Latest news with #HassanAslih
Kuwait Times
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Kuwait Times
Zionist entity kills at least 28 in attacks on 2 Gaza hospitals
Zionist entity kills at least 28 in attacks on 2 Gaza hospitals Wounded journalist Hassan Aslih among dead at Nasser Hospital, medics say CAIRO/GAZA: An Zionist entity airstrike on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed a well-known Palestinian journalist whom it accused of working with Hamas and was recovering in hospital from an earlier strike, the territory's health ministry said. Hassan Aslih, who has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media platforms, headed the Alam24 news outlet and worked as a freelance photojournalist. He had previously worked with several Western news organizations. He was wounded last month in a deadly strike on a tent in the Nasser hospital compound. Ahmed Siyyam, a Gaza civil emergency service member, told Reuters the attack hit the third floor of a Nasser Hospital building in the southern city of Khan Younis, where dozens of patients and injured were being treated. Two patients, including Aslih, were killed and several others were wounded, the health ministry said. Later on Tuesday, the Gaza health ministry also said nine missiles slammed into and around the courtyard of the Gaza European Hospital in the south of the enclave, killing at least 16 people and wounding 70 others. The fate of several others remained unclear as rescue operations were underway, a civil emergency official told Reuters. The Zionist military said it had struck a "Hamas command center" beneath the hospital, without providing evidence. Heavy damage Reuters footage showed heavy damage to one of the hospital buildings, including to the medical equipment and beds inside. "I came to the hospital not knowing whether to mourn the martyrs, treat the patients and injured, or deal with the staff who no longer feel safe," said Atef Al-Hout, director of Nasser Hospital. According to the International Federation of Journalists, at least 160 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war. Officials in Gaza put the number at 215, holding the Zionist entity accountable for deliberately targeting journalists. The entity accused Aslih, of taking part in the October 7 attack by Palestinian group Hamas. It said Aslih had documented and uploaded footage of "looting, arson and murder" during the incursion. It didn't provide evidence for its claims. The Zionist entity has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians since then, according to local health officials, and destroyed much of the enclave. A blockade on aid supplies since March 2 has left the population at critical risk of famine, according to a UN-backed monitor. A senior World Health Organization official warned on Tuesday that hunger and malnutrition could have a lasting impact on "an entire generation". — Reuters
ABC News
15-05-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Israeli military strikes in Gaza kill at least 70 people, including local journalist and his family members
Israeli military strikes in Gaza have killed at least 70 people, including a local journalist, Palestinian medics said. Hassan Samour, who worked for the Hamas-run Aqsa radio station, was killed along with his 11 family members on Thursday when their home was struck during Israel's second consecutive night of heavy bombing. The death of Mr Samour came after air strikes on Tuesday at a hospital in Khan Younis that killed a well-known Palestinian journalist, Hassan Aslih. The Hamas-run health ministry said most of the victims, including women and children, were killed in Khan Younis in southern Gaza in air strikes that hit homes and tents. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which has intensified its offensive in Gaza as it tries to eradicate Hamas in retaliation for the deadly attacks the Palestinian militant group carried out on Israel in 2023. Hamas said in a statement that Israel was making a "desperate attempt to negotiate under cover of fire" as indirect ceasefire talks take place between Israel and Hamas, involving Trump envoys and Qatar and Egyptian mediators in Doha. Israel carried out the latest strikes on the day Palestinians commemorate the "Naqba", when hundreds of thousands of people fled or were forced to flee their hometowns and villages during the 1948 Middle East war that gave birth to the state of Israel, Reuters reported. Ahmed Hamad, a Palestinian in Gaza City who has been displaced multiple times, told Reuters that what Gazans were experiencing was worse than the Nakba of 1948. "The truth is, we live in a constant state of violence and displacement. Wherever we go, we face attacks. "Death surrounds us everywhere," he said. The latest strikes follow attacks on Gaza on Wednesday that killed at least 80 people, local health officials said. In its latest statement, Hamas has lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to escalate the violence against Gaza. "Netanyahu wants an endless war, he doesn't care about the fate of his prisoners, and he is the last to care about their lives and their return to their families," the Islamic militant group said. "Netanyahu, with his mentality obsessed with killing and destruction, has proven that he is not only a danger to our people, but has become a real danger to the region and the entire world." Hamas stated that the world "wants to see an eventual cessation of war". On Tuesday, Hamas released and handed over American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander to Israeli forces in effort to ensure aid is allowed into Gaza and secure a ceasefire deal. The group said the development was a result of discussions with Qatar, Egypt and Türkiye. Reuters reported that Hamas said it was ready to free all the remaining hostages it was holding in Gaza in return for an end to the war. However, Mr Netanyahu has vowed to keep fighting against Hamas until his country achieves its goals of destroying the militant group and freeing all hostages it holds. According to the Palestinian health ministry, more than 52,900 people in Gaza have been killed and 119,846 injuries since the seventh of October 2023. The UK's permanent representative to the UN, Barbara Woodward, has urged Israel to lift the blockade on aid entering Gaza. "Humanitarian aid must never be used as a political tool or a military tactic," Ms Woodward said when delivering a joint statement on behalf of Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia, and the UK. "Blocking aid as a 'pressure lever' is unacceptable. "We have two clear messages for the Government of Israel: lift the block on aid entering Gaza now and enable the UN and all humanitarians to save lives," she said. Ms Woodward has also criticised Israel's plans to expand its military operations in Gaza, approved by the Israeli Security Cabinet last week. A US-backed humanitarian organisation is set to start work in Gaza by the end of May under an aid distribution plan and has also asked Israel to let the United Nations and others resume aid deliveries to Palestinians now until it is set up. Israel's aid blockade in Gaza has entered a third month, with food kitchens forced to close and warehouses lying empty. ABC/Reuters
ABC News
15-05-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Israeli military strikes in Gaza kill at least 60 people, including local journalist and his family members
Israeli military strikes in Gaza have killed at least 60 people, including a local journalist, Palestinian medics said. Hassan Samour, who worked for the Hamas-run Aqsa radio station, was killed along with his 11 family members on Thursday when their home was struck during Israel's second consecutive night of heavy bombing. The death of Mr Samour came after air strikes on Tuesday at a hospital in Khan Younis that killed a well-known Palestinian journalist, Hassan Aslih. The Hamas-run health ministry said most of the victims, including women and children, were killed in Khan Younis in southern Gaza in air strikes that hit homes and tents. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which has intensified its offensive in Gaza as it tries to eradicate Hamas in retaliation for the deadly attacks the Palestinian militant group carried out on Israel in 2023. Hamas said in a statement that Israel was making a "desperate attempt to negotiate under cover of fire" as indirect ceasefire talks take place between Israel and Hamas, involving Trump envoys and Qatar and Egyptian mediators in Doha. Israel carried out the latest strikes on the day Palestinians commemorate the "Naqba", when hundreds of thousands of people fled or were forced to flee their hometowns and villages during the 1948 Middle East war that gave birth to the state of Israel, Reuters reported. Ahmed Hamad, a Palestinian in Gaza City who has been displaced multiple times, told Reuters that what Gazans were experiencing was worse than the Nakba of 1948. "The truth is, we live in a constant state of violence and displacement. Wherever we go, we face attacks. "Death surrounds us everywhere," he said. The latest strikes follow attacks on Gaza on Wednesday that killed at least 80 people, local health officials said. In its latest statement, Hamas has lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to escalate the violence against Gaza. "Netanyahu wants an endless war, he doesn't care about the fate of his prisoners, and he is the last to care about their lives and their return to their families," the Islamic militant said. "Netanyahu, with his mentality obsessed with killing and destruction, has proven that he is not only a danger to our people, but has become a real danger to the region and the entire world." Hamas stated that the world "wants to see an eventual cessation of war". On Tuesday, Hamas released and handed over American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander to Israeli forces in effort to ensure aid is allowed into Gaza and secure a ceasefire deal. The group said the development was a result of discussions with Qatar, Egypt and Türkiye. Reuters reported that Hamas said it was ready to free all the remaining hostages it was holding in Gaza in return for an end to the war. However, Mr Netanyahu has vowed to keep fighting against Hamas until his country achieves its goals of destroying the militant group and freeing all hostages it holds. According to the Palestinian health ministry, more than 52,900 people in Gaza have been killed and 119,846 injuries since the seventh of October 2023. The UK's permanent representative to the UN, Barbara Woodward, has urged Israel to lift the blockade on aid entering Gaza. "Humanitarian aid must never be used as a political tool or a military tactic," Ms Woodward said when delivering a joint statement on behalf of Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia, and the UK. "Blocking aid as a 'pressure lever' is unacceptable. "We have two clear messages for the Government of Israel: lift the block on aid entering Gaza now and enable the UN and all humanitarians to save lives," she said. Ms Woodward has also criticised Israel's plans to expand its military operations in Gaza, approved by the Israeli Security Cabinet last week. A US-backed humanitarian organisation is set to start work in Gaza by the end of May under an aid distribution plan and has also asked Israel to let the United Nations and others resume aid deliveries to Palestinians now until it is set up. Israel's aid blockade in Gaza has entered a third month, with food kitchens forced to close and warehouses lying empty. ABC/Reuters
Al Jazeera
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Israel kills dozens in Gaza as Palestinians mark 77 years since the Nakba
