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Al Jazeera
5 days ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Live: US blocks UN Gaza ceasefire resolution, Israel pounds southern Strip
Israel has continued to pound the Gaza Strip this morning, killing at least three people in Gaza City's Zeitoun and six in al-Mawasi, in south US vetoes a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the only country to do Gaza Humanitarian Foundation extends its closure for a second day, after hundreds of Palestinians were killed and wounded seeking aid at its distribution war on Gaza has killed at least 54,607 Palestinians and wounded 125,341, according to the Health estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive. Update: Date: 1m ago (06:05 GMT) Title: At least 12 killed in Gaza by Israel this morning Content: We are getting reports from our colleagues of an Israeli air strike on a house in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, south of Gaza City. A medical source at Ahli Hospital said at least three people were killed in the attack. In addition, at least six people were killed in south Gaza's al-Mawasi, when an Israeli drone attacked tents housing displaced people. We will continue to update you on all Israeli attacks on the Strip as the day moves forward. Update: Date: 3m ago (06:03 GMT) Title: A recap of recent developments Content: Update: Date: 6m ago (06:00 GMT) Title: Welcome to our live coverage Content: Thank you for joining our live coverage of Israel's war on Gaza, as well as its attacks on the occupied West Bank and the wider region. Follow this page for continuous updates and analyses of the latest developments. You can read about key events from Wednesday, June 4, here.
BBC News
6 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
Trauma is every day here, says Kettering nurse deployed in Gaza
A nurse deployed in the Gaza Strip as part of the government's humanitarian response to the Israel-Gaza war described treating patients with "substantial" trauma. Mandy Blackman usually works at Kettering General Hospital in Northamptonshire, but is currently the nurse-in-charge of a field hospital in al-Mawasi run by the charity UK-Med. She said the hospital included "everyday things" such as GP services, an operating theatre and maternity care, but also dealt with emergency incidents."We have mass casualty incidents where we receive a number of patients in a very short space of time; not long ago we had about 34 people come in at 23:30 at night," she said. "A lot of families were separated, so we had a lot of children here whose parents or surviving members of their family had gone to [another] hospital," Ms Blackman added. "We spent a good week trying to reunite families, so that was particularly pleasing after something so horrific had happened to them."This is her third deployment to the Gaza Strip and she said she felt "lucky" her employer allowed her to volunteer as "there is a need". "I am able to come and therefore I choose to come," she said. "I don't think you'd be human if you weren't affected by the cases that came in," she added."At home, yes, I do see trauma, but it's not on the same level that I see here, where it's pretty much every day." Ms Blackman added that in al-Mawasi she was treating patients who had experienced significant weight loss. "There's evident malnutrition in children, so we do our best to get them on a targeted food programme."But it's also just trying to giving people some dignity while they are receiving the care here." The nurse has previously volunteered with UK-Med to care for patients with Ebola and diphtheria around the world. "My family have their concerns, because of what you see on the news," she said. "I have to reassure them that if something has happened that it isn't where we are. "I do everything I can to keep myself safe, and my family say they are proud of me, which is lovely."She said the field hospital in al-Mawasi was situated in a locked compound which was guarded and there were safe places for staff and patients to go if necessary. "People ask me 'does it make you cross when you come back [to England] and people are always demanding things?', but not really."Actually, we should all have the right to fresh water, healthcare and somewhere to live."It's trying to ensure people can access the healthcare they so desperately need," she said. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Times
21-05-2025
- General
- Times
Inside Gaza: ‘How do I face my grandchildren with nothing to eat?'
Just out of reach beyond militarised borders, Palestinians know there is food waiting to enter the Gaza Strip. But inside one of al-Mawasi's largest soup kitchens, there is nothing. One grandmother, who has too many grandchildren to count, has to find a way to break the news to her family. 'My grandchildren are waiting for me outside the tent. They thought I was bringing food,' said Fatima Sweid, 70. She and her family have been displaced to al-Mawasi. 'How will I face my grandchildren with nothing to give them to eat?' It's been three days since Israel agreed to allow 'minimal amounts' of aid into Gaza, but supplies have not filtered down to the masses. Israel says the blockade was meant to pressure Hamas to
The Guardian
18-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Scores of Palestinian people dead in attacks on Gaza as Israel intensifies bombing campaign – Israel-Gaza war live
At least 101 Palestinian people have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn, according to Al Jazeera. Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli airstrikes on Sunday killed at least 33 people, more than half of them children. The Nasser hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis said it received the bodies of 20 people who were killed in multiple overnight Israeli airstrikes that hit houses and tents sheltering displaced families in the so-called 'safe zone' of al-Mawasi. In central Gaza, at least 10 people were killed in two separate Israeli airstrikes, according to the al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in the town of Deir al-Balah. One Israeli airstrike in the Zweida town killed seven people, including two children and four women. The second hit an apartment in Deir al-Balah, killing two parents and their child, the hospital said. Aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on a tent camp sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Photograph: Hatem Khaled/Reuters Hundreds of Palestinian people have been killed by the Israeli military since Saturday, including at hospitals and refugee camps. The attacks are seen by many as part of efforts by Israel to displace Palestinians from the Strip and equivalent to ethnic cleansing as aid into the territory is blocked and residents forcibly removed from their homes. The relentless bombing campaign came after Israel announced an intensification of its assault on Gaza late on Friday, in what it claimed was a fresh effort to force Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, to release hostages. Hamas is believed to still hold 57 of about 250 hostages seized in its October 2023 attack on southern Israel, which resulted in the deaths of about 1,200 people. On Saturday, Hamas confirmed a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel was under way in Doha. A group official, Taher al-Nono, told Reuters both sides were discussing all issues without 'pre-conditions'. He added: The Hamas delegation outlined the position of the group and the necessity to end the war, swap prisoners, the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and allowing humanitarian aid and all the needs of the people of Gaza back into the strip. Israel is yet to respond publicly to the proposed deal. Humanitarian officials, meanwhile, say Gaza is on the brink of catastrophe as food and fuel runs out due to a total Israeli blockade imposed on 2 March, which has also cut off critical vaccines and medical supplies. Stay with us as we bring you the latest developments on Israel's war on Gaza throughout the day. Share
