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- 1 2 euronews.culture, 24/01/2022 - Meet the rock band shining a light on the people of Gaza's struggles By Rosie-Lyse Thompson & Ruwaida Amer
- ↑ Reuters, August 6, 2021 - Middle East, 'We'll scream our pain': Gaza's first rock band, Osprey V, takes wing By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
- ↑ Middle East Eye, 29 November 2022 - In pictures: Rage against the siege - Gaza rock band gives voice to Palestinian plight - Rakan Abed El Rahman
- ↑ Vanity Fair, January 25, 2022 - Generation Gaza: The Young Have Pride Despite Privations BY JANINE DI GIOVANNI
- ↑ Đài Phát thanh - Truyền hình Đồng Nai, 29/01/2022 - Ban nhạc rock chiến đấu cho người dân Gaza
- ↑ The Business Standard, 05 August, 2021 - 'We'll scream our pain': Gaza's first rock band, Osprey V, takes wing
The band is ready to step into the limelight, with songs steeped in the emotions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - ↑ Daily Sabah, AUG 04, 2021 - Gaza's 1st rock band gives voice to Palestinian cause, pains
- ↑ We Are Not Numbers, 18 Mar 2022 - Asmaa Tayeh
- ↑ Vanity Fair, January 25, 2022 - Generation Gaza: The Young Have Pride Despite Privations BY JANINE DI GIOVANNI
- ↑ Osprey V channel - Osprey V - Home
- ↑ Pakistan Observer, 2021 - Gaza’s first rock band, Osprey V gives voice to Palestinians
- ↑ Middle East Eye, 29 November 2022 - In pictures: Rage against the siege - Gaza rock band gives voice to Palestinian plight - Rakan Abed El Rahman
- ↑ Rolling Stone, APRIL 9, 2021 - MUSIC, Roger Waters, Tom Morello, Brian Eno Plan ‘Live for Gaza’ Event
Former Pink Floyd singer-songwriter will perform a new rendition of his solo song, "The Bravery of Being Out of Range" BY KORY GROW - ↑ Intersticia - Intersticia’s Decade in Review, 2022
- ↑ Delia Arts Foundation - Osprey V أوسبري: Delia Sessions # 015 | Drops (قطرات الحياة) , Home (وطن), 5:00
- ↑ Vanity Fair, January 12, 2024 - Surviving the Israel-Hamas War: A Young Palestinian Rock Musician’s Ordeal By Janine di Giovanni
- ↑ Delia Arts Foundation - Osprey V أوسبري: Delia Sessions # 015 | Drops (قطرات الحياة) , Home (وطن), Musicians