Rising from the rubble: A Gaza tech incubator defies Israel’s war
Israel’s war on Gaza has decimated the tech sector, killing experts and destroying incubators that offered opportunity.
![A smart training hall at the UCAS Technology Incubator, which served as a comprehensive hub to equip and empower youth for the digital labour market before the war [Obtained by Al Jazeera from UCAS].](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/3-1780742615-1781002288.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Israel’s war on Gaza has decimated the tech sector, killing experts and destroying incubators that offered opportunity.
![A smart training hall at the UCAS Technology Incubator, which served as a comprehensive hub to equip and empower youth for the digital labour market before the war [Obtained by Al Jazeera from UCAS].](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/3-1780742615-1781002288.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

![Amazon’s stock is surging on the news of the new deal. As of 11:15 AM in New York (16:15 GMT) it is up by 4.7 percent [File: Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-10-29T100037Z_48089949_RC2UMCA4Q61F_RTRMADP_3_MICROSOFT-OPENAI-ALTMAN-1762187105.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



![A swarm of drones lit up the evening sky near Taiwan’s Taipei 101 skyscraper in a dazzling display depicting a giant robot, a sports car, and Earth. The light show was part of Computex Taipei, one of Asia’s largest technology exhibitions. [Taiwan Computer Association/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/image-1780437370.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


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