to Israel in a military operation, at his funeral in Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, on Aug. 22.

U.S. proposes new Gaza cease-fire plan, seeking agreement by next week

The United States, Qatar and Egypt said in a joint statement that a new cease-fire proposal was on the table, but they did not include any specifics on the deal.

August 16, 2024
A boy walks past shelters for displaced Palestinians in a cemetery in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday.

How an Israeli hostage rescue that left scores of Palestinians dead unfolded

A review of videos of the June 8 raid in Nuseirat shows the Israeli military employed heavy airstrikes on a dense residential area for nearly four hours

August 13, 2024

Israel strikes Gaza schools, saying Hamas uses them to plan attacks

Israel targeted two schools in Gaza City on Thursday, killing at least 16 people, the civil defense force said.

August 8, 2024
A woman checks the damage at the al-Zahra school following an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Thursday.

Ismail Haniyeh, political chief of Hamas, killed in attack in Iran

Mr. Haniyeh, who had long been based in Qatar, had once represented a more moderate wing of the militant group.

July 31, 2024
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh waves to a crowd in Gaza City on May 15, 2018.

Where does Hamas go from here?

The killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh could disrupt cease-fire talks and strengthen the position of more extreme figures inside the militant group.

July 31, 2024
A Palestinian carries a picture of the late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Iran, during a march to condemn his killing at the Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut on Wednesday.

Israel says Gaza war winding down despite rise in deadly civilian strikes

Palestinians and humanitarian workers have said the wave of recent attacks are similar in intensity and lethality to those in the early weeks of the war.

July 19, 2024
A woman and child near the site of what Palestinians say was an Israeli strike at a tent camp Saturday in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.