The head of the United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) called Monday for the immediate release of Hussam Abu Safia, director of the war-torn Gaza Strip’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, who is being held by Israel’s military following a major raid on the facility. The Friday-Saturday assault on Kamal Adwan in Beit Lahia left northern Gaza’s…
An Israeli air strike has killed 12 members of a family, including seven children, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Civil Defence rescue agency has reported. A video posted by the agency on its Telegram channel on Friday evening showed its staff retrieving victims from under the rubble of the Khallah…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Mohammad Ismail Darwish, head of the Political Council of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas have discussed the latest developments in the region, particularly the establishment of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The meeting between Araghchi and Darwish as well as a number of other members of the council…
Amnesty International has released a damning report accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip. The report, titled ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza“ details the devastation and violence inflicted upon Palestinians during Israel’s military operations following Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023. The report…
Israel’s former defence minister Moshe Yaalon on Saturday accused the Israeli army of ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, sparking an outcry in the country. “The road we are being led down is conquest, annexation and ethnic cleansing,” Yaalon said in an interview on a private TV channel. Pressed on the ethnic cleansing appraisal, he…
The Israeli military has pounded the Gaza Strip, killing dozens of people mainly in the north and again attacking the last partially functioning hospital in the area. At least 33 people were killed in air raids across the enclave, including 20 in the northern town of Beit Lahiya, four in Gaza City, six in central…
