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Washington Post
2 days ago
- Health
- Washington Post
An Israeli strike on Gaza kills 14 Palestinians, mostly women and children, hospitals say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli strike on a residential building in the Gaza Strip on Monday killed 14 people, mostly women and children, according to health officials. The Shifa and al-Ahli hospitals confirmed the toll from the strike in the built-up Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, saying five women and seven children were among those killed.
Associated Press
5 days ago
- General
- Associated Press
Live updates: Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 14, medics say
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 14 people in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said Friday, while Hamas was reviewing a new Israeli-approved ceasefire proposal after giving it an initial cool response. President Donald Trump's Mideast envoy had expressed optimism this week about brokering an agreement that could halt the Israel-Hamas war, allow more aid into Gaza, and return more of the 58 hostages still held by Hamas, around a third of whom are alive. Experts say a nearly three-month Israeli blockade of Gaza — slightly eased in recent days — has pushed the population of roughly 2 million Palestinians to the brink of famine. Israel's war in Gaza has killed around 54,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its tally. The war began with Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which left around 1,200 dead. Here's the latest: At least 14 dead in Gaza strikes, medics say Hospital officials and paramedics say Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 14 people and wounded others. Officials at Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza said the bodies of 12 people, including three women, were brought Friday from the nearby Jabaliya refugee camp. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said the bodies of two people as well as nine others who were wounded were taken to Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City. It said one of the wounded is a doctor who works at the same hospital. Hamas reviewing a new ceasefire proposal Hamas said Friday it was reviewing a new Israeli-approved ceasefire proposal. The White House said Thursday that Israel accepted a new U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas. Hamas officials, however, gave the draft a cool response, saying that it seeks to perpetuate Israel's policies of killing and starving people in Gaza. Still, the group said it was going to thoroughly review it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to end the war until all the hostages are released and Hamas is either destroyed or disarmed and sent into exile. Hamas has said it will only release the remaining hostages for a lasting ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal. Netanyahu undergoes a routine colonoscopy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent a routine colonoscopy on Friday morning in Jerusalem, his office said. The office did not provide further information about whether Netanyahu was moderately sedated or under general anesthesia for the procedure. Netanyahu, 75, underwent successful surgery in December to have his prostate removed. Netanyahu has gone to great lengths to bolster a public image of himself as a healthy, energetic leader, as he manages multiple crises including the war in Gaza and his trial for alleged corruption, despite a series of recent health setbacks.
Sky News
5 days ago
- Health
- Sky News
'We carry our coffins with us': For Gaza's paramedics, every shift could be their last
Why you can trust Sky News In Gaza, the frontline is not just where the bombs fall - it's where the ambulances arrive. When an Israeli airstrike hit a busy market in Gaza City today, people were queuing for flour. Minutes later, medics were picking up body parts. The bodies were heaved onto stretchers, mutilated limbs twisted unnaturally. Blood soaked the concrete. Sky News has spent several days filming with emergency crews based at Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest medical complex and one that has itself come under repeated attack. There are few paramedics left, and fewer ambulances. Fuel is low. Equipment is basic. They operate in one of the most dangerous places in the world, where the medics themselves are no longer spared. "There is no safety", says Hamdallah Ali Daher, a paramedic from Jabalia Camp in northern Gaza. "When we respond to a strike, drones are still overhead. They targeted my colleague in one of our vehicles. You could be walking any day and get hit." The danger is constant. Daher describes how they operate under the hum of drones, often arriving at scenes where smoke still rises from the wreckage. "We go out risking life and limb", he says. "We carry our coffins with us." One of his colleagues, Alaa al-Hadidi, was killed in a drone strike in December last year. His fellow medics buried him. Israel has accused Hamas of using ambulances to move around Gaza disguised. Wael Eleywa, another paramedic, has worked throughout the more than 600 days of war. "What affects us the most is the children", he says. "After a mission, you begin to imagine the injured children as your own relatives. These images stay with you and get mixed in your mind." "Some of us have had to pull family members from the rubble." He describes responding to scenes where tents have caught fire after a strike - children burned inside. "There's no mental peace in this job", he adds. "But the work still needs to be done." The war, now nearing its twentieth month, has severely degraded Gaza's emergency response network. Many hospitals are no longer functioning. The roads are dangerous or impassable. The strikes come during the day and in the dark of night. Combat zones shift daily. "There is no protocol anymore", Eleywa says. "We are medics in name, but the occupation doesn't distinguish between civilians, or paramedics or anyone else. Even with permits, they detain or target us." Daher echoes the plea: "To all people, to all organisations - we need protection. We are trying to provide safety in a place where safety can't exist." Despite the horror, there is also resolve. "We lean on and support each other as colleagues", says Daher. "Before the strikes, we're often together laughing, trying to lift each other up. Then the call comes, and we go." The medics speak with the matter-of-fact calm of those who have seen too much. As they race between ruins and hospitals, they know that each shift could be their last. "In this field of work", Eleywa says, "we prepare for the worst, and go. Safety is out of reach."
