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Primary problem areas being addressed by Gaza mobile applications.
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There's an app for that: Gaza's developers use tech to solve war ...
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – In a small corner inside the Taqat Gaza co-working space, Saja al-Ghoul sat working on her latest mobile app idea.The 23-year-old programmer, like her colleagues working from the space, is focused on developing apps that can help solve some of the difficulties of living in the Palestinian enclave.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israeli attacks on Gaza increased by 35% since Iran ceasefire: Reportlist 2 of 3Why is Iran increasingly targeting the UAE in its war messaging?list 3 of 3Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to UAE: US envoyend of listIdentifying a problem is not difficult; two years of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, and a ceasefire that has not stopped attacks, or allowed for proper reconstruction to take place, mean that the enclave is teeming with crises.Saja’s app is called “Waselni” – Arabic for “help me reach my destination”. She aims to help alleviate the transportation problems Palestinians in Gaza face.The app allows people to share rides and coordinate trips with one another to reduce transportation costs, which have risen dramatically in recent months. It also includes a prepaid electronic wallet to bypass the worsening cash crisis brought on by the war.“Anyone can propose a trip, for example, from al-Shifa area to as-Saraya in central Gaza City at 8am, and then other people can join the same ride and split the cost,” Saja explained.Saja al-Ghoul’s app, Waselni, aims to help Palestinians in Gaza share transportation costs [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]Missing belongingsBahaa al-Mallahi, a 26-year-old information systems graduate, was at the same hackathon as Saja. His app idea focuses on another problem that has become prevalent during the war: the loss of belongings.“People lost almost everything during displacement,” Bahaa said. “Personal belongings, official papers, phones, bags … Sometimes, things with little financial value but immense importance to their owners.”Bahaa noticed that recovering lost items had become extremely difficult, and that appeals about missing belongings were flooding social media platforms.He came up with the idea of creating a dedicated digital platform for lost-and-found items, which he called “Rajja’li” – Arabic for “return it to me”.“If you find something, you post it on the platform. If you lose something, you search for it there,” Bahaa explained.But the project did not stop there. Bahaa also began thinking about developing the platform in t...
Gaza News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation
Displaying 1 - 20 of 747 articles Mourners hold posters of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, killed in an Israeli airstrike last month. Mohammed Zaatari/AP May 8, 2026 This is driven by an absence of legal accountability for attacks on civilians, aid workers and journalists in both Lebanon and Gaza. Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 29, 2026. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino May 4, 2026 Pope Leo is following the teachings of Francis on human dignity and applying them to ongoing international crises, argues a scholar of global Catholicism. Ariel Schalit/AP May 4, 2026 The Israeli prime minister is using the ‘Gaza playbook’ to decimate southern Lebanon, but it won’t eliminate the threat from the militant group. Lucas Coch/AAP April 29, 2026 In her new book, Francesca Albanese challenges the dominant perception of the Israel-Palestine conflict More than 80% of the people of Gaza are displaced and have no permanent homes. EPA/Mohammed Saber April 29, 2026 Between 80 and 90% of Gaza’s people have been displaced. Much of the territory is in ruins. A viable future for its people is hard to imagine. People queue to vote in a municipal election in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, April 25 2026. EPA/Haitham Imad April 28, 2026 It’s hard to hold a vote when nearly 2 million people, 90% of Gaza’s population, have been displaced during the conflict. A young Palestinian rides a donkey in the occupied West Bank on Sept. 30, 2025. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images April 27, 2026 From violence to rescue, settler practices involving donkeys are increasingly entangled with Palestinian dispossession. Young men in Lebanon, in the aftermath of a strike. Wael Hamzeh/AAP April 16, 2026 This week, our world feels more uncertain than ever. It’s tempting to turn away – but attentive curiosity and ‘radical open-mindedness’ are better ways to combat chaos. Iranians hold national flags in Tehran’s Revolution Square on April 8, 2026, after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images April 10, 2026 Both countries seem tired of the costs of war and ongoing risks, but successful negotiations will have to overcome deep distrust by both sides. Israel’s minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, centre, and lawmakers celebrate after Israel’s parliament passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israeli...
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