ANKARA (AA/AFP) – The Israeli army on Friday struck Gaza’s main hospital Al-Shifa, leaving numerous casualties among the displaced Palestinians taking shelter at the hospital. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli warplanes struck the outpatient building within the Al-Shifa Hospital complex. It added that ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said it could not confirm Israel’s claims that Hamas is using Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza for military purposes. “The Israeli military claims that Hamas has its headquarters underneath al-Shifa hospital, and that Hamas military officials are inside the hospital. HRW cannot corroborate this...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – Israeli warplanes targeted the surroundings of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza with airstrikes overnight, causing casualties among displaced people and medical teams, an official said early Friday. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the Health Ministry spokesman in Gaza, said similar strikes were conducted on hospitals in the central and ...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israeli troops and Hamas fighters were locked in heavy, close quarters fighting in Gaza City on Thursday, including a 10-hour battle that Israel said toppled one of the Palestinians’ “strongholds”. Hamas fighters armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers and assault rifles were clashing...
ANKARA (AA) – Hamas has denied Israeli allegations that it is using a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip for military purposes. “The Israeli claims about Al-Shifa Hospital are false,” said Izzat Al-Rishq, a member of Hamas’ Political Bureau. In a statement, he also warned that “such allegations pave the way for targeting a hospital [&h...
GENEVA (AA) – While limited aid delivery began last weekend to the blockaded Gaza Strip, there are no security guarantees for getting aid to hospitals in the northern part of the strip, the World Health Organization has warned. Underlining the “huge risk” for people delivering relief, Rick Brennan, WHO regional emergencies di...
GAZA, Palestine (AA): Sitting inside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, amid wails and mourning, Ahmed Abu Al-Saba, 35, is inscribing his name on his arm. “We write our names on our hands and the names of our children on their hands to enable our bodies to be identified if the (Israeli) occupation planes bomb us,” […]
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – Gaza’s Health Ministry announced early Thursday that the number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks has climbed to around 1,200, with nearly 5,000 wounded. Deputy Health Minister Yusuf Abu al-Reesh visited Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza to assess the state of health services. Speaking at a press conference after t...
