# PUBLIC FIGURES

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- **What:** PUBLIC FIGURES (News story)
- **Where:** [Gaza City](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/gaza-city), [Ramallah](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/ramallah), [Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/cairo)
- **When:** 2020-11-09 – 2023-07-25
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- [Daoud Shehab spokesman for Islamic Jihad speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/video/APA-VD-2022-003207) — APA-VD-2022-003207 · video · 2022-01-01 · Gaza City, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images
  RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza, 01 January 2022. Daoud Shehab spokesman for Islamic Jihad speaks during an interview with APA agency. STORYLINE: Hesham Abu Hawwash, a Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails who has been on hunger strike for 138 days, has entered an extremely critical health stage, today said the Detainees Affairs Commission....
- [Palestinian Jihad Islamic movement's spokesman Tariq Selmi speaks during an interview with APA agency, in Gaza city](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2023-038896) — APA-PH-2023-038896 · photo · 2023-07-25 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Palestinian Jihad Islamic movement's spokesman Tariq Selmi speaks during an interview with APA agency, in Gaza city on July 25, 2023. Israeli troops killed three Palestinians in the West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry said. The army said three "armed terrorists" had opened fire on its soldiers from a vehicle in a Nablus neighbourhood and the troops fired back "to neutralise"...
- [A spokesman for the Fatah movement in Gaza, Munzer al-Hayek speaks during an interview with APA agency, in Gaza city](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2023-038933) — APA-PH-2023-038933 · photo · 2023-07-25 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  A spokesman for the Fatah movement in Gaza, Munzer al-Hayek speaks during an interview with APA agency, in Gaza city on July 25, 2023. Israeli troops killed three Palestinians in the West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry said. The army said three "armed terrorists" had opened fire on its soldiers from a vehicle in a Nablus neighbourhood and the troops fired back "to neutralise"...
- [Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem speaks during an interview with APA agency, in Gaza city](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2023-038945) — APA-PH-2023-038945 · photo · 2023-07-25 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem speaks during an interview with APA agency, in Gaza city on July 25, 2023. Israeli troops killed three Palestinians in the West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry said. The army said three "armed terrorists" had opened fire on its soldiers from a vehicle in a Nablus neighbourhood and the troops fired back "to neutralise" them. Photo by Youssef Abu Wat...
- [Thomas White, director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza speaks during a press conference on the occasion of formal launch of the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for the Palestinian territory](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2023-122393) — APA-PH-2023-122393 · photo · 2023-01-31 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Thomas White, director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza speaks during a press conference on the occasion of formal launch of the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for the Palestinian territory, in Gaza city on January 31, 2023. Thomas White explained that the Gaza Strip "is hardly livable due to the difficult economic and humanitarian conditions." He said his agency entered the new year with financial...
- [The spokesman for the Islamic Jihad Movement for the West Bank, Tariq Ezz El-Din speaks during an interview with APA agnecy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2023-122948) — APA-PH-2023-122948 · photo · 2023-01-28 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  The spokesman for the Islamic Jihad Movement for the West Bank, Tariq Ezz El-Din speaks during an interview with APA agnecy in Gaza City on January 26, 2023. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa \ apaimages
- [Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem speaks during an interview with APA agnecy](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2023-122949) — APA-PH-2023-122949 · photo · 2023-01-28 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem speaks during an interview with APA agnecy in Gaza City on January 26, 2023. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa \ apaimages
- [Talal Abu Zarifa, a member of the political bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2023-122950) — APA-PH-2023-122950 · photo · 2023-01-28 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Talal Abu Zarifa, a member of the political bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza City on January 26, 2023. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa \ apaimages
- [Head of government administration in Gaza Strip, Essam Al-Dalis chairs the session of the government follow-up committee](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-078305) — APA-PH-2022-078305 · photo · 2022-12-28 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Atia Darwish
  Head of government administration in Gaza Strip, Essam Al-Dalis chairs the session of the government follow-up committee, in Gaza city on December 28, 2022. Photo by Atia Darwish\ apaimages
- [Jerusalem’s Palestinian governor Adnan Ghaith sits at his home](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-086288) — APA-PH-2022-086288 · photo · 2022-11-15 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  Jerusalem’s Palestinian governor Adnan Ghaith sits at his home in Jerusalem on November 15, 2022. Ghaith has been detained 35 times by the Israeli authorities since he was appointed by the Palestinian Authority as governor of \East Jerusalem and held for days and weeks at a time on charges of carrying out Palestinian activities in the city. He was banned from entering the West Bank and from travel...
