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The first hostages will be released when the temporary truce in Gaza starts
After Israel announced that it has achieved its operational preparations for a unilateral ceasefire with Hamas, Israeli Defence Force spokesperson Avital Leibovich said that they have destroyed a “tunnel under the hospital in northern Gaza”. The IDF also said that it has completed its operational preparations according to combat lines of the pause.
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There is a Lethal Psychological Chunk growing between Israelis and Palestinians
A Palestinian doctor in Israel has said that she received 20 times more inquires from Arabs reporting labour abuse in Israel than before the war. “I’m receiving 20 times more inquiries from Arabs reporting labour abuse in Israel compared to before the war,” she said, adding that she’s receiving 20 times more inquiries from Arabs…
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There are several things that come from a Times Investigation of New York’s Social Safety Net
An investigation by the New York Times found that 94 instances in the past decade in which breakdowns of New York City’s social safety net preceded violence. The state began shutting down its notorious psychiatric institutions in the 1960s and the main elements of the safety net have come together, with homeless shelters, public hospitals…
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The UN team found a “death zone” when they entered the hospital
A joint United Nations humanitarian assessment team, led by the World Health Organization, has gained the first outside access to Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital. The team saw first-hand the “dire conditions” at the facility, the groups said. Earlier, Israel released a video it said proves that Hamas was using the hospital as a base of operations.
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RememberingRosalynn Carter is the first briefings of the day
A UN team on Saturday entered Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital after the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of 2,500 people sheltering at the facility amid the conflict with Hamas. The team saw medical and solid waste in the hospital’s corridors, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. This is the first time the UN team has been…
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Is Israel’s military strategy to eradicate Hamas working?
Israel on Saturday evacuated 2,500 people from Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest in the Hamas-ruled enclave, amid a conflict with the Islamist militant group. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said it would continue to attack targets belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad “in every place that Hamas is and it is in the south of…
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Netanyahu isn’t saying who the new government of Gaza will be
Palestinian Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will destroy Hamas, free the hostages and give Gaza a different future. Netanyahu added that Israeli forces had taken over command centre in Gaza’s main hospital that had weapons, bombs, and other items. Netanyahu further said that Israeli troops were not going down the shaft because they…
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Evidence points to the fact that Israeli shells were used in the hospital strikes
Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza has said that it has buried at least 100 people in a mass grave as bodies decompose in its courtyard. The hospital added that babies are dying due to the lack of power in their incubators. It further said that bodies decompose in its courtyard and babies are dying because their…
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A desperate effort is being made to get young cancer patients out of Gaza
Gaza’s largest hospital reported that it buried more than 100 people in a mass grave as bodies decompose in its courtyard and babies are dying because their incubators have no power. Gaza health officials said the basement was “included in the design of the hospital and includes the administration and hospital stores”. Israeli military said…
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In Gaza hospitals there is a very unpleasantly desperate situation
Israel’s military said it has surrounded Gaza’s biggest hospital Al Rantisi, asking everyone to leave, including staff, patients and civilians sheltering on the hospital grounds, amid an ongoing conflict with Hamas. The WHO has also said that the medical system in Gaza is on its knees due to the forced evacuates and bombardments from Israel.
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The situation in Gaza hospitals is intolerable
The World Health Organization’s Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said that with the forced evacuations and ongoing military bombardment from Israel, Gaza’s medical system is “on its knees” and “without fortifications”. He added that the situation in the Palestinian territories is “terrible”, stating that hundreds of patients are trapped and 14,000 people are sheltering at Al-Quds Hospital.
