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Days of Palestine
04-05-2025
- Health
- Days of Palestine
Gaza Hospital Warns of Life-Threatening Shortages Amid Ongoing Israeli Blockade
DayofPal— The director of the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah issued an urgent warning over critical shortages of essential medicines and food supplies for patients, as Gaza endures a crippling Israeli blockade that has now lasted for more than two months. Suhaib Al-Hams, the hospital's director, described the humanitarian situation as dire, with the healthcare sector nearing collapse due to a lack of medical resources. 'We confirm that the sector suffers from acute shortages in more than 75% of essential medicines, a large part of which constitute life-saving medications, which is directly threatening the lives of the vast majority of patients,' Al-Hams said in a statement on Saturday. He further warned that the hospital's ability to continue providing medical care is 'at stake,' citing that current medical stockpiles would not last beyond one week. 'The ability to continue providing medical services is at stake, as the available stock of medicines and medical supplies is currently insufficient for more than one week,' he said. Al-Hams appealed to the international community for immediate intervention, urging the reopening of border crossings to allow the entry of medical and humanitarian aid. He also stressed the need to evacuate critically ill patients. He called on 'all concerned parties to move immediately' to facilitate the entry of aid and added that the crossings must urgently open 'to evacuate patients who are slowly dying every day without treatment.' Since March 2, Israel has kept Gaza's main crossings closed, halting the delivery of food, medicine, and other humanitarian supplies. Human rights organizations have also condemned the blockade, accusing Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war against Palestinians. The humanitarian crisis deepened further after Israel resumed its military offensive on March 18, breaking a ceasefire agreement reached in January. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, the renewed offensive has killed more than 2,200 people and wounded over 5,700 others, most of them women and children. The United Nations has repeatedly warned of an impending humanitarian catastrophe, stating that the Gaza Strip is on the brink of 'full-scale famine conditions.' On Friday, Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), said the ongoing Israeli siege is collectively punishing the population. 'The Israeli siege is collectively punishing children, women, older people and men in Gaza,' he said. Shortlink for this post:
Sky News
23-03-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
Senior Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike on southern Gaza
An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza has killed top Hamas political leader Salah al Bardaweel, officials of the militant group have said. He was a member of the party's political bureau and Palestinian parliament - and often gave media interviews. In a statement, Hamas said he was "a beacon of political, media, and national activism", and a "symbol of honesty, steadfastness, and sacrifice". The strike, which took place on Khan Younis, also killed his wife - and several other Palestinians. At least 30 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah and Khan Younis on Sunday, Gaza health authorities said. The European Hospital and Kuwaiti Hospital said women and children were among those killed in the Khan Younis attack. Explosions took place throughout the north, central, and southern Gaza Strip in the early hours of Sunday - with Israeli planes hitting several targets. More than 50,000 people have now been killed in the territory since the war began, according to Gaza health officials. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count - but has previously said more than half of those killed in the conflict were women and children. The war began when Hamas militants carried out a cross-border raid into southern Israel on 7 October 2023, killing 1,200 people and capturing around 250 hostages, according to Israeli officials. Israel responded by launching an air and ground offensive in Gaza. 0:40 Israel's military abandoned the ceasefire agreement that began on 19 January on Tuesday - by resuming significant airstrikes on Gaza. Israel claims Hamas broke the ceasefire - something the group denies, in turn accusing Israel of violating the agreement that was initiated by Qatar, Egypt and the US. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly asserted the primary aim of the war is to destroy Hamas in its entirety. Mr Netanyahu has also said Israel's latest military assault hopes to force Hamas to give up the remaining hostages. Speaking to Israel's ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely, Sky's Sophy Ridge on Thursday challenged the idea that Hamas broke the ceasefire, given the militant group released all the hostages that were agreed upon during the first phase. Mr Hotovely said: "The framework was very clear. Hamas must release hostages every single week. We waited three weeks with no hostages being released. We don't want to fight. "Hamas is not releasing hostages anymore. Israel has no other choice rather than putting pressure on a terror organisation. "We are dealing with terrorists. We are not dealing with civilised people." Hamas has spent weeks calling for serious talks on the ceasefire agreement's second phase, which calls for the release of remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian political prisoners, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and a permanent ceasefire. Talks were supposed to begin last month. It is unclear whether if, or when, they will now take place.