- [Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor Ihab Al-Ghussein speaks during an interview with APA agency about the permits to work into Israel](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-093565) — APA-PH-2022-093565 · photo · 2022-09-12 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Atia Darwish
  Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor Ihab Al-Ghussein speaks during an interview with APA agency about the permits to work into Israel in Gaza city on September 12, 2022. The Labour Ministry in Gaza said it had received more than130,000 applications for permits since March, when it began to be involved in the application process.. Photo by Atia Darwish\ apaimages
- [the commander in Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, Khaled Mansour takes part in joint military exercise, in Rafah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-096746) — APA-PH-2022-096746 · photo · 2022-08-07 · Rafah Rafah, Palestinian Territory Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  (FILE) A photo taken on January 5, 2022, shows the commander in Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, Khaled Mansour takes part in joint military exercise, in Rafah in the southern of Gaza strip. Israeli army announced on August 6, 2022 that it targeted Mansour during an Israeli air strike in Rafah. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Deputy Chairman of Hamas in the Gaza Strip Khalil al-Hayya attends a national meeting](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-102394) — APA-PH-2022-102394 · photo · 2022-07-28 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Deputy Chairman of Hamas in the Gaza Strip Khalil al-Hayya attends a national meeting in Gaza City, on July 28, 2022. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Mecca-Saudi Arabia](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-104845) — APA-PH-2022-104845 · photo · 2022-07-07 · Mecca, Saudi Arabia · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Palestinian Minister of Awqaf Hatem Al-Bakri meets with Farid Emadi, head of the Kuwaiti Hajj delegation, in the city of Mecca during annual Hajj pilgrimage, on July 7, 2022. The Hajj, largest annual pilgrimage in the world, is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in the lifetime of every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Haitham Omran, Head of the Epidemiology and Epidemiological Monitoring Department at the Ministry of Health, speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-106220) — APA-PH-2022-106220 · photo · 2022-07-14 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Omar Ashtawy
  Haitham Omran, Head of the Epidemiology and Epidemiological Monitoring Department at the Ministry of Health, speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city, on July 14, 2022. The health ministry in Gaza said Wednesday is officially experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic's fifth wave due to "the significant increase" of daily infections. Photo by Omar Ashtawy
- [The spokesman of Hamas, Fawzi Barhoum speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-106536) — APA-PH-2022-106536 · photo · 2022-07-16 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  The spokesman of Hamas, Fawzi Barhoum speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city on July 16, 2022. Israeli warplanes this morning attacked several targets in different parts of the besieged Gaza Strip causing heavy damage but no injuries, local sources. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa
- [Palestinian political analyst, Mustafa Al-Sawaf speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-106538) — APA-PH-2022-106538 · photo · 2022-07-16 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Palestinian political analyst, Mustafa Al-Sawaf speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city on July 16, 2022. Israeli warplanes this morning attacked several targets in different parts of the besieged Gaza Strip causing heavy damage but no injuries, local sources. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa
- [Saudi Arabia's-Jeddah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-106555) — APA-PH-2022-106555 · photo · 2022-07-16 · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · © APA Images / Saudi Press Agency
  Leaders and representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the US, Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan attend the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. Photo by Saudi Press Agency
- [Saudi Arabia's-Jeddah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-106561) — APA-PH-2022-106561 · photo · 2022-07-16 · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · © APA Images / Saudi Press Agency
  Leaders and representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the US, Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan attend the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. Photo by Saudi Press Agency
- [Saudi Arabia's-Jeddah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-106565) — APA-PH-2022-106565 · photo · 2022-07-16 · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · © APA Images / Saudi Press Agency
  Leaders and representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the US, Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan attend the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. Photo by Saudi Press Agency
- [Saudi Arabia's-Jeddah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-106575) — APA-PH-2022-106575 · photo · 2022-07-16 · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · © APA Images / Saudi Press Agency
  Leaders and representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the US, Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan attend the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. Photo by Saudi Press Agency
- [Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the signing of MoUs](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-107247) — APA-PH-2022-107247 · photo · 2022-07-20 · Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of · © APA Images / Iranian Presidency (Handout)
  Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the signing of MoUs, in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022. Photo by Iranian presidency
- [Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the signing of MoUs](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-107255) — APA-PH-2022-107255 · photo · 2022-07-20 · Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of · © APA Images / Iranian Presidency (Handout)
  Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the signing of MoUs, in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022. Photo by Iranian presidency
- [Palestinian expert of Israeli affairs Said Bisharat speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-109845) — APA-PH-2022-109845 · photo · 2022-06-04 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Palestinian expert of Israeli affairs Said Bisharat speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city on June 4, 2022. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett published an open letter to the Israeli public on Friday calling for support to keep the teetering coalition on its feet for the sake of political stability and a properly functioning government. The letter pointed to Bennett’s fears of a break...
- [Daoud Shehab spokesman for Islamic Jihad speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-110496) — APA-PH-2022-110496 · photo · 2022-06-08 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Daoud Shehab spokesman for Islamic Jihad speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city on June 08, 2022. Israeli UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan was elected on Tuesday as a Vice-President of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Erdan will serve in the year-long role beginning September when the assembly convenes for its annual session. He will be one of 21 vice presidents d...
- [Ahmed al-Mudallal, a leader in Islamic Jihad speaks during an interview with APA](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-112504) — APA-PH-2022-112504 · photo · 2022-06-18 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Ahmed al-Mudallal, a leader in Islamic Jihad speaks during an interview with APA, in Gaza city on June 18, 2022. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa
- [Maher Mezher, a leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine speaks during an interview](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-112505) — APA-PH-2022-112505 · photo · 2022-06-18 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Maher Mezher, a leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine speaks during an interview, in Gaza city on June 18, 2022. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa
- [Deputy Secretary-General of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Jamil Mezher speaks during a press conference to announce the results of the Eighth National conference](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-113705) — APA-PH-2022-113705 · photo · 2022-05-25 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Deputy Secretary-General of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Jamil Mezher speaks during a press conference to announce the results of the Eighth National conference, in Gaza city on May 25, 2022. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Consultant of public health and epidemiology, Mohamed Abu Raya speaks during an interview with APA about Monkeypox](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-113776) — APA-PH-2022-113776 · photo · 2022-05-25 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Consultant of public health and epidemiology, Mohamed Abu Raya speaks during an interview with APA about Monkeypox in Gaza city on May 25, 2022. Monkeypox is a viral infection, caused by a virus of the Orthopoxvirus genus related to smallpox. Monkeypox is mostly present in Central and West African countries, but can be imported through travel. Clinical presentation resembles smallpox but is less s...
- [The spokesman of Hamas, Fawzi Barhoum speaks during a political meeting](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-113845) — APA-PH-2022-113845 · photo · 2022-05-26 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  The spokesman of Hamas, Fawzi Barhoum speaks during a political meeting, in Gaza city on May 26, 2022. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa
- [Hani Al-thawabta member of the Central Committee of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-113846) — APA-PH-2022-113846 · photo · 2022-05-26 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Hani Al-thawabta member of the Central Committee of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city on May 26, 2022. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh warned on Sunday against a planned march by right-wing Israeli extremists through occupied East Jerusalem, saying that the Palestinian Islamist group would use "all possibilities" to confront it. P...
- [Palestinian political analyst, Mustafa Al-Sawaf speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-113847) — APA-PH-2022-113847 · photo · 2022-05-26 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Palestinian political analyst, Mustafa Al-Sawaf speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city on May 26, 2022. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh warned on Sunday against a planned march by right-wing Israeli extremists through occupied East Jerusalem, saying that the Palestinian Islamist group would use "all possibilities" to confront it. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa
- [The spokesman of Hamas, Fawzi Barhoum speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-113849) — APA-PH-2022-113849 · photo · 2022-05-26 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  The spokesman of Hamas, Fawzi Barhoum speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city on May 26, 2022. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh warned on Sunday against a planned march by right-wing Israeli extremists through occupied East Jerusalem, saying that the Palestinian Islamist group would use "all possibilities" to confront it. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa
- [Palestinian political analyst, Hossam al-Dajani speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-113851) — APA-PH-2022-113851 · photo · 2022-05-26 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Palestinian political analyst, Hossam al-Dajani speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city on May 26, 2022. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh warned on Sunday against a planned march by right-wing Israeli extremists through occupied East Jerusalem, saying that the Palestinian Islamist group would use "all possibilities" to confront it. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa
- [Deputy in the Palestinian Legislative Council of the Fatah parliamentary bloc, Ibrahim Al-Masdar speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-114263) — APA-PH-2022-114263 · photo · 2022-05-29 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Deputy in the Palestinian Legislative Council of the Fatah parliamentary bloc, Ibrahim Al-Masdar speaks during an interview with APA agency, in Gaza city, on May 29, 2022. The development comes as thousands of Israeli nationalists are planning a contentious flag-waving march through Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City amid Palestinian warnings it could trigger violence. Photo by Youssef Abu Wat...
- [Deputy in the Palestinian Legislative Council of Ahmed Abu Halabiya speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-114265) — APA-PH-2022-114265 · photo · 2022-05-29 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Deputy in the Palestinian Legislative Council of Ahmed Abu Halabiya speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city, on May 29, 2022. The development comes as thousands of Israeli nationalists are planning a contentious flag-waving march through Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City amid Palestinian warnings it could trigger violence. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa
- [Deputy in the Palestinian Legislative Council, Mushir al-Masry speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-114266) — APA-PH-2022-114266 · photo · 2022-05-29 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Deputy in the Palestinian Legislative Council, Mushir al-Masry speaks during an interview with APA agency, in Gaza city, on May 29, 2022. The development comes as thousands of Israeli nationalists are planning a contentious flag-waving march through Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City amid Palestinian warnings it could trigger violence. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa
- [Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh takes cover from tear gas smoke by Israeli security forces during the coverage of the closure of Lubban al-Sharqiya School](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-114964) — APA-PH-2022-114964 · photo · 2022-05-14 · Nablus, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wajed Nobani
  (FILE) A photo taken on October 15, 2018. Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh takes cover from tear gas smoke by Israeli security forces during the coverage of the closure of Lubban al-Sharqiya School south of Nablus city, in the West Bank. Abu Akleh, who was shot dead on May 11, 2022 while covering a raid in the West Bank, was among Arab media's most prominent figures and widely hailed for he...
