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Middle East Eye
12-06-2025
- Health
- Middle East Eye
17 children from Gaza arrive in Italy for medical treatment
A group of 17 children from Gaza, accompanied by 50 family members, arrived in Italy for medical treatment. Among the group is Dr. Alaa Al-Najjar and her son Adam Hamdi Al-Najjar, who lost his father and nine siblings in an Israeli airstrike which targeted their home in the southern city of Khan Yunis last month. Adam al-Najjar, who suffered multiple fractures, arrived with his mother at Milan's Linate Airport, where he was received by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani before being transferred to the city's Niguarda Hospital.


Irish Independent
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
Killing of Sligo based doctor's brother-in-law and family in Gaza condemned at council meeting
At the County Council's monthly meeting last Friday, Cllr Bree proposed the Council extend its deepest sympathy to Sligo based Dr Alaa Al-Najjar, and to the extended al Najjar family in Gaza and here in Sligo on the tragic death of her husband Dr Hamdi and nine of their 10 children. 'The deliberate Israeli missile strike on their home can only be described as one of the most heartbreaking tragedies to befall a paediatrician who dedicated her life to saving children, only to have her own motherhood stolen from her in a moment of fire, death and destruction,' he said. Cllr Bree further proposed that the Council also extend its sympathy to Dr Ali Al Najjar, who has looked after so many local people in Sligo University Hospital, on the deaths of his beloved nephews, nieces and brother in law Cllr Bree added that the agony and heartbreak that Dr Alaa and her extended family feel today could only be imagined> The UN's special rapporteur for the Palestinian territory described the attack as a 'new phase of genocide' facing Palestinians in the besieged enclave, he said. 'While offering our sympathy and solidarity we hope and pray that Dr al-Najjar's sole surviving child, 11-year-old Adam, who was severely injured, will receive the necessary medical treatment and survive. I would ask members, as a mark of respect to observe a minute's silence,' said Cllr Bree. Meanwhile, speaking on a separate motion tabled by Cllrs Arthur Gibbons, Gino O'Boyle, Thomas Healy and himself, Cllr Bree said they must recognise that 'what is happening in Palestine and Gaza today is not a war; it is a campaign of starvation, destruction and ethnic cleansing. Palestinian men, women and children are being exterminated as the world looks on.' He added that the Irish Central Bank is facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds, raising €4.5 billion for Israel's campaign of genocide against the Palestinian people. Following criticism the Central Bank recently wrote to the Dáil Finance Committee and said, for it to stop facilitating the sale of the bonds, it needed either the EU or the Dáil to intervene. 'It is just over a year ago since the Government recognised the State of Palestine, sending a message to the world that Ireland stands with the people of Palestine and Gaza. ADVERTISEMENT 'However in the intervening period the Irish Central Bank has been facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds. 'Section 5A of the Central Bank Reform Act states: "The Bank is required to perform its functions and exercise its powers in a manner consistent with the Rome Treaty and the ESCB Statute." 'Article 3.5 of that Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union says: In its relations with the wider world, the Union shall uphold and promote its values and interests and contribute to the protection of its citizens. It shall contribute to peace, security, the sustainable development of the Earth, solidarity and mutual respect among peoples, free and fair trade, eradication of poverty and the protection of human rights, in particular the rights of the child as well as to the strict observance and the development of international law, including respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter. 'In January of 2024 the International Court of Justice found that the Palestinian people in Gaza had "plausible rights" to be protected from the imminent risk of genocide. 'This ruling triggered obligations under the Genocide Convention for countries, including Ireland, to take all possible action to prevent genocide. 'So therefore enacting legislation and regulations to allow the Minister for Finance to prohibit or impose restrictive measures on the sale or purchase of any security or class of security that is issued by or on behalf of the state of Israel, would be in compliance with the Rome Treaty. "The International court of Justice opinion clearly stated not only that we should act but that we have a legal obligation to act and to do absolutely everything that we can. It demands that every state look at every possible lever to exert pressure on Israel. A motion which was tabled jointly by Councillors Gino O'Boyle, Arthur Gibbons, Thomas Healy and Cllr Bree called on the Government to introduce the necessary legislation and regulations, to allow the Minister for Finance to prohibit or impose restrictive measures on the sale or purchase of any security or class of securities that is issued by or on behalf of the State of Israel.

