ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli army attacked the southern city of Rafah and the Nuseirat refugee camp in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing 11 civilians and wounding dozens of others. Israeli warplanes bombed a house in the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah. Six Palestinians were killed, most of them children, and many others [&h...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, has said nearly one million children have been displaced in Gaza because of Israeli attacks. “They are now being pushed further and further south into tiny, overcrowded areas without water, food or protection,” said Adele Khodr of UNICEF. “The restrictio...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 17,700, with 48,780 injured since Oct. 7, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza announced on Saturday evening. In a statement, the ministry spokesperson, Ashraf al-Qedra, stated: “Over the past few hours, 210 martyrs and 2,300 [&he...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian death toll from the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has mounted to 17,177 since Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the enclave said Thursday. “Around 70% of the victims are children and women,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told a press conference. He said 46,000 other people were […]...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli forces bombed Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza again on Saturday, this time targeting the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), injuring several staff members on duty and putting some baby patients at risk of death due to a lack of oxygen after a power outage. Israeli forces bombed the ICU and the hospital is […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Displaced Palestinians have said they faced humiliation from Israeli forces as they fled south amid its war against Palestine. Thousands of Gazans moved south along Salahuddin Road out of Gaza City, the only passage for civilians escaping a massive Israeli bombardment on the Palestinian territory. Most fled on...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing south from Gaza City on foot, in some cases carrying nothing but the clothes on their back. The Israeli army has told Palestinians in the north to move south. Already, more than 1.5 million people in Gaza have fled their homes in search of safety, and […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Hamas on Wednesday accused the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees of “colluding” with Israel in the “forced displacement” of residents of Gaza. “UNRWA and its officials bear responsibility for this humanitarian catastrophe, in particular the residents of the Gaza (Ci...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said Israel is killing about 160 children every day on average in Gaza. “An average of about 160 children are killed every day based on the figures of the (Palestinian) Ministry of Health,” WHO official Christian Lindmeier told a UN briefing in Geneva. Lindmeier rei...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 8,525, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said Tuesday. “The victims include 3,542 children and 2,187 women, while 21,543 other people were injured,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told a press conference in Gaza City. [&h...