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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
IDF int'l spox.: No record of any incident involving Suleiman al-Obeid
IDF spokesperson Nadav Shoshani: "After an initial review, we found no records of any incidents involving Suleiman al-Obeid. In order to take a closer look, we need more details." An IDF strike on August 6 did not result in any casualties in and around aid distribution centers, IDF spokesperson Lt.-Col. Nadav Shoshani said on social media. The report comes following widespread accusations that an IDF strike resulted in the death of soccer player Suleiman al-Obeid, known as the "Palestinian Pele," at an aid distribution site in southern Gaza. Following a tribute to Obeid by UEFA, Premier League star Mohammed Salah criticized the soccer body for not mentioning the circumstances behind his death. However, Shoshani replied to Salah, "After an initial review, we found no records of any incidents involving Suleiman al-Obeid. In order to take a closer look, we need more details." Soccer players killed during the Israel-Hamas War The PFA said on Saturday that 325 players, coaches, administrators, referees, and club board members in the Palestinian soccer community have died in the Israel-Hamas War. The PFA later posted a statement on its Facebook page attributed to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, calling Obeid "proof of the joy that can flourish in the hearts of people despite hardship." "He gave his talent and dedication to the children of Gaza and gave their dreams a hope to blossom despite the suffering," the statement read. "His death is a great loss to the world of football and to everyone who recognizes the power of sport to unite people." This is a developing story. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Yahoo
‘All Hell Broke Loose:' WSJ Reporter Witnesses Chaos at Gaza Aid Site
A number of deadly incidents have rocked Gaza aid distribution sites in recent weeks. WSJ's reporter Dov Lieber takes you inside the chaos he witnessed at one of them.
Khaleej Times
08-07-2025
- Health
- Khaleej Times
Gaza health system overwhelmed by casualties at aid distributions: Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday that a "sharp surge" in deaths and injuries in incidents around aid distribution sites in Gaza is pushing the territory's already stretched health system past its capacity. The ICRC said in a statement that its field hospital in south Gaza recorded 200 deaths since the new aid distribution sites were launched in late May. The facility also treated more than 2,200 "weapon-wounded patients, most of them across more than 21 separate mass casualty events", it added. "Over the past month, a sharp surge in mass casualty incidents linked to aid distribution sites has overwhelmed Gaza's shattered healthcare system," the ICRC said. "The scale and frequency of these incidents are without precedent," it said, adding that its field hospital had treated more patients since late May than "in all mass casualty events during the entire previous year". To cope with the flow of wounded, ICRC said that all its staff were now contributing to the emergency response effort. "Physiotherapists support nurses, cleaning and dressing wounds and taking vitals. Cleaners now serve as orderlies, carrying stretchers wherever they are needed. Midwives have stepped into palliative care," it added. An officially private effort, the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began operations on May 26 after Israel halted supplies into the Gaza Strip for more than two months, sparking warnings of imminent famine. GHF operations have been marred by chaotic scenes and near-daily reports of Israeli forces firing on people waiting to collect rations. More than 500 people have been killed while waiting to access rations from its distribution sites, the UN Human Rights Office said on Friday. The GHF has denied that fatal shootings have occurred in the immediate vicinity of its aid points. Gaza's health system has been at a point of near collapse for months, with nearly all hospitals and health facilities either out of service or only partly functional. Israel's drastic restrictions on the entry of goods and aid into Gaza since the start of the war 21 months ago has caused shortages of everything, including medicine, medical supplies, and fuel, which hospitals rely on to power their generators. "The absence of accessible fuel means no ambulances, no electricity for hospitals, and no clean water", the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a report on Monday. Israel had not allowed any fuel to enter the Palestinian territory in four months, it added. "Service providers such as hospitals have been rationing supplies, but this cannot sustain life-saving operations for much longer."