Time of India
27-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Gaza Doctor Loses 9 Of 10 Children After Strike Hits Family Home
/ May 27, 2025, 02:29PM IST Pediatrician Dr. Alaa Al-Najjar lost nine of her ten children when an Israeli strike hit her family home. Watch


Express Tribune
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Malta to recognise Palestine as state next month, says PM Abela
Listen to article Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela announced on Sunday that Malta will recognize the State of Palestine next month. The announcement came during a political event in which Abela raised local and global matters, with a particular focus on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, according to Malta Today. "We cannot close our eyes to this human tragedy that is getting worse every day," Abela was quoted by the newspaper as saying about Israel's brutal bombardment of Gaza, which killed nearly 54,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom were women and children. Abela said the move is a moral responsibility and that Palestine will be recognized following a conference on June 20. The premier was also shocked by the tragic deaths of nine children of Palestinian pediatrician Dr. Alaa Al-Najjar on Saturday when Israeli forces bombed their home in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, critically injuring her doctor husband and leaving only one of their children to mourn. Malta is ready to welcome Dr. Alaa Al-Najjar and her family to the country, Abela said. Israel's war on Gaza Israel's atrocities have displaced around 90% of Gaza's estimated 2 million residents, created a severe hunger crisis, and caused widespread destruction across the territory. The Israeli army has pursued a brutal offensive against Gaza since October 2023, killing more than 53,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children. The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.

Kuwait Times
26-05-2025
- Health
- Kuwait Times
Zionists kill nine children of Gaza doctor couple
GAZA: Gaza's civil defense agency said Saturday that a Zionist strike in the southern city of Khan Yunis killed nine children from the same family. Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said civil defense crews retrieved 'the bodies of nine child martyrs, some of them charred, from the home of Dr Hamdi Al-Najjar and his wife, Dr Alaa Al-Najjar, all of whom were their children'. He added that Hamdi Al-Najjar and another son, Adam, were also seriously wounded in the strike on Friday. A medical source at Nasser Hospital, where Alaa Al-Najjar works, gave Adam's age as 10 years old. Footage of the aftermath released by the civil defense agency showed rescuers recovering badly burned remains from the damaged home. The children's funeral took place at Nasser Hospital, AFP footage showed. Muneer Alboursh, director general of the health ministry in Gaza, said on X that the strike happened shortly after Hamdi Al-Najjar drove his wife to work. 'Just minutes after returning home, a missile struck their house,' he said, adding the father was 'in intensive care'. 'This is the reality our medical staff in Gaza endure. Words fall short in describing the pain,' he said. 'In Gaza, it is not only healthcare workers who are targeted – (the Zionist entity's) aggression goes further, wiping out entire families.' Zionist strikes killed at least 79 people on Saturday across the Palestinian territory, a toll that doesn't include hospitals in the battered north that are now inaccessible. Bassal told AFP the dead included a couple who were killed with their two young children in a predawn strike on a house in the Amal quarter of the southern city of Khan Yunis. To the west of the city, at least five people were killed by a drone strike on a crowd of people that had gathered to wait for aid trucks, he said. At Nasser Hospital, tearful mourners gathered around white-shrouded bodies outside. 'Suddenly, a missile from an F-16 destroyed the entire house, and all of them were civilians — my sister, her husband and their children,' said Wissam Al-Madhoun. 'We found them lying in the street. What did this child do to (Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu?' The Zionist entity resumed operations in Gaza on March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire. Gaza's health ministry said Saturday that at least 3,747 people had been killed in the territory since then, taking the war's overall toll to 53,901, mostly civilians. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said on Friday that Palestinians were enduring 'the cruelest phase' of the war in Gaza, where a lengthy Zionist blockade has led to widespread shortages of food and medicine. The Gaza City municipality, meanwhile, warned Saturday of 'a potential large-scale water crisis' due to a lack of supplies needed for urgent repairs. It said damage from the war had 'affected the majority of Gaza's water infrastructure, leaving large portions of the population vulnerable to severe water shortages'. It added that temperatures were rising and demand was expected to increase. – Agencie