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Leaders
3 days ago
- Health
- Leaders
Algeria's Representative to UN Highlights Gaza Doctor's Tragedy of Losing 9 Children
Algeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ammar Bendjama, spoked about Israel's horrific incidents in Gaza before the UN Security Council, according to Algerian media. During his speech, Bendjama highlighted the tragedy of Palestinian doctor Alaa Al-Najjar, who lost nine of her children in an Israeli attack on her home in Gaza. Al-Najjar, a pediatrician at Al Tahrir Clinic in the Nasser Medical Complex, was doing her work and treating patients while Israel bombed her home at the south of the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. She was shocked when she found her own children and husband brought into the hospital. Dr Hamdi Al-Najjar, is suffering serious injuries. Her children – the eldest aged 13 and the youngest just six months – were severely burned in the bombing. Currently, her husband, Dr Hamdi Al-Najjar, is suffering serious injuries and still in the intensive care. Al-Najjar's children Seven children were recovered and transferred to Nasser hospital, while two others, including the six-month-old baby, remain trapped beneath the rubble, according to Civil defense teams. Al-Najjar's children Their names are Yahya, Rakan, Ruslan, Jubran, Eve, Revan, Sayden, Luqman and Sidra. Al-Najjar's children Since the beginning of Hamas-Israel War in Gaza in 2023, the Israeli strikes have killed at least 53,500 Palestinians and wounded more than 118,000, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Al-Najjar's children Related Topics: France May Toughen Stance on Israel Over Gaza Aid Blockage Israel Accepts Witkoff's New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal: Netanyahu Hamas Agrees to US Proposal for Gaza, Israel Rejects Short link : Post Views: 48
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Italy offers to treat boy who survived Israeli strike that killed his nine siblings
ROME (Reuters) -Italy's government on Thursday offered to treat a Palestinian child who survived an Israeli military strike in Gaza in which nine of his siblings died, heeding an appeal from the boy's uncle. "The Italian Government has expressed its willingness to transfer the seriously injured boy to Italy," the foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that it was studying the feasibility of the operation. The boy, Adam Al-Najjar, is in serious condition in Nasser Hospital, one of the few medical facilities still operating in southern Gaza, following the May 25 strike on his home in which he lost his siblings. His parents are both doctors. His father, Hamdi Al-Najjar, was at home with the children and was also seriously hurt. He is being treated in the same hospital as his son, and where his wife Alaa works. Adam's uncle, Ali Al-Najjar, told Italy's la Repubblica newspaper that the 11-year-old boy has burns on his body, head injuries, a broken left hand and is not able to walk, and that the Nasser Hospital is ill-equipped to treat him. "He needs to be taken away immediately, to a real hospital, outside of the Gaza Strip. I beg the Italian government to do something, take him, Italians save him," he said.
Straits Times
4 days ago
- Health
- Straits Times
Italy offers to treat boy who survived Israeli strike that killed his nine siblings
Italy offers to treat boy who survived Israeli strike that killed his nine siblings ROME - Italy's government on Thursday offered to treat a Palestinian child who survived an Israeli military strike in Gaza in which nine of his siblings died, heeding an appeal from the boy's uncle. "The Italian Government has expressed its willingness to transfer the seriously injured boy to Italy," the foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that it was studying the feasibility of the operation. The boy, Adam Al-Najjar, is in serious condition in Nasser Hospital, one of the few medical facilities still operating in southern Gaza, following the May 25 strike on his home in which he lost his siblings. His parents are both doctors. His father, Hamdi Al-Najjar, was at home with the children and was also seriously hurt. He is being treated in the same hospital as his son, and where his wife Alaa works. Adam's uncle, Ali Al-Najjar, told Italy's la Repubblica newspaper that the 11-year-old boy has burns on his body, head injuries, a broken left hand and is not able to walk, and that the Nasser Hospital is ill-equipped to treat him. "He needs to be taken away immediately, to a real hospital, outside of the Gaza Strip. I beg the Italian government to do something, take him, Italians save him," he said. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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First Post
26-05-2025
- Health
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The heartwrenching story of Gazan doctor couple who lost 9 children in Israeli strike
