GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A newborn baby was the only survivor in an Israeli airstrike that killed her entire family in the northern Gaza Strip this month. Asma Ajour is one of 17,000 Palestinian children orphaned by Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip that has killed nearly 39,000 people since October 7, 2023. “Asma was pulled out of [&h...
The polio virus has been detected in wastewater across six locations in Gaza, sparking fears of an outbreak. The World Health Organization and local health ministries confirmed the presence of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in sewage samples from Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah. Despite no current cases, the discovery has raised alarm about a...
Hodeida, Yemen — AFP Following Israel’s deadly strike on the port of Hodeida, Yemen’s Houthis have promised a “huge” retaliation against Israel, as regional fallout widens from months of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. On Sunday, Israel claimed that it had intercepted a missile allegedly fired from Yemen and...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has yet again ordered Palestinians living in the eastern neighborhoods of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, to evacuate immediately, despite earlier claims that the area was a humanitarian safe zone. Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee claimed in a statement that “the presence of multiple...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to a medical source. A medical source said the bodies of the victims were transferred to Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis. Israel has killed nearly 39,000 Palestinians, […]
ANKARA (AA) — Israel killed another Palestinian journalist in Gaza on Saturday, bringing the number of journalists killed since October 7, 2023, to 161. Medical sources report that the Israeli army targeted the home of Muhammad Jasser in the northern Gaza Strip. The attack killed Jasser, his wife, and his two children, sources added. Israel [&...
ANKARA (AA) — The Israeli army killed 37 more Palestinians in attacks on the Gaza Strip, taking the overall death toll to 38,919 since last Oct. 7, the enclave’s Health Ministry said on Saturday. A statement by the ministry added that some 89,622 others have been injured in the ongoing offensive. “Israeli forces killed 37 […...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP The Israeli army claimed Friday there were mounting indications that a strike in Gaza killed Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif. “There are increasing signs that imply a successful elimination of (Mohammed) Deif,” Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told a press conference. Israel ...
London, United Kingdom – AFP Britain’s new government announced on Friday it has lifted the January funding suspension for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and committed to providing £21 million ($27 million) in new funds. “We are overturning the suspension of UNRWA funding,” British foreign minister David...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has announced only 10 of its 26 health centers in the Gaza Strip are operational. “Over 1,000 attacks on healthcare facilities in occupied Palestinian territory have been documented by @WHO,” the UNRWA stated on X. “In #Gaza only 10 out of 26 @UNRWA Health Centres are operational,” t...
