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50 STORIES OF PALESTINIAN LIFE
UNDER OCCUPATION


A project by the
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
occupied Palestinian territory

June 2017 marks 50 years since Israel began its military occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. 

Israel’s occupation is a key cause of humanitarian needs, to which the international community responds.


Occupation denies Palestinians control over basic aspects of daily life. Their ability to move unimpeded within their own country, to exit and return, to develop large parts of their territory, build on their own land, access natural resources or develop their economy is largely determined by the Israeli military.


Occupation-related policies have isolated communities, ruptured social cohesion, deprived Palestinians of their human rights, affected economic activity, and undermined their right to self-determination.


The prolonged occupation, with no end in sight, cultivates a sense of hopelessness and frustration that drives continued violence and impacts both Palestinians and Israelis.


At the 50 year mark OCHA has compiled a broad spectrum of case studies featured in recent years. These stories exemplify the Palestinian experience of occupation and its humanitarian impacts.


Ending the occupation is the single most important priority to enable Palestinians to

✓ advance development goals,

✓ reduce humanitarian needs, and

✓ ensure respect for human rights.

Rifqa al Kurd, East Jerusalem

RIFQA AL KURD

SHEIKH JARRAH | EAST JERUSALEM
A.S.

A. S.

SILWAN | EAST JERUSALEM
Mohammad Muhaeisen, Ash Shuja'iyeh, Gaza

MOHAMMAD MUHAEISEN

ASH SHUJA'IYEH | GAZA
Zeinab, Tel Adasa

ZEINAB

TEL ADASA | JERUSALEM
Nasser Sammour, Al Qarara

NASSER SAMMOUR

AL QARARA | GAZA
ABBAS YOUSEF

JAMILA ASH SHALADEH

H2 | HEBRON CITY
Salah Majjad

SALAH MAJJAD

AN NABI ELIYAS | QALQILIYA
Salma

SIHAM AT TATARI

GAZA
Ismael Anees

ISMAEL ANEES

DEIR AL HATAB, NABLUS
Amal, Halaweh

AMAL

HALAWEH | HEBRON
Fatma Saudi

FATMA SAUDI

ASH SHUJA'IYEH | GAZA CITY
Khadra, Al Fawwar

KHADRA

AL FAWWAR | HEBRON
Iyad Abu Shamsiyyi

IMAD ABU SHAMSIYEH

H2 | HEBRON CITY
Taha Al Ju'beh, Al Issawiya

TAHA AL JU'BEH

AL ISSAWIYA | EAST JERUSALEM
Issa, Cremisan, Bethlehem

ISSA ASH SHATLEH

BEIT JALA, BETHLEHEM
Mohammad Jawabreh

MOHAMMAD JAWABREH

AL ARRUB REFUGEE CAMP | HEBRON
Saed al Asakreh

SA’ED AL ASAKREH

AL ‘ASAKIRA | BETHLEHEM
Afaf Abu Ajwa

AFAF ABU AWJA

ASH SHUJA'IYEH, GAZA CITY
Loujain Sharhabeel Az Zaeem

LOUJAIN AZ ZAEEM

GAZA
Fayyadh As Sumeiri

FAYYADH AS  SUMEIRI

KHAN YOUNIS | GAZA
Masaad Attallah Abu Gaddaieen

MASA'AD ABU GADDAIEEN

BEIT LAHIA | GAZA
Abeer Adnan An Nemnem

ABEER AN NEMNEM

SHATA REFUGEE CAMP | GAZA
Salem, Umm al Khair

SALEM

UMM AL KHAIR | HEBRON
Um Ahed Al Ajla

UM ‘AHED AL AJLA

GAZA
Ala' Zawahri, Um al Asafir

ALA' ZAWAHRI

UM AL ASAFIR | JERUSALEM
Ammar Masamir

AMMAR MASAMIR

QUSRA | NABLUS
Khader Radad

KHADER RADAD

AZ ZAWIYA VILLAGE | SALFIT
Amal As Samouni, Gaza

AMAL AS SAMOUNI

AZ ZEITUN | GAZA
Ahmad Ayyad, Abu Dis

AHMAD AYYAD

ABU DIS | JERUSALEM
Razan, Abu Dis

RAZAN

ABU DIS | JERUSALEM
ABBAS YOUSEF

ABBAS YOUSEF

AL JANIYA | RAMALLAH
KHADER RADAD

REMAS AL GHOFARY

AT TUFAH | GAZA CITY
Rimaz Kasabreh

RIMAZ KASABREH

BEIT HANINA | EAST JERUSALEM
MANAL ‘AYYAD

MANAL ‘AYYAD

ABU DIS | JERUSALEM
SAMI AS SURKHI

SAMI AS SURKHI

AS SAWAHIRA ASH SHARQIYA | JERUSALEM
Mahmoud Ka’abneh

MAHMOUD KA'ABNEH

EIN AL HILWA | JORDAN VALLEY
Yusef Ali Kados

YUSEF ALI KADOS

BURIN | NABLUS
Manal Subair

MANAL SUBAIR

AL ATTATRA | GAZA 
Loujain Sharhabeel Az Zaeem

SA'EED AS'AD

KHALLET SAKARIYA | BETHLEHEM
Zakia Abu Alya, Al Mughayyir

ZAKIA ABU ALYA

AL MUGHAYYIR | RAMALLAH
Fat-hallah Abu Ridah

FAT-HALLAH ABU RIDAH

QUSRA | NABLUS
Mufeed Sharabati

MUFEED SHARABATI

H2 | HEBRON CITY
Sabrin Nasasra

SABRIN NASASRA

KHIRBET TANA | NABLUS
Mohammad al Qunbar

MOHAMMAD AL QUNBAR

SURKHI QUNBAR | EAST JERUSALEM
Fuad Jabo

FUAD JABO

KHIRBET KHAMIS | BETHLEHEM
The Taryaki family

THE TARYAKI FAMILY

EAST JERUSALEM
Kareem

KAREEM

NABI SALEH | RAMALLAH
Amneh

AMNEH

BIR NABALA / TEL AL 'ADASSA | JERUSALEM
Ahmad Jubran Diwan

AHMAD DIWAN

BEIT IJZA| JERUSALEM
Muhammad Abdel Aziz, Qaryut

MUHAMMAD ABDEL AZIZ

QARYUT | NABLUS

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