Asharq Al-Awsat
23-03-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Israeli Strikes Kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza, Including Senior Hamas Political Leader
Israeli strikes across the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 19 Palestinians overnight into Sunday, including a senior Hamas political leader, officials said. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen who are allied with Hamas meanwhile launched another missile at Israel, setting off air raid sirens. The Israeli military said the projectile was intercepted, and there were no reports of casualties or damage. Two hospitals in southern Gaza said they had received 17 bodies from strikes overnight, including several women and children. The European Hospital said the dead included five children and their parents killed in a strike in Khan Younis. Another family — two girls and their parents — were killed in a separate strike on the southern city. The Kuwaiti Hospital said it received the bodies of a woman and child killed in another strike. Hamas separately said that Salah Bardawil, a member of its political bureau and of the Palestinian parliament, was killed in a strike near Khan Younis that also killed his wife. Bardawil was a well-known member of the group's political wing who gave media interviews over the years. The Hamas official and his wife were not included in the tolls reported by the hospitals. Israel ended its ceasefire with Hamas last week when it launched a surprise wave of airstrikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians across the territory. The Houthis resumed their attacks on Israel, portraying them as an act of solidarity with the Palestinians, despite recent US strikes targeting the Yemeni militias.A
The Independent
23-03-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Israeli strikes kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza, including senior Hamas political leader, officials say
Israeli strikes across the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 19 Palestinians overnight into Sunday, including a senior Hamas political leader, officials said. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen who are allied with Hamas meanwhile launched another missile at Israel, setting off air raid sirens. The Israeli military said the projectile was intercepted, and there were no reports of casualties or damage. Two hospitals in southern Gaza said they had received 17 bodies from strikes overnight, including several women and children. The European Hospital said the dead included five children and their parents killed in a strike in Khan Younis. Another family — two girls and their parents — were killed in a separate strike on the southern city. The Kuwaiti Hospital said it received the bodies of a woman and child killed in another strike. Hamas separately said that Salah Bardawil, a member of its political bureau and of the Palestinian parliament, was killed in a strike near Khan Younis that also killed his wife. Bardawil was a well-known member of the group's political wing who gave media interviews over the years. The Hamas official and his wife were not included in the tolls reported by the hospitals. Israel ended its ceasefire with Hamas last week when it launched a surprise wave of airstrikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians across the territory. The Houthis resumed their attacks on Israel, portraying them as an act of solidarity with the Palestinians, despite recent U.S. strikes targeting the Yemeni rebels. The ceasefire that took hold in January paused 15 months of heavy fighting ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack into Israel. Twenty-five Israeli hostages and the bodies of eight others were released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, Israeli forces pulled back to a buffer zone, allowing hundreds of thousands of people to return to what remains of their homes, and there was a surge in humanitarian aid. The sides were supposed to begin negotiations in early February on the next phase of the truce, in which Hamas was to release the remaining 59 hostages — 35 of whom are believed to be dead — in exchange for more Palestinian prisoners, a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal. Those talks never began, and Israel backed out of the ceasefire agreement after Hamas refused Israeli and U.S.-backed proposals to release more hostages ahead of any talks on a lasting truce. Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took 251 hostage in the Oct. 7 attack. Most of the captives have been released in ceasefire agreements or other deals, while Israeli forces rescued eight alive and recovered dozens of bodies. Israel's offensive has killed at least 49,747 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which says women and children make up more than half the dead but does not distinguish between combatants and civilians in its records. Israel says it has killed around 20,000 militants, without providing evidence. The offensive has destroyed vast areas of Gaza and at its height had displaced around 90% of the population. Israel sealed off the territory of 2 million Palestinians from food, fuel, medicine and other supplies earlier this month to pressure Hamas to change the ceasefire agreement. ___ Magdy reported from Cairo. ___
Washington Post
23-03-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Israeli strikes have killed at least 19 Palestinians in Gaza, officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes overnight into Sunday have killed at least 19 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including a senior Hamas leader, officials say. The European Hospital and the Kuwaiti Hospital confirmed the toll, saying it included several women and children. Hamas earlier said one of its senior political leaders, Salah Bardawil, was killed.
