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Medics at Nasser hospital in southern Gaza said Alaa al-Najjar's three-month-old baby son, Yehia, died as a result of malnutrition
UK and 27 other nations condemn Israel over 'inhumane killing' of Gaza civilians seeking aid
JERUSALEM — The UK and 27 other countries have called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza, where they say the suffering of civilians has "reached new depths".A joint statement says Israel's aid delivery model is dangerous and condemns what it calls the "drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians" seeking food and water.Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said more than 100 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food over the weekend and that 19 others died as a result of malnutrition.Israel's foreign ministry rejected the countries' statement, saying it was "disconnected from reality and sends the wrong message to Hamas".The ministry accused the armed group of spreading lies and undermining aid...
July 22, 2025

UK and 27 other nations condemn Israel over 'inhumane killing' of Gaza civilians seeking aid

Razan Abu Zaher pictured in hospital on June 23
Four-year-old girl dies of hunger in Gaza as Israel throttles food supply
GAZA — Four-year old Razan Abu Zaher gave up her fight for life on Sunday.She died at a hospital in central Gaza from complications brought on by hunger and malnutrition, according to a medical source. Her skeletal body was laid out on a slab of stone.At least 76 children in Gaza have died of malnutrition since the conflict began in October 2023, as well as ten adults, the Palestinian health ministry says. According to the World Health Organization, most of these occurred since Israeli authorities imposed a blockade at the beginning of March.Razan was one of at least four children to succumb in the last three days, the youngest just three months. Over the past 24 hours, 18 deaths have been recorded due to famine in Gaza, the health ministry says, reflecting a deepening crisis in the...
July 21, 2025

Four-year-old girl dies of hunger in Gaza as Israel throttles food supply

Palestinians pictured carrying aid supplies in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on Sunday
Israeli forces kill 67 Palestinians seeking aid in northern Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military has killed at least 67 people waiting for UN aid lorries in northern Gaza, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry says.The UN World Food Programme said its 25-truck convoy "encountered massive crowds of hungry civilians which came under gunfire", soon after it crossed from Israel and cleared checkpoints.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it had "fired warning shots" to remove "an immediate threat". It disputed the number of reported deaths.On Saturday the ministry warned that extreme hunger was increasing in Gaza and growing numbers of people were arriving at its facilities "in a state of extreme exhaustion and fatigue"."We warn that hundreds of people whose bodies have wasted away are at risk of...
July 21, 2025

Israeli forces kill 67 Palestinians seeking aid in northern Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says

Pope Leo XIV expressed his deep sorrow for the Israeli attack on the only catholic church in the Gaza strip on Thursday
Pope repeats call for Gaza ceasefire as Israel widens evacuation orders
ROME — Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday, asking the international community to respect international laws and the obligation to protect civilians.“I once again call for an immediate end to the barbarity of this war and for a peaceful resolution to the conflict,” the pontiff said at the end of his Sunday Angelus prayer from his summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo.Pope Leo also expressed his “deep sorrow” for the Israeli attack on the only catholic church in the Gaza strip on Thursday, which killed three people and wounded 10 others, including the parish priest.“I appeal to the international community to observe humanitarian law and respect the obligation to protect civilians as well as the prohibition of collective punishment, the...
July 21, 2025

Pope repeats call for Gaza ceasefire as Israel widens evacuation orders

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Syrian president affirms state’s sole authority over Suwayda, slams Israeli strikes
DAMASCUS — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa reaffirmed Saturday that the Syrian state alone possesses the authority and capacity to restore order and preserve national sovereignty across all parts of the country, including the restive southern province of Suwayda."In the face of current unrest, only the Syrian state can uphold its sovereignty and dignity across its entire territory," Sharaa declared in a televised address, following a week of intense clashes between Bedouin Arab tribes and armed Druze groups in Suwayda.Sharaa, who confirmed a comprehensive ceasefire earlier in the day, condemned what he described as “blatant Israeli bombings” in southern Syria and Damascus, saying such strikes have only worsened instability and escalated tensions.He added that the temporary...
July 19, 2025

Syrian president affirms state’s sole authority over Suwayda, slams Israeli strikes

Syria declares nationwide ceasefire after Suwayda unrest, U.S. confirms Israel-Syria truce
DAMASCUS — The Syrian presidency announced a comprehensive and immediate nationwide ceasefire on Saturday, following a week of intense clashes between Bedouin Arab tribes and Druze armed groups in the southern province of Suwayda, and subsequent Israeli airstrikes on Syrian territory.In an official statement, the presidency called on all parties to “fully comply with this decision, immediately halt all combat operations, ensure the protection of civilians, and guarantee unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid.”The government warned that any violation of the ceasefire would be treated as a "blatant breach of national sovereignty" and responded to under constitutional law.The statement urged all sides to give Syrian state institutions and forces the space to implement the...
July 19, 2025

Syria declares nationwide ceasefire after Suwayda unrest, U.S. confirms Israel-Syria truce

The scale of destruction can be clearly seen in the city of Rafah, near the border with Egypt.
Israel leveling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions
JERUSALEM — Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since it withdrew from a ceasefire with Hamas in March, with entire towns and suburbs — once home to tens of thousands of people — levelled in the past few weeks.Satellite images show massive amounts of destruction in several areas which Israel's military command claims to have under "operational control".Large swathes of it has been caused by planned demolitions, both to already damaged buildings and ones that appeared largely intact.Verified footage shows large explosions unleashing plumes of dust and debris, as Israeli forces carry out controlled demolitions on tower blocks, schools and other infrastructure.Multiple legal experts told BBC Verify that Israel may have committed war crimes under the...
July 18, 2025

Israel leveling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions

Syrian government forces stand on an armoured personnel carrier carried on a truck as they withdraw from Sweida city, 15 July, 2025
Syrian forces leave Sweida after ceasefire with Druze militias goes into effect
DAMASCUS — Syrian forces largely withdrew from the southern province of Sweida on Thursday following days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze minority.While the truce between armed groups and government forces appeared to be largely holding, state media reported that Druze militants had launched individual attacks on Bedouin communities.Syrian state television channel Al-Ikhbariya said "tens of families" of Bedouins had fled following clashes on the outskirts of the Druze-majority province.The UK-based monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said that Druze factions had entered several Bedouin villages.Bedouin groups had fought alongside government forces against the Druze groups.Druze leaders and Syrian government officials reached a ceasefire deal mediated...
July 18, 2025

Syrian forces leave Sweida after ceasefire with Druze militias goes into effect

Father Gabriele Romanelli was among those who needed medical treatment
Several injured after Gaza church struck, patriarchate says
JERUSALEM — Several people have been injured at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, with some unconfirmed reports that it was hit by Israeli artillery shells. Catholic Church leaders referred only to it being "struck by a raid" in a statement, but Italy's prime minister blamed Israeli forces. The Israeli military said it was aware of the reports of damage and casualties at the church, adding that "the circumstances of the incident are under review". Many displaced Christian families from the small local community have been living in the Roman Catholic church since the war began after their own homes were destroyed. While he was alive, the late Pope Francis called them on a near-daily basis. The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem said the Argentine parish...
July 17, 2025

Several injured after Gaza church struck, patriarchate says

The Syrian president says government forces had expelled 'outlawed groups' in Suweida city
Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence in Suweida 
DAMASCUS — Syria's interim president has said it is his "priority" to protect the country's Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy government forces it accused of attacking members of the religious minority in Suweida province.In his first televised statement since Israel's air strikes on Damascus on Wednesday, Ahmed al-Sharaa also warned that Syrians were not afraid of war.Syrian state media reported that the military was withdrawing from Suweida under a ceasefire agreement with Druze leaders. But it is not clear whether that will hold.More than 350 people are reported to have been killed since sectarian clashes between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes erupted in the province on Sunday.The government responded by deploying its forces to the predominantly...
July 17, 2025

Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence in Suweida 

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