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Al Jazeera
2 days ago
- General
- Al Jazeera
Ending the 'unjustified violence' in Gaza is a 'US political decision'
Dr Feroze Sidhwa, an American trauma surgeon who has volunteered in Gaza, told the UN Security Council on May 28 that only one country can end the dire medical situation in the occupied territory.
The Independent
6 days ago
- The Independent
Plane forced to land in Seattle after passenger tries to open exit door mid-flight, police say
A flight from Tokyo to Houston was forced to land in Seattle after a passenger tried to open an exit door mid-flight, local police said. A passenger on All Nippon Airways Flight 114 tried to open the exit doors 10 hours into the flight, forcing the plane to land at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport just after 4 a.m. on Saturday, the Port of Seattle Police Department told NBC News. 'Port of Seattle Police were called due to reports of a passenger who attempted to open exit doors during the flight,' a department spokesperson told NBC News. 'The report stated that passengers and flight crew had restrained the individual.' That passenger was having a 'medical crisis,' police said. They've since been taken to the hospital. While on the tarmac in Seattle, a second person was removed from the flight for 'unruly behavior,' the police department told NBC News. While they didn't provide specifics, the police department said it was unrelated to the individual having a medical crisis, police said. The flight continued to Houston 'without incident,' landing just after noon local time, a spokesperson for All Nippon Airways told NBC News. 'The safety of our passengers and crew are our top priority and we applaud the efforts of local law enforcement for their support,' the spokesperson said. Ashley, a passenger on board the flight, told Fox 26 she sat near the man who tried to open the doors. "He actually got up from his seat and crawled over the people next to him," she said of the man. "He got up in a hurry and thought he was sick." Two other passengers helped restrain him, zip-tying him to his seat. The man sat behind her for about 90 minutes before they landed in Seattle. "It was incredible," she said. "I do want to say thank you to those kind citizens who stood up and took control. I wouldn't know what to do."
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
International flight diverted to Seattle after passenger allegedly attempts to open exit midflight
A flight was diverted to Seattle after a passenger allegedly attempted to open exit doors midflight, according to Port of Seattle Police. The All Nippon Airways flight was traveling from Japan's Haneda Airport in Tokyo to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Saturday when a passenger became 'unruly,' according to the airline, which did not provide any details. Online records show that Flight 114 departed from Tokyo at around 10:33 a.m. local time. The flight was diverted to Seattle as a result, and landed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport at around 4:19 a.m. PT, police said. The Federal Aviation Administration said the flight was diverted 'due to a passenger disturbance,' but did not provide any additional details. The flight was almost 10 hours into its journey when it landed in Seattle, according to 'Port of Seattle Police were called due to reports of a passenger who attempted to open exit doors during the flight,' police said. 'The report stated that passengers and flight crew had restrained the individual.' The person, who was not identified, was evaluated and it was determined they were 'having a medical crisis,' police said. They were later taken to a local hospital. A second person was also removed from the flight for 'unruly behavior' while on the tarmac before the plane departed from Seattle to Houston, according to police and All Nippon Airways. Officials did not clarify what the individual did that was unruly, but said that it was not related to the passenger who had a medical crisis. The second person, who was also not identified, was removed from the flight and it continued to Houston 'without incident,' according to the airline. The flight left Seattle at around 7 a.m. PT and landed in Houston at 12:42 p.m. CT, according to 'The safety of our passengers and crew are our top priority and we applaud the efforts of local law enforcement for their support,' the airline said. This article was originally published on
The National
23-05-2025
- Health
- The National
Patients stranded as northern Gaza's last hospitals shut down
Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza All hospitals in northern Gaza have ceased operations after days of intense Israeli assaults, leaving hundreds of patients and displaced people with no access to life-saving care. Israeli tanks entered the courtyard of Al Awda Hospital at dawn on Thursday, firing shells that hit the surgery wing, said Dr Raafat Al Majdalawi. Gaza's Indonesian Hospital – the only other infirmary that was still offering services in the north – was forced to shut down earlier this week. The tanks at Al Awda also fired at the main hospital building, hitting water tanks and fuel reserves, starting fires that spread throughout the complex, said Dr Al Majdalawi, director general of the Al Awda Health and Community Association. He said 130 people were inside at the time – patients, medical staff and administrators. Although the Israeli tanks withdrew by morning, Al Awda remained under heavy fire and is no longer operational. "It is deeply tragic that northern Gaza is now without medical services," said Khalil Al Daqran, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, told The National. "Thousands still need treatment but due to the relentless military operations, hospital sieges and targeted bombardments, medical care has become inaccessible. This is not just a violation of international law, it is a deliberate act of cruelty." Israel has this month launched a new military offensive known as Operation Gideon's Chariots, under which it plans to take control of the entire Gaza strip, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The war has devastated Gaza's health sector and led to a critical shortage of supplies. Israel this week allowed limited aid deliveries to resume after a two-month blockade, but as of Thursday the UN said fewer than 200 aid lorries had arrived, compared to thousands each week during a ceasefire from January to March. The situation is especially dire given that Al Awda and the Indonesian Hospital were the last medical complexes standing in northern Gaza. Patients at a third hospital, Kamal Adwan, were placed under an Israeli eviction notice in December before troops stormed the building. It had continued to function as a basic first aid station, offering limited emergency services despite sustaining severe damage. However, last Friday and Saturday, the remaining medical teams were forced to evacuate due to intense bombardment and gunfire in the area. Israeli military vehicles then approached the Indonesian Hospital on Sunday, demolishing part of a wall after arriving at its northern perimeter. The following morning, Israeli forces set fire to the hospital's generators, completely cutting power and stranding staff and patients inside. At Al Awda, Israeli tanks "roamed the hospital grounds for hours" before withdrawing, Dr Al Majdalawi told The National. "During the incursion, they set fire to the tents of the outpatient clinics. Several staff members and volunteers suffered minor injuries. "We hold the Israeli occupation fully responsible for their safety and well-being. We urgently call on the international community and the World Health Organisation to intervene and protect the hospital." Amjad Shawa, director of the Palestinian NGO Network, told The National the health system had "completely collapsed". He said thousands of civilians in northern Gaza would now be left without any access to medical care. "All hospitals are out of service. This is a humanitarian catastrophe," he said. "What we are witnessing is a calculated and systematic campaign to eliminate the healthcare infrastructure in northern Gaza." He accused the Israeli military of committing war crimes by targeting hospitals, medical personnel and patients. Israel says Hamas uses hospitals as military bases and command centres. Health officials are urging the UN, the WHO and international human rights groups to take immediate action to protect medical services and ensure the safety of healthcare workers and civilians. Without international intervention, health officials warn more lives will be lost, not just from air strikes, but from the total collapse of Gaza's ability to care for its sick and wounded.
BreakingNews.ie
22-05-2025
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
Surgeon treating patients in Gaza warzone says population ‘at its last limit'
A surgeon treating Palestinians in one of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza has said the local population is 'at its last limit' amid daily drone strikes. Dr Tiziana Roggio, an Italian plastic surgeon based at St George's Hospital in London, first arrived in Gaza on May 12th alongside a team of four other London-based doctors. Advertisement Dr Roggio is volunteering for a month at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, tending to patients with blast injuries and burns with limited medical supplies. Over recent days, strikes have pounded areas across Gaza and Israel has issued evacuation orders for Khan Younis. Dr Tiziana Roggio says she hears drones over her head every day. Photo: Dr Tiziana Roggio Dr Roggio said Nasser hospital is just 1.5km away from the declared red zone and fears what will happen to patients if the hospital has to be evacuated. 'If this hospital shuts down, loads of patients will die because they won't have anywhere to go,' Dr Roggio told the PA news agency from the operating theatre in Nasser hospital. Advertisement 'This is the biggest hospital in Khan Younis and has a large volume of patients, and has ICU facilities, oxygen generators, has got scans and operating rooms that can accommodate big surgical procedures like vascular surgery. 'If this hospital closes, the only hospitals remaining will be the tent hospitals. 'Although these hospitals are functional, they don't have facilities that can support ICU patients or complex surgical procedures.' Dr Roggio, who travelled from London to Gaza with a humanitarian charity called International Disaster & Emergency Aid with Long-term Support (Ideals), said the situation in Gaza is much worse than she had anticipated. Advertisement 'Its been quite shocking. I've been told that it's much worse now, because the population is really on its last limit,' she said. 'We have drones over our heads every day and it gets honestly unbearable sometimes, because it's really loud. 'It's really warm at the moment so you kind of want to keep the windows open and you can't, it gets really stressful. 'I can't keep track of time, because I don't even know what day it is.' Advertisement Dr Roggio described hearing 'massive blast noises' on Tuesday morning after an Israeli drone strike hit the area. 'Yesterday morning I guess that we were bombed early in the morning. We were sleeping at about 5.30am and the whole building shook,' she said. 'We heard this massive blast noise and we all went out and we had jets flying over our heads and dropping bombs in the area that is very near where we are.' A tent settlement in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Photo: Dr Tiziana Roggio Dr Roggio, who has been working 12-hour shifts at Nasser hospital treating 10 to 12 people every day, described working with severely malnourished patients and having limited antibiotics. Advertisement 'All the patients we treat are severely malnourished and this is a problem for us plastic surgeons, because all the wounds are not going to heal,' she said. 'If the patient is not on adequate nutrition, the infection rate is really high.' She also described the challenges of working with limited antibiotics. 'They are essentially antibiotics that we give to our patients in the UK at the induction of surgical procedures,' she said. 'But here these antibiotics are used to treat severe infection, and these are all wounds that are highly contaminated because they are from blast injuries. 'We are treating things that in the UK would be absolutely healed in one week but here it's taking forever.' Dr Roggio commended the resilience of local medical staff who have been operating in such severe circumstances for the last 18 months. 'I'm absolutely shocked to see how the local team is coping with this situation that has been going on for a very long time,' she said. 'Consider that they come every day from their accommodation, which means tents, where they had to live for the last few months. 'They have been forced to leave their houses and take their belongings. 'They don't lose energy. They come here every day. They're super polite. They even bring us presents and food, which is absolutely shocking, because they have literally nothing. They don't even have water.' The war in Gaza began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on October 7th, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251. Ireland Tánaiste accuses Israel of 'genocidal activity' in... Read More Hamas is still holding 58 hostages, a third of whom are believed to still be alive. In response, Israel launched an offensive that has killed more than 53,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's health ministry, which does not distinguish between fighters and civilians. The Ideals JustGiving donations page can be found at:
