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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

Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders Kaled Al-Batsh (L) and Khader Habib attend a news conference in Gaza February 8, 2006. Islamic Jihad ruled out on Wednesday joining a new Palestinian government following Hamas's election victory or forging any long-term truce with Israel. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTR15ZBZ

Islamic Jihad to Run In Palestinian Elections

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Palestinian runner Worood Maslaha, 20, stretches as she practises with her trainer Saher Jura (unseen) at a field belonging to her family in the West Bank village of Asira Ash-Shamaliya near Nablus March 27, 2012. Four Palestinians will participate in the London Olympics and joining Maslaha will be Gaza runner Bahaa al-Farra, Cairo-based swimmer Ahmed Jabreel and swimmer Sabeen Kharyoon from Bethlehem. Picture taken March 27, 2012. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS ATHLETICS) - RTR3001Q

Hamas Bars Women From Gaza Marathon

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Palestinian fishermen gather around a fishing boat after it was hit by Israeli army naval fire at Gaza's seaport August 31, 2009. An Israeli army spokesperson said on Monday, fishermen on the boat violated security boundaries of the coast of Gaza Strip crossing into an area out of permitted fishing zone. REUTERS/Ismail Zaydah (GAZA POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR27AGR

Gaza Fishermen Protest Israeli Violations

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Hamas official Salah al-Bardawil talks during a news conference in Cairo January 14, 2009. The Palestinian movement Hamas said on Wednesday it had given Egypt its views on an Egyptian ceasefire plan for Gaza and that it was now up to Cairo to present those views to Israel. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT) - RTR23E4D

Exclusive: Hamas OfficialPredicts Third Intifada

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

A Palestinian works inside a smuggling tunnel flooded by Egyptian forces, beneath the Egyptian-Gaza border in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip February 19, 2013. Egypt will not tolerate a two-way flow of smuggled arms with the Gaza Strip that is destabilising its Sinai peninsula, a senior aide to its Islamist president said, explaining why Egyptian forces flooded sub-border tunnels last week. To match Interview PALESTINIANS-TUNNELS/EGYPT REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - R

Egypt Floods Gaza's Smuggling Tunnels

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

A Palestinian woman walks past a clothing store in the West Bank city of Ramallah September 4, 2012. Palestinian dreams of building a powerful economy to speed their drive towards independence could soon be plunged into darkness. The cash-strapped government of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority, is so behind with its bills that an Israeli electricity supplier has threatened to cut the power unless they pay outstanding debt of almost $80 million. Picture taken September 4, 2012. To match Feat

Hamas Pushes Islamization of Gaza

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

A Palestinian woman walks next to a banner that reads "Thanks and gratitude to Iran" in Gaza City November 27, 2012. Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar showed how fragile the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians remained, with defiant remarks to reporters recently of how the Islamists would go on smuggling in weapons "by all possible means", including via Israel's arch-foe Iran. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot (GAZA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)

Hamas Maintains Ties With Iran Despite Difference Over Syria

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

A Palestinian woman walks next to a banner that reads "Thanks and gratitude to Iran" in Gaza City November 27, 2012. Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar showed how fragile the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians remained, with defiant remarks to reporters recently of how the Islamists would go on smuggling in weapons "by all possible means", including via Israel's arch-foe Iran. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot (GAZA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)

Iran Strengthens Ties To Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

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Winter Storm Brings More Misery to Gaza

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (L) and Islamic Jihad leader Mohammed Al-Hindi celebrate what Palestinians say is a victory over Israel after an eight-day conflict, during a rally in Gaza City November 22, 2012. A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers took hold on Thursday after eight days of conflict, although deep mistrust on both sides cast doubt on how long the Egyptian-sponsored deal can last. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot (GAZA - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)

Iran Top Backer Of Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

A Palestinian waves a Fatah movement flag during a rally in support of the efforts of President Mahmoud Abbas to secure a diplomatic upgrade at the United Nations, in Gaza City November 29, 2012. The U.N. General Assembly is set to implicitly recognize a sovereign state of Palestine on Thursday despite threats by the United States and Israel to punish the Palestinian Authority by withholding much-needed funds for the West Bank government. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS)

Hamas Reverses Ban on Fatah Gaza Rally

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

A Palestinian flag flutters next to the Fatah party's yellow flag as a student stands by a window during a rally celebrating the political unity deal between Gaza rulers Hamas and the rival party Fatah at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City on May 8, 2011. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)

Hamas Bans Fatah From Open-Square Gaza Rally

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine