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Israelis who were evacuated from the north of the country and seen in a hotel lobby in Tiberias, Israel, on November 16
Israelis evacuated from Lebanon border fear war with Hezbollah
BEIRUT — It should be the height of tourist season in Tiberias, an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee where the New Testament says many of Jesus’ miracles were performed.But instead of pilgrims, thousands of Israelis evacuated from communities close to the Lebanese border have arrived in Tiberias, swelling the city’s population by 20% Mayor Boaz Yosef told CNN. He described the evacuation as “the biggest” movement of Israelis in decades.In the weeks since Hamas launched its attack on Israel, a low intensity conflict has been raging in the north of the country as crossfire between Israel and Lebanon-based militants becomes increasingly deadly. A Reuters journalist is among the civilians to have been killed on the Lebanese side of the border, and last Sunday an...
November 20, 2023

Israelis evacuated from Lebanon border fear war with Hezbollah

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi with representatives from Muslim-majority nations at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on November 20
China calls for urgent action on Gaza as Arab-Muslim delegation arrives in Beijing
HONG KONG — The world must “must act urgently” to stem the conflict in Gaza, China’s top diplomat said Monday during a meeting with officials from Arab and Muslim majority nations, as Beijing steps-up its efforts to play a role in establishing ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomed counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, the Palestinian National Authority, and Indonesia, as well as the head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for a two-day visit to the Chinese capital, the start of the delegation’s expected tour of several world capitals.“The international community must act urgently, taking effective measures to prevent this tragedy from spreading. China firmly stands with justice and fairness in this conflict,” Wang...
November 20, 2023

China calls for urgent action on Gaza as Arab-Muslim delegation arrives in Beijing

Babies that had been evacuated from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City being treated at a hospital in Rafah, Gaza, on November 19
Many of 31 babies evacuated from Al-Shifa hospital in critical condition
RAFAH — Thirty-one babies were evacuated from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza on Sunday, in a high-stakes operation that involved multiple international agencies rushing the newborns in ambulances through active fighting, as fears remain for their survival.The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PCRS) said it worked with several other organizations to transport the babies to the Al-Helal Al-Emirati Maternity Hospital in southern Gaza, and an Egyptian government source told CNN the babies would be transported to Egypt on Monday.Al-Shifa, the largest hospital in Gaza, has become a flashpoint in Israel’s war in the besieged enclave. The Israeli military alleges the facility is being used by Hamas as a shield for its operations and raided the hospital last Wednesday. Hamas and hospital officials...
November 20, 2023

Many of 31 babies evacuated from Al-Shifa hospital in critical condition

Over 200 were reportedly killed  in a brutal massacre at the UN-run Al-Fakhoura school in the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza
Video shows dozens of bodies after attack at UN-run school in Gaza
GAZA — A school run by the United Nations in northern Gaza has been hit with apparently devastating impact, the UN confirmed Saturday, in what a top UN official described as a “horrifying” incident.Video from al-Fakhoura School in Jabalya – which was being used as a shelter for displaced people – shows bloodied bodies across a series of rooms on two floors of the two-story building. Many women and children are among the dead.One room appears to contain about a dozen bodies lying on the floor covered in dust. Desks are strewn and smashed up and a huge hole can be seen in one of the room’s walls. In the building courtyard, a canopy roof across a metal structure appears to have been torn off, and debris is visible on the ground.Juliette Touma, a spokesperson for the United Nations...
November 20, 2023

Video shows dozens of bodies after attack at UN-run school in Gaza

The majority of Yemen’s population lives in areas under the Houthi movement’s control. — courtesy Reuters
Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack cargo ship in Red Sea
SANAA — Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels say they have seized an Israeli cargo ship in the Red Sea. They said the vessel was then taken to a port in Yemen.Israel said the ship was not Israeli, and no Israelis were among its crew. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said this was “another act of Iranian terrorism”.Iran has not commented. Houthis had threatened to hijack Israeli ship within their reach over Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.Israel says 1,200 people were killed and more than 240 taken hostage during the surprise Hamas attack on the south of the country on Oct. 7.Israel has launched a massive military operation — involving air and artillery strikes as well as ground troops — with the aim of eliminating Hamas.The Hamas-run Health Ministry says the death toll...
November 19, 2023

