ATHENS (AA) – The current humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip due to relentless Israeli bombardment is a “nightmare,” according to a top official of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, who said the organization is equally apprehensive about “what is coming.” “Due to the very strict siege on Gaza, most of the [&hell...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) — Egyptian ambulances started entering the Gaza Strip on Wednesday via the Rafah border crossing in preparation to transport critically injured Palestinian patients for treatment in Egyptian hospitals. Private broadcaster Al Qahera News reported Wednesday that 40 ambulances have passed through the crossing from Egypt. The ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Last Friday evening, journalist Hind Khoudary was attending a crucial press conference at Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest medical facility, when she found out her mobile phone had no internet coverage. At first, she thought the connection issue had something to do with the hospital premises, especially since Israeli authoriti...
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt is building a field hospital near its border with the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Palestinian territory, according to the Egyptian media. “The Health Directorate in North Sinai is working at full capacity to establish a field hospital for injured Palestinians upon their entry into Egypt,” the [&...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel’s threat to bomb Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza is “deeply concerning,” the WHO chief said on Sunday. “We reiterate – it’s impossible to evacuate hospitals full of patients without endangering their lives,” Tedros Ghebreyesus said on X. He added that healthcare must always be protected under International Humanitar...
LONDON (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday the UN health agency had not been able to establish communication with its staff in Gaza, where Israel’s intense attacks had led to the breakdown of communication networks. “Reports of intense bombardment in Gaza are extremely ...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP The United Nations warned Friday that “many more will die” as a result of Israel’s ongoing siege of Gaza, which has caused sewage to flow on the streets of the Palestinian territory. Israel laid a total siege on Gaza following the October 7 attacks by Hamas, cutting off food, fuel, water [&hel...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) — Displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are showing signs of disease caused by overcrowding and poor sanitation amid Israeli airstrikes and blockade on the seaside enclave. “We sleep on the ground in hospitals. There is no aid or medicine,” Nadine Abdul Latif, 12, shared. “Patients are sleeping on the ground [&hell...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for Hamas to provide proof of life of the prisoners it is holding and release them all on health grounds. The WHO said the International Committee of the Red Cross should be allowed immediate medical access to ascertain their health status, while it [&helli...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France was sending a navy ship to support the Gaza Strip’s hospitals which are at risk of collapsing under Israel’s bombing and siege. The ship would “leave Toulon in the next 48 hours”, the French leader said during a joint news conference in Cai...
