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A patient is treated at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis in the south of Gaza. — courtesy WHO
UN welcomes first medical evacuations from Gaza
GAZA/CAIRO — UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed Egypt’s decision on Wednesday to accept dozens of the most critically sick and injured from the stricken Gaza Strip for treatment.“We have been working with Egypt’s Health Ministry on planning for medical evacuations and will continue to support,” said the World Health Organization (WHO) head.WHO said that 81 people had managed to cross into Egypt for treatment.His comments came amid reports that the Rafah passenger terminal between Egypt and Gaza had been allowed to open on an exceptional basis Wednesday morning for the first time since Oct. 7, to allow the departure from the enclave of some wounded Palestinians as well as foreigners and dual nationals.The Rafah crossing is the only entry point not...
November 01, 2023

UN welcomes first medical evacuations from Gaza

Houthi soldiers stand guard on a missile carrier during an official military parade in Sanaa, Yemen
Israel says it thwarted aerial attacks by Yemen’s Houthis near Red Sea
TEL AVIV — The Israeli military said Tuesday it had thwarted an aerial attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, as fears rise across the region that the Israel-Hamas war could widen. Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, a spokesperson for the Houthi forces, told Houthi-owned Al-Masirah TV that ballistic missiles and drones had been launched against targets in Israel in what he said was the third operation in support of the Palestinian people. He added that there were plans for more strikes until the “Israeli aggression” ceased. “Our armed forces launched a large batch of ballistic and winged missiles and a large number of drones at various targets of the Israeli enemy,” he said, referring to all of Israel as “occupied territories.” The Houthis are a Shia political and...
November 01, 2023

Israel says it thwarted aerial attacks by Yemen’s Houthis near Red Sea

A screengrab taken from video shows ruins of the Saqallah family compound after the blast on October 19
Palestinian American family mourns 42 relatives killed in a single day in Gaza
MAPLE GROVE — Thousands of miles away from the brutality of war in Gaza, Tariq Hamouda and his wife Manal are in disbelief over the loss of three generations of their family.The Palestinian Americans, who live in Maple Grove, Minnesota, say it’s been over a week since they learned 42 relatives were killed in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, and they’re still unable to fully comprehend the news.Hamouda says his wife, whose maiden name is Saqallah, lost four brothers, a sister and most of their children when two explosions destroyed the Saqallah family compound on October 19 in the Sheikh Ejleen neighborhood of Gaza City.Hamouda and the family say it was an Israeli airstrike. Israel has launched numerous airstrikes on Gaza City since October 7, including multiple strikes in...
November 01, 2023

Palestinian American family mourns 42 relatives killed in a single day in Gaza

A five-year-old boy holds up his cat amidst the wreckage of his home in Gaza. — courtesy UNICEF/Mohammad Ajjour
Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’
GAZA — Gaza has become a “graveyard” for children with thousands now killed under Israeli bombardment, while more than a million face dire shortages of essentials and a lifetime of trauma ahead, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.UN relief chief Martin Griffiths, who has been visiting Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, spoke to families in Gaza over the phone from east Jerusalem on Tuesday and said that what they have endured since the start of Israel’s retaliation for Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attacks is “beyond devastating”.“When an eight-year-old tells you that she doesn’t want to die, it’s hard not to feel helpless,” he wrote on social platform X.On Monday Griffiths met in Jerusalem with family members of some of the more than 230 hostages held in Gaza since...
October 31, 2023

Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’

Israel on Monday began what Netanyahu called the 'second stage' of a war intended to destroy Hamas.
US rejects global calls for Israel-Gaza ceasefire
WASHINGTON — The US has rejected global calls for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, arguing it is not the "right answer right now".National Security spokesperson John Kirby made the comments on Monday, suggesting instead "pauses" to allow aid to be delivered inside Gaza.Currently, supplies of food, water, fuel and medicines for Gaza's 2.2 million residents are dangerously low.But Israel has vowed there will be no ceasefire until Hamas is dismantled."Calls for a ceasefire are calls for Israel to surrender to Hamas, to surrender to terrorism... this will not happen," Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.Speaking at a press briefing, Kirby said he was confident more aid trucks would be able to enter Gaza via Egypt.He...
October 31, 2023

