Israel’s blockade means there is little or no soap, period products or household cleaning materials. Deir Al-Balah, Gaza: When girls complain to Gaza paediatrician Lobna al-Azaiza that they have no comb, she tells them to cut off their hair. It’s not just combs. Israel’s blockade of the territory, ravaged by 10 months of war, means … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a tragic turn of events, Israeli forces reportedly stormed Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis on Thursday, marking a new level of intensity in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The hospital, largely cut off by weeks of fighting, has been a critical lifeline for many Palestinians.The situation took a … Read more
Deir el-Balah, Palestinian Territories: Iman al-Masry is simply exhausted after giving birth to quadruplets in a hospital in southern Gaza, miles away from her home in the north of the war-torn Palestinian territory. Days into the Israel-Hamas war sparked by Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, the young woman fled the family home in Beit … Read more
TEL AVIV: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was expected to press Israel to wind down major combat operations in Gaza on a visit Monday, in the latest test of whether the US can leverage its unwavering support for the offensive to blunt its devastating impact on Palestinian civilians. France, the UK and Germany – some … Read more
GAZA: Hundreds of makeshift tents stand in a desolate landscape at the foot of Gaza City’s ruined Al-Shifa hospital.At least 30,000 people have taken refuge in its grounds between piles of rubble and waste after Israeli forces raided the medical facility last month, an AFP correspondent reported from the hospital.Its medical equipment was heavily damaged … Read more
GAZA CITY: Israel bombarded targets in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid for a ceasefire in the war with Hamas that has triggered alerts of an “apocalyptic” humanitarian situation.Aid workers say Gaza’s humanitarian system is on the verge of collapse, as disease and starvation threaten.Washington’s veto was swiftly condemned … Read more
GAZA/CAIRO: Israel faced growing US calls to avoid further harm to Palestinian civilians in its fight against Hamas militants in Gaza, as the warring sides on Sunday showed no sign of moving toward reviving their collapsed truce. As Israeli forces pounded the enclave after the breakdown of a truce, vice president Kamala Harris said too … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH: Israeli fighter jets hit Hamas targets in the GazaStrip on Friday shortly after a weeklong truce expired, the military said, as the war resumed in full force. Airstrikes hit southern Gaza, including the community of Abassan east of the town of Khan Younis, the Interior Ministry in the Hamas-run territory said. Another strike … Read more
DEIR AL BALAH: Eight Israeli hostages were released from Hamas captivity in the Gaza strip on Thursday as part of a temporary cease-fire deal that has lasted for seven days, the Israeli military said. Israel freed 30 Palestinian prisoners in the early hours of Friday under the truce deal, which has paused the deadliest fighting … Read more
TEL AVIV: Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war.Eleven Israeli women and children, freed by Hamas, entered Israel Monday night after more than … Read more