- [Palestinians attend the 19th Palestinian Mirrors exhibition](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-116021) — APA-PH-2022-116021 · photo · 2022-05-07 · Gaza, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Palestinians attend the 19th Palestinian Mirrors exhibition in Gaza city on May 7, 2022. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Palestinian political analyst Hassan Abdo, speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-116097) — APA-PH-2022-116097 · photo · 2022-05-07 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Palestinian political analyst Hassan Abdo, speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city on May 7, 2022. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Undersecretary of the Ministry of Works in the Gaza Strip Naji Sarhan speaks during a press conference on the latest developments of the reconstruction of Gaza strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-119510) — APA-PH-2022-119510 · photo · 2022-05-22 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images
  Undersecretary of the Ministry of Works in the Gaza Strip Naji Sarhan speaks during a press conference on the latest developments of the reconstruction of Gaza strip, in Gaza city, on 22 May 2022. Photo by APA
- [Munzer al-Hayek spokesman for Fatah speaks during an interview about Israeli security forces raided the West Bank city of Jenin](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-122722) — APA-PH-2022-122722 · photo · 2022-04-09 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Munzer al-Hayek spokesman for Fatah speaks during an interview about Israeli security forces raided the West Bank city of Jenin in Gaza city on April 9, 2022. Palestinians confronted the raiding Israeli forces, which opened machine gunfire at the Palestinians killing one and injuring the others. The Israeli forces left the northern West Bank city of Jenin several hours after raiding it this mornin...
- [Tariq Ezz El-Din spokesman for Islamic Jihad in the West Bank during an interview](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-122733) — APA-PH-2022-122733 · photo · 2022-04-09 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Tariq Ezz El-Din spokesman for Islamic Jihad in the West Bank speaks during an interview about Israeli security forces raided the West Bank city of Jenin in Gaza city on April 9, 2022. Palestinians confronted the raiding Israeli forces, which opened machine gunfire at the Palestinians killing one and injuring the others. The Israeli forces left the northern West Bank city of Jenin several hours af...
- [Palestinians of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization attend a seminar](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-123330) — APA-PH-2022-123330 · photo · 2022-04-11 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Mahmoud Nasser
  Palestinians of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization attend a seminar in Gaza city on April 11, 2022. Photo by Mahmoud Nasser
- [Palestinians of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization attend a seminar](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-123331) — APA-PH-2022-123331 · photo · 2022-04-11 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Mahmoud Nasser
  Palestinians of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization attend a seminar in Gaza city on April 11, 2022. Photo by Mahmoud Nasser
- [Palestinians of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization attend a seminar](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-123339) — APA-PH-2022-123339 · photo · 2022-04-11 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Mahmoud Nasser
  Palestinians of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization attend a seminar in Gaza city on April 11, 2022. Photo by Mahmoud Nasser
- [Palestinians of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization attend a seminar](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-123346) — APA-PH-2022-123346 · photo · 2022-04-11 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Mahmoud Nasser
  Palestinians of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization attend a seminar in Gaza city on April 11, 2022. Photo by Mahmoud Nasser
- [Palestinian writer and political analyst, Dr. Ahmed Shikaki speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-125377) — APA-PH-2022-125377 · photo · 2022-04-21 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Palestinian writer and political analyst, Dr. Ahmed Shikaki speaks during an interview with APA agency in Gaza city on April 21, 2021. Israeli warplanes attacked early this morning several sites in the besieged Gaza Strip causing damage but no injuries. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa
- [Head of government administration in Gaza Strip, Essam Al-Dalis speaks during a meeting](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-128914) — APA-PH-2022-128914 · photo · 2022-03-09 · Deir Al_Balah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Head of government administration in Gaza Strip, Essam Al-Dalis speaks during a meeting, in Deir Al_Balah in the center of Gaza strip, on March 8, 2022. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative party Mustafa Barghouti, meets with members of the national and Islamic forces](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-131332) — APA-PH-2022-131332 · photo · 2022-03-20 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative party Mustafa Barghouti, meets with members of the national and Islamic forces in Gaza city on March 20, 2022. The Palestinian prisoners’ movement announced that prisoners in Israeli jails will embark on an open-ended hunger strike starting March 25 in protest of the prisons’ administration's escalated measures against them. Photo by Youssef...
