Tareq S. Hajjaj

Tareq S. Hajjaj is the Gaza correspondent for Mondoweiss and a member of the Palestinian Writers Union. Follow him on Twitter/X at @Tareqshajjaj.

News Analysis

War & Peace

Second Invasion of Al-Shuja’iyya Shows Israel’s Brutal and Futile Gaza Strategy

The scale of the horrors perpetrated by the IDF in these battles only emerges through testimonies after fighting ends.

By: Tareq S. Hajjaj ,; Mondoweiss

June 30, 2024

News

Human Rights

Israeli Forces Massacred Hundreds at Al-Shifa Hospital. Here’s How It Happened.

Eyewitnesses report the IDF shot patients in their beds and summarily executed hundreds of government employees.

By: Tareq S. Hajjaj ,; Mondoweiss

April 13, 2024

Interview

War & Peace

Illegal Markets Exploit Humanitarian Needs Created by the War on Gaza

Amid extreme shortages imposed by Israel’s starvation plan, basic goods now cost 10 times their prewar price.

By: Tareq S. Hajjaj ,; Mondoweiss

January 25, 2024

News Analysis

Human Rights

For Palestinians in Gaza, a Temporary Ceasefire Means Realizing What We’ve Lost

“The truce, for us, turned our house into a funeral home," said Shahd Matar, whose brothers were killed in an airstrike.

By: Tareq S. Hajjaj ,; Mondoweiss

November 25, 2023

Op-Ed

Human Rights

As a Journalist In Gaza, All I Can Do Is Write the Stories of the Dead

All around us our loved ones are being killed, leaving behind only memories. Here are just three of their stories.

By: Tareq S. Hajjaj ,; Mondoweiss

November 4, 2023

Op-Ed

Human Rights

This Could Be My Last Report From Gaza. Keep My Stories Alive.

“Today I’m telling you the news. Tomorrow, I may be the news,” writes Tareq S. Hajjaj.

By: Tareq S. Hajjaj ,; Mondoweiss

October 16, 2023

News

Human Rights

Gazans Fear Israeli Army Is Preparing for Mass Ethnic Cleansing to Egypt

U.S. officials have started to discuss the possibility of thousands of families fleeing through the Rafah crossing.

By: Tareq S. Hajjaj ,; Mondoweiss

October 12, 2023

News

War & Peace

Palestinian Resistance in Gaza Launches Historic Surprise Attack on Israel

Israeli PM Netanyahu declared a state of war after convoys of Palestinian fighters breached the Gaza border fence.

By: Tareq S. Hajjaj ,; Mondoweiss

October 7, 2023

News

Environment & Health

With No Electricity Amid Unprecedented Heat Wave, Gaza Houses Become Furnaces

The Israeli occupation is “turning our basic needs like food and electricity into wishes,” says one Palestinian mother.

By: Tareq S. Hajjaj ,; Mondoweiss

July 31, 2023

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