Telegraph
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills more than 30
More than 30 people are believed to have been killed in an Israeli air strike on the site of a school being used as a shelter in northern Gaza. Footage, apparently from the aftermath of the blasts, showed a little girl trying to find her way out of the destroyed building in Gaza City as it became engulfed in flames. Other images showed badly burned corpses and a charred toddler, who appeared to be dead, being moved from the scene by rescue workers. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Fahmi Al-Jarjawi school was being used by terrorists as a command and control centre, and that steps had been taken to mitigate civilian casualties. The reported deaths were among at least 46 from strikes at multiple locations overnight on Sunday, including one that killed 15 members of the same family, including five women and two children, according to the Shifa Hospital, which said it received the bodies. It comes as Israel expands its military offensive in Gaza with the aim of seizing and holding swathes of territory in an attempt to finally defeat Hamas. Five divisions are now conducting operations in the Strip and all civilians are expected to be ordered to the south to designated humanitarian zones. There is mounting disquiet in the international community regarding the civilian cost, with Donald Trump, regarded as Benjamin Netanyahu's staunchest ally, voicing concern. Sources have reported that the US, through its Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, is exerting heavy pressure on Israel to end the war. The raid on the school compound in the Daraj neighbourhood of Gaza City also wounded 55 people, according to Fahmy Awad, from the health ministry's emergency service. He said a father and his five children were among the dead. The health ministry is under control of Hamas, which has been accused of inflating mortality figures and failing to distinguish between civilians and combatants. It has been suggested that one of the dead was Muhammad Yusuf al-Kaseeh, also known as Abu Yusuf, the head of investigations unit at the Beit Lahia police station, alongside his five children. The IDF did not comment. Israel cut off aid into the Strip at the beginning of March and began to let in some trucks last week, amid escalating fears of famine. However, the government's attempt to establish a new model of aid distribution got off to a shaky start as the head of the Israeli government's new aid partner resigned on humanitarian grounds late on Sunday. Jake Wood, formerly a US Marine, stepped down as the chief executive of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, saying: 'It is not possible to implement this plan while also strictly adhering to the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence.' The foundation has been accused of being made up largely of former mercenaries with no experience of aid distribution. It was selected by Mr Netanyahu's office, over the heads of IDF commanders, with the stated aim of establishing a new model of aid-giving that would prevent supplies falling into the hands of Hamas. Critics have accused Israel of using food supplies as a ' weapon of war '. The UN and other NGOs have so far said that they would not work with the new system, which was due to begin on Monday. However, Israeli military chiefs insist that Hamas was previously able to regenerate by seizing aid supplies and selling them back to the population. It came as three projectiles were fired from southern Gaza towards Israeli communities on Monday morning. Two fell within the Strip, while the third was intercepted by the Israeli Air Force. A joint statement from the IDF and the Israeli Security Agency said: 'Overnight [Sunday], the IDF and ISA struck key terrorists who were operating within a Hamas and Islamic Jihad command and control centre embedded in an area that previously served as the 'Faami Aljerjawi' School in the Gaza City area. 'The command and control centre was used by the terrorists to plan and gather intelligence in order to execute terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops. Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence. 'The terrorist organisations systematically violate international law, exploiting civilian infrastructure and the Gazan population as human shields for terrorist activity.'