Hamdi Al-Najjar, a doctor, was at home in Khan Younis with his 10 children when an Israeli air strike hit, killing nine of them. The children who died were aged between seven months and 12 years. Al-Najjar was taken to Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, where he is being treated for his injuries. His wife is a doctor too. Notably, Israel has intensified its offensive in Gaza, drawing international criticism and renewed calls to increase aid to the region read more Nine of a doctor's ten children were killed in Israel's renewed military offensive in Gaza. Palestinian Civil Defence/Reuters An Israeli air strike in the southern city of Khan Younis killed nine children and left their father in intensive care, as the military intensified its operations in Gaza. Hamdi Al-Najjar, a doctor, was at home in Khan Younis with his ten children when the air strike hit. Only one of his children survived. He was taken to Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, where he is receiving treatment for his injuries. ALSO READ | Who is Elias Rodriguez, the man accused of killing Israel embassy staffers in Washington shooting? STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Notably, Israel has stepped up its offensive in Gaza over the past few days, leading to international criticism and fresh appeals to allow more aid into the area. This comes after it slightly relaxed a full blockade on supplies that began on March 2. In this explainer, we look at what happened when the Israeli strike hit the region, what Israel said about the incident, and its recent ground operations in Gaza. Let's take a look: What happened? Nine of a doctor's ten children were killed in Israel's renewed military offensive , according to Gaza health officials. Alaa Najjar, a paediatrician at Nasser Hospital, was on duty when the strike happened. She rushed home to find the house in flames, said Ahmad al-Farra, head of the hospital's paediatric department. Her husband, Hamdi al-Najjar, was seriously injured, and their only surviving child, an eleven-year-old son, was critically wounded in Friday's attack on Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Farra said. The children who died were aged between seven months and twelve years. Khalil Al-Dokran, a spokesperson for Gaza's Health Ministry, told Associated Press that two of the children were still trapped under the rubble. Of the ten children, only one survived, along with their father, Hamdi al-Najjar, 40, who is also a doctor. Both are now in the hospital. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Abdul Aziz Al-Farra, a thoracic surgeon, told Reuters that Hamdi had two surgeries to stop bleeding in his abdomen and chest. He also suffered other injuries, including to his head. Alaa, Najjar's wife, had been treating Palestinians wounded in the ongoing conflict with Israel in the same hospital where her husband and son are now being treated. 'This is the reality our medical staff in Gaza endure. Words fall short in describing the pain,' said Muneer Alboursh, director general of the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza. He also accused Israel of 'wiping out entire families'. Hamdi Al-Najjar lies in a hospital bed in the Intensive Care Unit at Nasser Hospital. Reuters Video released by the civil defence agency showed rescuers pulling badly burned bodies from the ruins of the home. When her daughter Nibal's body was found, Alaa screamed her name, her brother-in-law recalled. The next day, under a tent set up near the destroyed home, the respected paediatrician sat in silence, still in shock. Around her, women cried as the sound of explosions echoed across Gaza, which has been under fire for more than a year and a half. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD What did Israel say? When asked about the incident, the Israeli military said it had 'struck a number of suspects who were identified operating from a structure' close to its troops. It added that 'the Khan Younis area is a dangerous warzone'. The military said the claim about civilian casualties was 'under review'. An evacuation warning for the city had been issued on Monday. However, the family's relatives said the air strike on Friday afternoon happened without any warning. Israel's new offensive in Gaza Israel's latest military campaign in Gaza aims to take control of about 75 per cent of the territory within two months, according to Israeli media reports citing a military briefing. The operation is intended to defeat Hamas or push its leaders into exile, while also increasing pressure on the group to release the hostages taken during its attack on October 7, 2023. ALSO READ | Why Israel is blaming Keir Starmer after Washington shooting that killed embassy staff The conflict, now stretching beyond 20 months, has displaced nearly the entire population of Gaza. Since early March, Israel has tightened its blockade on Gaza and its over two million residents. Limited aid deliveries resumed on Monday for the first time since the full blockade began on March 2, with a few trucks finally reaching Palestinians in need. However, Gaza City's municipality issued a warning on Saturday about the risk of a major water crisis, saying it lacked the materials required to repair damaged infrastructure. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Meanwhile, demonstrators gathered again in Tel Aviv on Saturday night for their regular protest demanding the release of the hostages. They carried a large banner reading, 'Save the hostages, end the war.' A protest demanding the end of the war and the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. AP The war began in October 2023 when Hamas launched an attack on Israel, killing around 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and taking 251 hostages. Israel's response has focused on dismantling Hamas and securing the return of the hostages. According to Gaza health officials, more than 53,000 Palestinians have been killed, including over 16,500 children under the age of 18. Most of the dead are civilians, the health ministry says. On Friday, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Palestinians were now facing 'the cruellest phase' of the war, with Israel's long-running blockade causing severe shortages of food and medicine. With inputs from agencies
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
