Children of Gaza: Picture of the Year 2024

The war and the horrors in Palestine and the fate of the people in Gaza were the reason for constant protests in the city center of Reykjavík during the year. Tents in Austurvöllur and protest marches down Laugavegur colored the city and human life. A photo from this photo series by Golla, photographer of Heimildin, was chosen as Photo of the Year 2024, at an awards ceremony that took place on March 22. For that reason, Heimildin is publishing t…

‘Children just want to live - they love life’ - Our editor Brian Pelan talks to Save the Children UK’s Shaima Al-Obaidi, who is based in Gaza - VIEWdigital

It was 11am and I was about to speak with a young woman in Gaza via Zoom. Her name is Shaima Al-Obaidi, and she is a senior media manager with Save the Children UK. It all felt surreal — me, at home in my warm office with my list of questions, and her, in the […] The post ‘Children just want to live – they love life’ – Our editor Brian Pelan talks to Save the Children UK’s Shaima Al-Obaidi, who is based in Gaza appeared first on VIEWdigital.

The numbers are brutally clear: During the 18-month war, at least 16,000 children have been killed, which is an average of 30 children every single day. Palestinian health authorities have lists of the names of those killed, based on information from the hospitals that have received the victims. The casualty figures have not been independently confirmed, but the UN has conducted its own investigations and found them credible. A study published i…