- [Palestinian Hassan al-Jojo, Head of the Supreme Council of the Sharia Judiciary speaks during a press conference](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-132363) — APA-PH-2022-132363 · photo · 2022-02-02 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Mahmoud Nasser
  Palestinian Hassan al-Jojo, Head of the Supreme Council of the Sharia Judiciary speaks during a press conference in Gaza city on February 2, 2022. Photo by Mahmoud Nasser
- [Fatah spokesman, Munzer al-Hayek speaks during an interview about the session of Central Council](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-133148) — APA-PH-2022-133148 · photo · 2022-02-06 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Fatah spokesman, Munzer al-Hayek speaks during an interview about the session of Central Council in Gaza city on February 6, 2022. The Palestinian Central Council, the second-highest decision-making body in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), is scheduled to open today at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah its 31st session with a speech by President Mahmoud Abbas. Photo by Youssef...
- [Fatah spokesman Iyad Nasr, spesks during in a political meeting](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-133281) — APA-PH-2022-133281 · photo · 2022-02-07 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Fatah spokesman Iyad Nasr, spesks during in a political meeting, ​in Gaza city on February 7, 2022. The embattled leaders of the PLO held a rare meeting -- the first in four years-- to fill key roles that could hint at a favoured successor for 86-year-old Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa
- [Thomas White, director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza speaks during a press conference](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-136348) — APA-PH-2022-136348 · photo · 2022-02-23 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Dawoud Abo Alkas
  Thomas White, director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza speaks during a press conference, in Gaza city on February 23, 2022. Photo by Dawoud Abo Alkas
- [Director General of the General Department of Survey in the Land Authority, Omar Zaida, speaks during a press conference](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-139179) — APA-PH-2022-139179 · photo · 2022-01-19 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Mahmoud Nasser
  Director General of the General Department of Survey in the Land Authority, Omar Zaida, speaks during a press conference, in Gaza city on January 19, 2022. Photo by Mahmoud Nasser
- [Head of the government media office, Salama Maarouf speaks during a press conference](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2022-140090) — APA-PH-2022-140090 · photo · 2022-01-13 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images
  Head of the government media office, Salama Maarouf speaks during a press conference, in Gaza city on January 13, 2022. Photo by APA
- [Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem speaks during an interview with APA agency](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2021-070965) — APA-PH-2021-070965 · photo · 2021-12-22 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Youssef Abu Watfa
  Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem speaks during an interview with APA agency, in Gaza city on 22 December 2021. The female prisoners embarked measures to protest the Israeli administration’s collective punishments against them, including knocking on doors, returning meals, and rejecting prison laws, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Photo by Youssef Abu Watfa
- [Leader of the Fatah movement, Munzer al-Hayek speaks during an interview about the marks 33rd anniversary of Palestinian Declaration of Independence Day](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2021-073836) — APA-PH-2021-073836 · photo · 2021-11-15 · Gaza city, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Omar Ashtawy
  Leader of the Fatah movement, Munzer al-Hayek speaks during an interview about the marks 33rd anniversary of Palestinian Declaration of Independence Day, in Gaza city on November 15, 2021. Today, 33 years ago, the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat declared from Algiers the independence of the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. Photo by Omar Ashtawy
- [Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, receives the Credentials of the Kingdom of Spain as Consul General to the State of Palestine](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2021-078908) — APA-PH-2021-078908 · photo · 2021-10-14 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Thaer Ganaim
  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, receives the Credentials of the Kingdom of Spain as Consul General to the State of Palestine, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on October 14, 2021. Photo by Thaer Ganaim
- [Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, receives the Credentials of the Kingdom of Spain as Consul General to the State of Palestine](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2021-078910) — APA-PH-2021-078910 · photo · 2021-10-14 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Thaer Ganaim
  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, receives the Credentials of the Kingdom of Spain as Consul General to the State of Palestine, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on October 14, 2021. Photo by Thaer Ganaim