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Health care is ‘on its knees’ as Israel orders Gaza hospitals to evacuate
Israeli Defense Minister Dr Avigdor Lieberman said that the firing of a projectile at Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital complex was fired by Palestinian militants. Lieberman said that the Israeli Army was in control of the hospital. This comes after Israel asked all the staff and patients from the hospital to leave. The hospital had been…
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Hospitals are not completely protected from war
Israeli airstrikes on or near hospitals in the northern half of Gaza continue, according to witnesses and international aid groups. The Israeli military said that it was considering whether or not it was active at the time. Hamas denies the Israeli accusation that it has headquarters under Shifa Hospital. Palestinians said several hundreds were killed…
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A third of Gaza City was damaged after a month of bombardments
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 100 people in the Gaza Strip since November 3, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. The ministry also said that at least 1,000 people have been injured in the airstrikes and that 117,000 others have been moved to hospitals in Gaza City and northern Gaza. Israel said it targeted an ambulance…
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Conflict over land was emphasized by the death of a Palestinian olive farmer
Nearly 5,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict between Israel and Hamas over the past year, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The ministry said that the war in Gaza has killed over 1,850 people, including over 300 children. More than 2,300 people have been wounded, the ministry added.
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Israel and Hamas had a deal that would have freed up to 50 hostages
The Gaza hospital in Israel said it has been receiving Israeli soldiers wounded from fighting in Gaza, as well as over 200 north residents who have been injured in rocket attacks from Lebanon. According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, 18 hospitals and most of the primary care centres have stopped functioning due to attacks or lack…
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The FDA approved a weight loss drug
US’ Eli Lilly has received Food and Drug Administration’s approval to sell its weight-loss medication Zepbound. The drug is designed to be given at the highest dose of 15 milligrams per day. In a study, people who took it lost an average of 48 pounds, compared to a placebo group’s loss of 22 pounds. Over…
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Palestinian and Iraqi leaders are trying to contain the Gaza war
Israeli forces on Sunday entered Gaza Strip for the first time in six weeks, cutting off the area from the south, the Israeli military said. The operation aims to stop rocket fire from Gaza at Israel, it added. According to health officials, over 250 have been killed since the conflict began on April 11.
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A hate crime inquiry was prompted by the report of hit-and-run
An Arab Muslim student injured after being hit by a vehicle at Stanford University said that he recognised the driver as someone “who had previously shown animosity” toward his community. He added that he was disappointed in what he described as a slow and inadequate response by the university. He further said that he’s “profoundly…
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The pro-Palestinian march is in D.C
Protesters in US’ Washington and other cities took to the streets to protest against the US’ military aid to Israel. They carried signs saying, “Stop US military aid to Israel.” Over 9,480 Palestinians have been killed by Israel over the last four weeks, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Israel intensified its ground offensive in the…
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In a High-Stakes Speech, Hezbollah’s Leader stopped short of calling for a war with Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Thursday said that the country has agreed to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza if a “humanitarian pause” is imposed on Israel in order to release over 200 people taken hostage by Hamas. However, it added that the Israeli government had not agreed to the cease-fire. A medical…
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Foreign nationals and ambulances are gathered at the Gaza border on reports of gate opening
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the country “will not give in to the terrorists’ tunnels and other terror activities in the Gaza Strip”. According to Israel’s military, Hamas terrorists operate inside Shifa Hospital in Gaza with a network of terror tunnels. “Hamas terrorists operate inside and under Shifa Hospital…[and] other hospitals in…
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Death and despair occur in Gazan Neighborhood hit by air strikes
Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed at least three people and injured many others, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. The airstrikes come amid an escalation of violence between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza. Over 120 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since October 7, the United…
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There are hundreds of Americans going to leave Gaza
The Israeli military on Wednesday said that it struck nearly 50 Hamas targets in Gaza city in the previous 24 hours. It added that it carried out more than 150 airstrikes in Gaza city during this period. The airstrikes came after Gaza Health Minister Ashraf al-Kidra said that at least 60 people were killed in…
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The memories that feed distrust in the Middle East are Opinion
Former permanent representative of Israel to the UN, Yitzhak Herzog, has said he was “very puzzled” by the “constant concern” the world is showing for Palestinian people. Herzog added that he believed that Hamas committed terrible atrocities during last month’s war with Israel. Recently, Hamas claimed that an Israeli missile struck a hospital courtyard in…