BreakingNews.ie
26-05-2025
- General
- BreakingNews.ie
Dozens killed in fresh Israeli strikes on Gaza, including 36 at shelter
Israeli strikes have killed at least 52 people in the Gaza Strip, including 36 in a school-turned-shelter that was struck as people slept, health officials said. The strike on the school in the Daraj area of Gaza City also wounded dozens of people, said Fahmy Awad, head of the ministry's emergency service. Advertisement He said a father and his five children were among the dead. The Shifa and al-Ahli hospitals in Gaza City confirmed the overall toll. Mr Awad said the school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze. Footage circulating online showed rescuers struggling to extinguish fires and recovering charred remains. The Israeli military said it targeted a militant command and control centre inside the school that Hamas and Islamic Jihad used to gather intelligence for attacks. Israel blames civilian deaths on Hamas because it operates in residential areas. Advertisement A separate strike on a home in Jabalya in northern Gaza killed 16 members of the same family, including five women and two children, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the bodies. More than 50 people have been killed in fresh strikes (AP) Palestinian militants meanwhile fired three projectiles from Gaza, two of which fell short within the territory and a third that was intercepted, according to the Israeli military. Israel renewed its offensive in March after ending a ceasefire with Hamas. It has vowed to seize control of Gaza and keep fighting until Hamas is destroyed or disarmed, and until it returns the remaining 58 hostages, a third of them believed to be alive, from the attack on October 7 2023 that ignited the war. A trickle of humanitarian aid was allowed into Gaza by the Israelis last week after they had blocked all food, medicine, fuel or other goods from entering for two and a half months. Advertisement Aid groups have warned of famine and say the supplies that have come in are nowhere near enough to meet mounting needs. Families have had to flee multiple times (AP) A new aid system supported by Israel and the United States but rejected by UN agencies and aid groups is expected to begin operations as soon as Monday, despite the resignation of the American leading the effort, who said it would not be able to operate independently. Israel says it plans to seize full control of Gaza and facilitate what it describes as the voluntary migration of its over two million population, a plan rejected by Palestinians and much of the international community. Israel's military campaign has destroyed vast areas of Gaza and internally displaced some 90% of its population. Many have fled multiple times. Advertisement Israel plans to roll out a new aid distribution system run by a group known as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, made up of former humanitarian, government and military officials, that would set up distribution points guarded by private security firms. Israel accuses Hamas of siphoning off assistance, without providing evidence. The foundation said in a statement that it would begin delivering aid on Monday and would reach a million Palestinians – around half of Gaza's population – by the end of the week. UN agencies and major aid groups have refused to cooperate with the planned US-backed system, saying it would force even more displacement, fail to meet local needs and violate humanitarian principles that prohibit a warring party from controlling humanitarian assistance. They also say there is no evidence of systematic diversion of aid by militants. Advertisement Jake Wood, the American heading the foundation, unexpectedly resigned on Sunday, saying it had become clear that the foundation would not be allowed to operate independently. It is not clear who is funding the group. Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251 people in the 2023 attack. More than half the hostages have been returned in ceasefire agreements or other deals, eight have been rescued, and Israeli forces have recovered the remains of dozens more. The offensive has destroyed vast areas of Gaza, rendering entire areas uninhabitable. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to shelter in schools and squalid tent camps for well over a year. Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed around 54,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry. It says more than half the dead are women and children but does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count.
