Nagham Mohanna

Nagham Mohanna

Freelance reporter


Palestinians flee Israeli air strikes on Jabilia in the north of the Gaza Strip on Sunday with all they can carry. Reuters
Israeli air strikes hit refugee camps as Gaza marks one year of war

Three people killed in bombings at Nuseirat and Bureij displacement shelters

October 07, 2024
Ihab Al Maghribi says before the war he loved photography, capturing the beauty in the mundane moments of daily life.
Old Gaza lives in photo albums after Israel's destructive war

Palestinian enclave's residents carry memories of how they lived in photos on their mobile phones

October 05, 2024
Gazan sisters Misk, right, who is 18 months old, and Hanan, 3, lost their mother and limbs in an Israeli air attack, and now live with an aunt. Photo: Osama Al Kahlout
‘Will my leg grow back?’ Thousands of children in Gaza face life with lost limbs

More than 4,000 youths have lost a limb in one year of war with Israel, says Ministry of Health

October 03, 2024
A destroyed classroom in the aftermath of Israeli bombardment on a school in Gaza City on October 2, 2024. AFP
Israeli strikes and ground invasion in Gaza kill at least 70 Palestinians

Residents say they feel Israel retaliated against them after Iran launched a salvo of ballistic missiles

October 02, 2024
A Palestinian harvests olives in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Supplies have dwindled since Israel launched its war on the enclave a year ago. AFP
Palestinian heritage is rooted in olive groves, but war has ravaged harvest

Farmers face Israeli fire as they tend to trees, and olive prices soar in markets across besieged enclave

September 27, 2024
Mourners watch as medical personnel prepare the bodies of Palestinians, that were taken and later released without identification by Israel, during a mass funeral in Rafah, on March 7. AFP
Hopes dashed for families as Israel releases unidentified bodies in Gaza

Gazan authorities critical over 'digging up and stealing' from graves across the enclave

September 26, 2024
Gazans expressed support as Lebanese flee their homes amid persistent Israeli air strikes. AFP
'Our hearts ache': Gazans voice solidarity as Israel bombards Lebanon

Palestinians fear their situation is repeating itself in Lebanon

September 25, 2024
Displaced Palestinians gather as floodwater surrounds their tents at a camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Reuters
Rains bring new misery to Gaza camps as displaced brace for winter

Downpours have deluged makeshift tents sheltering those who fled the fighting

September 24, 2024
Motaz Barzaq built a small house with an ocean view using only sandbags and mud. Photo: Mohammed Abu Amra
Gazan man looks to ancestors for construction inspiration amid Israeli blockade

Motaz Barzaq has built a home from sandbags in the absence of quality building materials

September 23, 2024
Hamza Al Ghazali, 18, from Gaza city ate chicken for the first time in six months after receiving a coupon from a charity. Photo: Mohammed Abu Doon
Gaza families enjoy chicken and vegetables for first time in months

Families tell The National how eating a hearty meal has given them a small glimpse of happiness amid the war

September 22, 2024
gif for shorthand on gaza displacements
How Gazans have been turned into nomads by Israeli displacement orders

Analysis by The National reveals the epic scale of upheaval imposed on civilians – with physically and mentally scarred families forced to uproot up to 20 times since the war began

September 20, 2024
Mahdi Atiya builds puppets from the remnants of buildings and possessions left behind by Israeli bombing of Gaza. Photo: Ruwaida Amer
Puppeteer helps Gaza's strung-out children deal with horrors of war

Mahdi Atiya crafts puppets from scraps of materials he finds in the tented camp he lives in

September 19, 2024
Worn-out banknotes in Deir Al Balah, Gaza. In the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli army destroyed many banks and ATMs, all branches have been closed for more than 11 months. Getty Images
The Gaza 'money launderers' cleaning worn-out currency

With no replacement currency available, resourceful Palestinians are offering to restore damaged notes

September 17, 2024
Finding shoes and clothing has become increasingly difficult for the 2. 4 million people living in the Palestinian territory besieged by Israel.  AFP
Barefoot or bust: Gaza's children struggle to find footwear

Carpenters carve sandals from wood as Israel's siege on Gaza sends shoe prices soaring

September 12, 2024
A medic administers polio vaccines to children at the Al Darraj neighbourhood clinic in Gaza city on September 10 while war between Israel and Hamas claims thousands of non-combatant lives. AFP
High turnout as Gaza polio vaccine drive nears end

Parents take their children for inoculation despite doubts about sincerity of world's concern about their welfare

September 11, 2024