US rejects global calls for Israel-Gaza ceasefire

Al-Quds hospital in Gaza remains open. — courtesy WHO
Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread: UN humanitarians
GAZA — With the Israel-Palestine crisis in its fourth week, UN aid teams on Monday highlighted the mounting pressure on north Gaza hospitals where patients and health workers remain, amid reports of expanded Israeli ground operations.The vicinities of Shifa and Al Quds hospitals in Gaza city and of the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza, have been bombarded over the weekend, UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA said.“This followed renewed calls by the Israeli military to evacuate these facilities immediately,” OCHA added.According to OCHA, some 117,000 displaced people are sheltering in the 10 hospitals still operational in Gaza city and elsewhere in northern Gaza, which have received “repeated evacuation orders” in recent days.UN health agency WHO reiterated...
October 30, 2023

Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread: UN humanitarians

The Palestinian Red Crescent shared this photo which it says is from the Al-Quds hospital in the north, where people are sheltering
Evacuation of Gaza hospitals impossible, says UN
GAZA CITY — Israeli troops have advanced more than two miles into Gaza in their expanding ground operation, a CNN analysis has found, as aid groups warned civil order is breaking down and hospitals grapple with “impossible” orders to evacuate patients.The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in the territory said hundreds of patients are stuck in hospitals in the north of Gaza and are physically unable to move south.Tom White from UNRWA echoed what doctors and other charities have said that it's impossible to move patients from hospitals like Al-Quds in northern Gaza. The Palestinian Red Crescent says Israel told them to evacuate the hospital on Sunday while strikes continue nearby."Many people in the north are seeking shelter in UNRWA schools, they're seeking...
October 30, 2023

Evacuation of Gaza hospitals impossible, says UN

Netanyahu, left, holds a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel
Netanyahu under pressure from hostages’ families and cabinet as Gaza operation escalates
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received sharp criticism after he accused security chiefs in a now-deleted social media post of failing to warn him about the impending Hamas attack prior to October 7.Amid a chorus of disapproval from opponents and allies, Netanyahu deleted the post on Sunday morning, issuing a rare apology and stating Israel’s security heads had his “full backing.”But the incident has done little to quell increasing frustration and anger directed at Israel’s leader for failing to anticipate the brutal Hamas attacks, which saw the group kill at least 1,400 people and take more than 200 hostages, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).Netanyahu’s tweet comes at a time when he is also under increasing pressure from the families of...
October 30, 2023

Netanyahu under pressure from hostages’ families and cabinet as Gaza operation escalates

Israeli tanks and  other military vehicles manoeuvre inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from Israel, October 29, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Gaza death toll nears 8,000, Palestinian Health Ministry says
GAZA CITY — The number of people killed during Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7 has risen to 7,950, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah said Sunday, drawing the data from sources in the Hamas-controlled enclave.Nearly three-quarters (73%) of those killed are from vulnerable populations, including children, women and elderly people, according to the ministry's report.More than 20,000 people have been injured, the ministry added.The reported death toll includes 116 medical personnel, as many hospitals have been hit by military strikes.In an earlier update, the ministry said 24 hospitals in northern Gaza, with a combined capacity of 2,000 beds, had been told to evacuate.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed on Monday dozens of Hamas operatives who had barricaded...
October 30, 2023

Gaza death toll nears 8,000, Palestinian Health Ministry says

A worker unloads ready-to-eat rations from a truck close to Alexandria, Egypt, in preparation for delivery to Gaza. — courtesy WFP/Amira Moussa
Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses; a sign of desperation after weeks-long ‘siege’
GAZA — Relief agencies warned on Sunday that civil order is starting to break down in Gaza after thousands of desperate people stormed UN-operated warehouses and other aid distribution centers in the ravaged enclave, taking wheat flour, hygiene supplies and other basic survival goods.The United Nations agency dealing with Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, and the UN World Food Program (WFP) were among the humanitarian organizations reporting the incidents, which follow a harrowing 24-hour communication blackout and persistent access challenges.One of the warehouses that was stormed, in Deir Al-Balah, is where UNRWA stores supplies from the humanitarian convoys coming from Egypt.WFP likewise reported that a warehouse contained 80 tons of mixed food commodities, mainly canned food, wheat flour...
October 30, 2023

Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses; a sign of desperation after weeks-long ‘siege’

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