[8][independent source needed] During a May 2021 escalation in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Owda shared videos on Instagram with the goal of drawing international attention to conditions in Gaza.
[9] During the Israel–Hamas war, which began in October 2023, Owda garnered attention for her semi-regular video and livestream updates on social media documenting Palestinian civilians' experiences.
[7] From Al-Shifa Hospital, Owda reported on the spread of illness among the 50,000 displaced people who lacked adequate shelter, water, and sanitation.
[15] Owda documented the "increasingly critical situation" on social media, reporting a lack of food and water, destruction of solar panels, and bombings.
[13] She was displaced from Al-Shifa Hospital after it was sieged by the IDF in mid-November and reported that injured people were dying due to the lack of medical care.
[14] She posted videos of her journey walking south to Khan Yunis in which she described dead bodies on the side of the road and interviewed other refugees.
[31] An essay in the Los Angeles Review of Books stated that Owda and other Palestinian journalists reporting from Gaza "charge their viewers with complicity and regularly demand that we act".
[34][35] In May 2024, Owda won a Peabody Award in the News category for her Al Jazeera Media Network show, It's Bisan from Gaza and I'm Still Alive.
[36] In a statement, the Peabody board of jurors wrote: "Reporting from her makeshift tent outside the medical center, she shows what survival looks like for her and the masses around her".
[30] In December 2024, Owda shared Amnesty International Australia's inaugural Human Rights Defender Award with Palestinian journalists Anas Al-Sharif, Plestia Alaqad, and Ahmed Shihab-Eldin for "the significant impact of their fearless reporting on the genocide in Gaza, their innovative use of social media and citizen journalism to challenge traditional narratives and their ability to inspire action for justice.
[39] Pro-Israel nonprofit Creative Community for Peace called for the nomination to be rescinded, alleging Owda was a member of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which the United States designated as a terrorist organization, and publishing an open letter signed by 150 people involved in the entertainment industry, including Selma Blair, Sherry Lansing, and Debra Messing.