More than 74 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in a wave of Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, deepening an already catastrophic toll after 19 months of unrelenting bombardment. At least 57 people were killed overnight and into Thursday in a barrage of strikes on residential areas in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, according to local health officials. Medical staff at Nasser Medical Complex reported an influx of casualties, many of them children. Speaking to Al Jazeera, displaced Palestinian Hasan Moqbel described the continuing assault as a war on civilians. 'They have been bombing Gaza for 19 months. What's left in Gaza? Innocent children are dying. There is no armed activity here. Most of them are elderly people who are dying,' he said. Among those killed was Palestinian journalist Hassan Samour. He and several members of his family were killed when an Israeli strike targeted their home in Bani Suheila, a town east of Khan Younis. Earlier this week, another Palestinian journalist, Hassan Aslih, was killed in an Israeli drone attack on the emergency wing of Nasser Hospital. He had been receiving treatment for injuries sustained in a previous Israeli strike. Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed more than 170 journalists and media workers, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), making Gaza one of the deadliest places in the world for the press. The latest killings have triggered new waves of forced displacement. Thousands fled Gaza City on Thursday after the Israeli military issued sudden forced evacuation orders. Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud reported scenes of panic and fear as residents packed their belongings and tried to escape the expected onslaught. 'We're seeing families carrying their belongings and taking to the streets,' Mahmoud said. 'The children and elderly are carrying whatever they're able to carry … They don't know where to go. There is no safe place for these people – the so-called shelters have already been destroyed by Israeli bombs.' Meanwhile, the Israeli government appears to be laying the groundwork for a parallel escalation in the occupied West Bank. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a key figure in Israel's far-right coalition, has openly called for military forces to destroy Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank, echoing the destruction witnessed in Gaza. 'Just as we are flattening Rafah, Khan Younis and Gaza, we have to flatten the terror hubs,' Smotrich said, referring specifically to the Palestinian village of Bruqin, where an Israeli settler was killed on Wednesday evening. Israeli forces launched new raids across the occupied West Bank at dawn on Thursday, storming cities and refugee camps including Tubas, Nablus, Bethlehem and Dura. Residents in Qalandia, Ya'bad, Fawwar and Askar camps also reported house raids, arrests and what rights groups describe as systematic abuse. The calls to escalate violence in the West Bank come as Palestinians mark the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, or catastrophe, when more than 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled by Zionist militias during the creation of Israel in 1948. More than 530 villages and towns were razed, and the majority of the Palestinian population was either killed or exiled. The newly created state of Israel seized 78 percent of historic Palestine. The remaining 22 percent – the West Bank and Gaza Strip – were occupied by Israel following the 1967 war and remain under military control. Since October 2023, the Israeli army's brutal offensive in Gaza has killed nearly 53,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children. As the bombing continues and the death toll rises, rights groups, media freedom advocates and Palestinian civilians are warning of a campaign of deliberate annihilation. With both Gaza and the West Bank under assault, Palestinians are increasingly questioning whether any part of their homeland will be left intact.
7NEWS
14-05-2025
- Health
- 7NEWS
Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian journalist, Hassan Aslih inside Gaza hospital
An Israeli airstrike on the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis has resulted in the death of a Palestinian photojournalist who was being treated inside Nasser Hospital. Hassan Aslih, was receiving treatment for injuries from a previous strike when a drone targeted the hospital's emergency and surgical departments. The strike killed at least one other person and injured more than a dozen, according to aid group Médecins Sans Frontières. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed it had conducted a 'targeted strike on key terrorists' at the hospital but did not name Aslih. The military has accused Hamas of operating command centers inside medical facilities, including Nasser Hospital. Hamas denies using hospitals for military purposes. Aslih had been hospitalized for nearly a month after being wounded in an April strike on the same facility, which killed another journalist, Helmi al-Faqawi. The Israeli military has previously accused Aslih of involvement in the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, citing footage he published from inside Israeli territory. Gaza's media office has denied these allegations, calling them unfounded and politically motivated. Aslih was a freelance journalist who worked with local and international outlets and had a significant social media following for his coverage of the conflict. Later the same day, an Israeli airstrike hit Gaza European Hospital in southern Gaza, killing at least 16 and injuring 70, according to local health authorities. The IDF claimed it was targeting a Hamas command center located beneath the hospital. Hamas denies this. The United Nations human rights office has condemned repeated Israeli strikes on and near hospitals, warning they could constitute war crimes. Aid organizations, including Médecins Sans Frontières, have called for an end to attacks on medical infrastructure. The death toll among journalists in the conflict continues to rise. According to the International Federation of Journalists, at least 160 journalists and media workers have been killed since the war began. A report from Brown University's Watson Institute places the toll at over 232, calling it the deadliest conflict for journalists in history. Gaza's media office puts the number even higher and accuses Israel of deliberately targeting media personnel — allegations Israel denies. Since the October 7 attacks, Israel's military response has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry, and devastated much of the territory's infrastructure. A blockade on aid since March 2 has pushed the region to the brink of famine. A UN-backed food security monitor and the World Health Organization have warned that the situation poses a long-term threat to an entire generation in Gaza due to hunger and malnutrition.