Al Arabiya
08-07-2025
- Health
- Al Arabiya
ICRC warns Gaza health system overwhelmed by casualties at aid distributions
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday that a 'sharp surge' in deaths and injuries in incidents around aid distribution sites in Gaza is pushing the territory's already stretched health system past its capacity. The ICRC said in a statement that its field hospital in south Gaza recorded 200 deaths since the new aid distribution sites were launched in late May. The facility also treated more than 2,200 'weapon-wounded patients, most of them across more than 21 separate mass casualty events,' it added. 'Over the past month, a sharp surge in mass casualty incidents linked to aid distribution sites has overwhelmed Gaza's shattered healthcare system,' the ICRC said. 'The scale and frequency of these incidents are without precedent,' it said, adding that its field hospital had treated more patients since late May than 'in all mass casualty events during the entire previous year.' To cope with the flow of wounded, ICRC said that all its staff were now contributing to the emergency response effort. 'Physiotherapists support nurses, cleaning and dressing wounds and taking vitals. Cleaners now serve as orderlies, carrying stretchers wherever they are needed. Midwives have stepped into palliative care,' it added. An officially private effort, the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began operations on May 26 after Israel halted supplies into the Gaza Strip for more than two months, sparking warnings of imminent famine. GHF operations have been marred by chaotic scenes and near-daily reports of Israeli forces firing on people waiting to collect rations. More than 500 people have been killed while waiting to access rations from its distribution sites, the UN Human Rights Office said Friday. The GHF has denied that fatal shootings have occurred in the immediate vicinity of its aid points. Gaza's health system has been at a point of near collapse for months, with nearly all hospitals and health facilities either out of service or only partly functional. Israel's drastic restrictions on the entry of goods and aid into Gaza since the start of the war 21 months ago has caused shortages of everything, including medicine, medical supplies, and fuel, which hospitals rely on to power their generators. 'The absence of accessible fuel means no ambulances, no electricity for hospitals, and no clean water,' the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a report Monday. Israel had not allowed any fuel to enter the Palestinian territory in four months, it added. 'Service providers such as hospitals have been rationing supplies, but this cannot sustain life-saving operations for much longer.'
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
What to Know About Deaths at Gaza Aid Sites
Palestinians gather around central Gaza, awaiting for aid to enter from a non-GHF distribution site on July 2. Credit - Ali Jadallah - Anadolu—Getty Images The United Nations says that at least 613 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza while collecting aid since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) started operating in the strip on May 27, 509 of whom were at centers set up by GHF. GHF is a controversial U.S. company backed by Israel to be the major distributor of aid in Gaza. The new aid distribution plan has been heavily criticized by the U.N. for its inaccessibility. Three of GHF's distribution points are in southern Gaza, making it a long and difficult journey through militarized zones for many Palestinians. 'From where I am, you have to walk 20 kilometers there and back, carrying food. Just the strongest and fastest can get there,' Oday Basheer, who lives in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, told TIME in June. 'The weaponization of food for civilians, in addition to restricting or preventing their access to life-sustaining services, constitutes a war crime,' spokesperson for the U.N. Human Rights Office Thameen Al Keetan said in June. One main controversy surrounding the organization is its use of private security personnel, as well as private logistics companies to facilitate aid entering Gaza and its distribution. Gunfire towards Palestinians in search of aid has repeatedly been reported, with witnesses claiming shots fired by Israel Defense Force (IDF) soldiers. The IDF has previously said on multiple occasions that it has fired warning shots in the direction of suspects approaching troops, and that it has been examining further reports of civilian casualties at aid sites. Since GHF aid centers began operations, there have been at least 18 incidents of violence in which Palestinians have been killed at the aid centers, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, its Civil Defense Agency, and health workers in Gaza. On Thursday, the Associated Press (AP) reported that two anonymous U.S. contractors working with GHF said that guards at aid sites were using stun grenades, pepper spray, and live minution as Palestinians collected aid. Video provided by one the contractors, published by the AP, also shows tightly-packed crowds of people jostling for aid with the sounds of gunfire and stun grenades nearby that appear to panic the crowds. In Brussels this week, prior to the AP's report, GHF chairman Johnnie Moore said: 'We have not had a single violent incident in our distribution sites…[or] in close proximity to our distribution sites.' 'There is an unbelievable effort around the world to try to shut down our operation. We will not be shut down,' he added. GHF said in a statement on Thursday July 3 that the reporting from The Associated Press is 'categorically false' and that 'at no point were civilians under fire at a GHF distribution site. The gunfire heard in the video was confirmed to have originated from the IDF.' TIME has reached out to the IDF for comment. As of Tuesday, GHF said that it has distributed over 56.5 million meals to Palestinians in Gaza since the start of its operations. TIME has reached out to GHF regarding the videos and testimony from contractors. This comes as over 170 charities and organizations, including Oxfam and Save The Children, have called for GHF to be shut down. Their joint statement issued June 30 says action must be taken to 'revert to the existing U.N.-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government's blockade on aid and commercial supplies.' The GHF distribution program came into place on May 27 after Israel initially let small amounts of U.N. aid into Gaza following an 11-week blockade of the strip. The new aid scheme was established after Israel accused Hamas of stealing aid entering the strip, which the United Nations said it found no credible evidence for. 'Under the Israeli government's new scheme, starved and weakened civilians are being forced to trek for hours through dangerous terrain and active conflict zones,' the organizations' statement says. These concerns were echoed by Commissioner-General of The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Philippe Lazzarini, on July 1. Lazzarini said that GHF 'provides nothing but starvation and gunfire to the people of Gaza. Under this new abomination, Gaza has gone from 400 aid distribution points to only four militarized distribution sites.' Most of Gaza is now under Israeli controls after the resumption of military operations in the strip in May. Contact us at letters@
