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Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Abeer Ayyoub is a freelance journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey. She previously reported from Palestine and Jordan. On Twitter: @Abeerayyoub

Islamic Jihad militants ride on a pickup truck as they follow the convoy of freed Palestinian prisoner Ibrahim Baroud, upon his arrival in the northern Gaza Strip April 8, 2013. Baroud, who was convicted of his affiliation with the armed group of Islamic Jihad and for carrying out armed attacks against Israel, was released on Monday after serving 27 years in an Israeli jail, according to media reports. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXYD6V

Islamic Jihad Calls For End to Peace Talks

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Women wave Palestinian (front) and Fatah flags during a rally marking the 48th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah movement, in Gaza City January 4, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians joined a rare rally staged by President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group in Gaza on Friday, as tensions ease with rival Hamas Islamists ruling the enclave since 2007. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY) - RTR3C3HR

Hamas Accused of Targeting Fatah Activists in Gaza

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

An alleged Palestinian collaborator with Israel covers his face as he poses for the camera inside a Hamas-run prison in Gaza City April 23, 2013. The Islamist Hamas government, which is pledged to Israel's destruction by force of arms, is lauding a recent campaign to root out informants in its midst, which it hopes will deprive Israel of a subtle but effective tool. Picture taken April 23, 2013. To match Feature PALESTINIANS-HAMAS/SPIES REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) -

Families of Palestinian Spies for Israel Face Stigma in Gaza

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Palestinians sell fish at a fish market in Gaza City May 22, 2013. Israel on Tuesday expanded the distance it permits Gaza fishermen to head out to sea, restoring a limit it cut in half two months ago in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTXZVXX

Egypt Bans Gaza Fishermen From Its Waters

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Boys wave Palestinian flags during a protest near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip June 7, 2013. The protest was part of the Global March to Jerusalem initiative, marking the 46th anniversary of Israel's capture of East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY) - RTX10F3F

Hamas Concerned About Tamarod Movement in Gaza

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Palestinian passengers wait to cross into Egypt at Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip July 10, 2013. Egypt opened its crossing with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday for several hours to allow stranded Palestinians to return to the enclave and for others to leave after five days of closure. Egyptian authorities ordered the passage closed last Friday after President Mohamed Mursi was removed and amid widescale protests in Egypt. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX11IJT

Egypt Punishes Gaza During Ramadan

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

A Palestinian woman waves her hand as she sits in a bus before leaving Rafah border crossing for the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca, in the southern Gaza Strip October 14, 2011. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR2SO7F

Thousands Stuck in Gaza Without Identity Cards

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

An Islamic Jihad militant stands guard during a rally marking the 25th anniversary of the movement's foundation in Gaza City October 4, 2012. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY) - RTR38SLK

Palestinian Islamic Jihad Unfazed by Egypt Crisis

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Palestinian girls sit on a carousel inside an amusement park built on the land of a former Israeli settlement in central Gaza Strip, April 11, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: SOCIETY) - RTXYHFP

Gaza Amusement Park Caters To Children of War Victims

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

A Palestinian vendor prepares water pipes at his shop on the beach of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 31, 2009. Sunday marks World No Tobacco Day. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA ANNIVERSARY HEALTH) - RTR2443D

Hamas Police Crack Down On Beach Cafe 'Vices'

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding in the West Bank city of Nablus May 12, 2011. A group of 22 couples, some disabled, participated in the wedding ceremony which was sponsored by the United Arab Emirates. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini (WEST BANK - Tags: SOCIETY) - RTR2MBU0

Travel Restrictions Take Toll On Palestinian Relationships

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Rami Hamdallah, President of al-Najah National University, speaks during a graduation ceremony at the university in the West Bank city of Nablus June 16, 2011. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named British-educated political independent Hamdallah as new prime minister on June 2, 2013, a move that was immediately condemned by Gaza Strip rulers Hamas. Picture taken June 16, 2011. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION) - RTX109UZ

Gaza Factions Denounce Hamdallah Appointment

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine