The lack of transparency around Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya's whereabouts highlights the Israeli military's larger campaign of destroying Gaza's health care system.
Palestinian Death Toll in Israel-Hamas War Passes 46,000
In a new report sent to the U.N. by Israel's health ministry, freed hostages reveal systematic abuse by Hamas, as 99 remain in captivity enduring brutal physical and psychological torment.
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In a yearly address to diplomats delivered on his behalf by an aide, Francis appeared to reference deaths caused by winter cold in Gaza, where there is almost no electricity.
The Israeli military, in an effort to defend its devastating assaults on Gaza’s hospitals, this week released an edited interrogation video that it said bolstered its case that Hamas uses medical facilities as cover for military activity.
More pardons, measures to prevent homegrown political extremism, and more military aid for Israel are among the plans that Biden and his administration have for their final days.
Ireland had said it would intervene in the case at the International Court of Justice, arguing that Israel’s actions in Gaza amounted to collective punishment.
Legislation barring UNRWA from working inside Israel could end its operations in the West Bank and Gaza, where refugees have relied on it for generations.
Israel’s Defense Ministry described the need to produce its own heavy munitions as a key lesson of the war in Gaza.
The number of people killed in Gaza is significantly higher than the figure reported by authorities in the enclave, a peer-reviewed study by researchers from a leading health research university in the UK has found.
Al Zayadani was abducted with three of his children. Two of them, Bilal and Aisha, were under 18, and among the 100 hostages freed during a weeklong Israel-Hamas ceasefire in November 2023. Yosef’s 22-year-old son, Hamza, is probably either also dead, or in terrible danger.