When the World Sleeps is a courageous testimony of the harsh reality that Palestinians face. It raises critical questions about the past, present, and future of Palestine: What are the consequences of the occupation? Where is a refugee’s home? In what conditions do Palestinians live? And now that the end of the war seems to be getting closer, will there be a Palestinian state?

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When the World Sleeps

The first woman to serve as United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territory conveys the spirit of a people through 10 unfo...

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Anatomy of destruction How Israel’s multi-ton truck bombs ripped through Gaza City In the weeks before the ceasefire on October 10, Israel widely deployed a new weapon: M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers repurposed to carry between 1 and 3 tons of explosives. As Israeli troops pushed toward the centre of Gaza City, these powerful bombs, along with airstrikes and armour-plated bulldozers, leveled swathes of buildings, drone footage and satellite images show.

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How Israel’s multi-ton truck bombs ripped through Gaza City

In the weeks before the ceasefire, Israel deployed a new weapon: Armoured Personnel Carriers repurposed as explosive-laden bombs.

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Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Costa Rica photograph by Kenneth Martinez via herpsandbirds #photography #birds

#Nablus, West Bank A boy waves a Palestinian flag over the rubble of the home belonging to the family of Malik Ismail Salem in the village of Bizarya near the West Bank city of Nablus. Fourteen countries, including Britain, Canada and Germany, have condemned the Israeli security cabinet’s approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying they violate international law and risk fuelling instability. Photograph: Alaa Badarneh/EPA #photography #WestBank #settlements

New Delhi, #India A man searches for usable items in the #Yamuna River amid dense smog in New Delhi. Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images #photography #rivers #pollution

Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip Displaced Palestinians’ tents among the ruins of their destroyed homes. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images #photography #Gaza #shelter

Otherworldly Deep-Sea Images from 2025 The mystery mollusk Bathydevius caudactylus observed at a depth of approximately 1,550 meters. It has a wide, paddlelike tail with several fingerlike projections called dactyls that may help with defense. © 2021 MBARI #photography #MarineLife #mollusks

Say hello to the bumpy snailfish – a never-before-seen species of deep-sea creature photographed by a remotely operated vehicle more than 3km underwater off the coast of California. With its big blue eyes and winning smile, the little snailfish was an instant online hit. Photograph: MBARI #photography #fish #MarineLife

蔓梅擬[Tsuruumemodoki] Celastrus orbiculatus var. orbiculatus via konjaku #photography #Japanese #plants

Al-Awda Hospital suspends medical services amid fuel shortages #Gaza #hospitals