CAIRO: The Gaza health ministry said two Gaza City hospitals have been taken out of service due to Israel’s escalation of its ground offensive and damage caused by continued Israeli bombing, as tanks advanced deeper into the territory. The ministry said in its statement that Al-Rantissi Children’s Hospital was badly damaged a few days ago […]
Read MoreA global fleet of boats carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza was forced to turn back shortly after setting sail on Sunday due to severe weather. Organisers said strong winds of over 30 knots (55.5 km/h) made sailing unsafe, prompting the decision to return to port. They will meet later on Monday to decide when to […]
Read MoreGAZA CITY: The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine is occurring in Gaza […]
Read MoreThe worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Israel’s plans to expand military control over the enclave have pushed Germany to curb arms exports to Israel, a historically fraught step for Berlin driven by a growing public outcry. Conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz, hitherto a staunchly pro-Israel leader, made the announcement on Friday arguing that Israel’s actions […]
Read MorePresident Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy became the first high profile US official to visit Gaza since the war began, touring a US-backed aid operation on Friday that the United Nations says is partly to blame for deadly conditions in the enclave. Steve Witkoff visited a site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in […]
Read MoreGaza is suffering man-made mass starvation caused by a blockade on aid into the Palestinian enclave, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. He spoke following an appeal by more than 100 aid agencies warning of hunger in Gaza while tons of food, clean water and medical supplies sit untouched just outside […]
Read MoreIsraeli tanks pushed into southern and eastern districts of the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah for the first time on Monday, an area where Israeli sources said the military believes some of the remaining hostages may be held. The area is packed with Palestinians displaced during more than 21 months of war in Gaza, hundreds […]
Read MoreIsraeli forces killed at least 22 people in attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including two people who died in a strike on a church that late Pope Francis used to speak to regularly, medics and church officials said. Eight men tasked with protecting aid trucks were reported among the dead in airstrikes that […]
Read MoreBy Marium Ali and Alia Chughtai Gaza’s children and elderly are bearing the brunt of the devastation inflicted by Israel’s war on the enclave, as the United Nations warns of a sharp rise in amputations, long-term disabilities and severe hunger. More than 40,000 children have been injured since the conflict began, and nearly 90 percent […]
Read MoreLONDON: For children trapped in the world’s conflict zones, 2024 was a year of unprecedented suffering. The UN verified 41,370 grave violations against children — a record-shattering 25 percent increase over the previous year — devastating countless young lives. From Gaza to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, children are among the most vulnerable victims […]
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