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack cargo ship in Red Sea

The World Health Organization (WHO), Palestine Red Crescent and partners evacuated patients, staff and families, including 31 babies in critical condition, from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. — courtesy WHO
‘This must stop,’ UN chief says as deaths, displacement ripple across Gaza
GAZA — Spikes in casualties, attacks on schools and shelters, including the death of a UN worker, and crippling fuel shortages blocking aid deliveries rippled across Gaza over the weekend, as the World Health Organization (WHO) helped to evacuate 31 babies in critical condition at the besieged Al-Shifa Hospital and the UN chief called for a humanitarian ceasefire amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis.Top UN officials echoed that call to improve conditions for Gaza’s 2.3 million people, 1.7 million of which have been displaced since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel resulted in the killing of 1,200 Israelis and capture of 240 hostages. Since then, more than 11,000 people have been killed in besieged Gaza.“This war is having a staggering and unacceptable number of civilian...
November 19, 2023

‘This must stop,’ UN chief says as deaths, displacement ripple across Gaza

Al-Shifa evacuees flee amid gunfire, with IDF tanks on the move
WHO says Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital a death zone, as hundreds leave
GAZA — The World Health Organization (WHO) has described Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City as a “death zone”.A joint UN team led by the WHO assessed the hospital for one hour following its occupation by the Israeli military and as some patients and those seeking shelter there began to evacuate it.The team said they saw evidence of shelling and gunfire and observed a mass grave at the hospital's entrance.They were told it held the remains of 80 people.Following an evacuation which the hospital director said was ordered by the Israeli army but which the army said was requested by the director, 300 critically ill patients remain in Al-Shifa — formerly the largest and most advanced hospital in Gaza.The WHO said it was trying to arrange the urgent evacuation of remaining patients and...
November 19, 2023

WHO says Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital a death zone, as hundreds leave

Palestinian Civil Defense responders search the rubble of a building in the aftermath of an air strike in the Gaza Strip. (file). — courtesy WHO
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse, warns UN relief chief
GAZA — Fierce hostilities continue across Gaza from the air, sea, and on the ground, the UN’s top humanitarian official told Member States on Friday, reporting that 41,000 houses have now been destroyed or severely damaged.More than 1.5 million Gazans are displaced, 18 hospitals have shut down, and hundreds of thousands are living in fear and under continuing Israeli bombardment.“Casualties continue to mount, with the dead reportedly exceeding 11,000 people — the majority of them children and women,” said Emergency Relief Coordinator and Humanitarian Affairs chief Martin Griffiths.“The actual total, however, is likely much higher as figures have not been updated for five days due to a collapse of communication networks in Gaza,” he added.Griffiths further stated that across...
November 18, 2023

Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse, warns UN relief chief

Much of Gaza lies in ruins following weeks of bombardment. — courtesy WHO
‘Endless needs’ reflect spiraling situation in Gaza as hospitals shut down, WHO warns
GENEVA — The UN health agency, WHO, on Friday issued a new warning about the desperate situation for people in Gaza, with the number of medical facilities operational “clearly not enough to support the endless needs” created by more than five weeks of hostilities.“What we do know is that the health system is on its knees,” said Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization Representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in the wake of Hamas militants’ terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7 that left 1,200 dead and the heavy bombardment of the enclave by the Israeli military in response.Speaking from Jerusalem to journalists in Geneva via Zoom, he explained that 47 out of 72 primary healthcare centers were no longer functioning and others were only partially...
November 18, 2023

‘Endless needs’ reflect spiraling situation in Gaza as hospitals shut down, WHO warns

The relative of a person killed a day earlier in an Israeli strike that hit the entrance of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on November 4, 2023
Israeli forces destroy parts of Gaza's main hospital
GAZA CITY — The Israeli army on Friday intensified its hunt for alleged Hamas hideouts hidden in Gaza's largest hospital. Palestinian authorities claimed Israeli soldiers had now "destroyed" several wards at al-Shifa Hospital, a huge medical facility in Gaza City.On Wednesday, Israeli troops and tanks raided the site where thousands of critically ill patients, newborns and displaced civilians are trapped, without water and electricity, Their dire condition has sparked urgent calls from the international community for Israel to show restraint. According to the UN, 2,300 people are currently in hospital. Al-Shifa Hospital director Muhammad Abu Salmiya said last night the facility had run out of oxygen and water, with patients "screaming from thirst".Israeli tanks...
November 17, 2023

Israeli forces destroy parts of Gaza's main hospital

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