The World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced on Wednesday that Gaza is experiencing a man-made mass starvation crisis, driven by the ongoing Israeli blockade and restrictions on humanitarian aid. “In my assessment, this is mass starvation, and it’s caused by human actions—primarily the blockade,” Tedros stated during a virtual press conference. This … Read more
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday claimed 17 lives, including Deiab al-Jaro, the mayor of Deir el-Balah, and seven others at a UN-operated school housing displaced civilians. According to Mahmud Bassal, spokesperson for Gaza’s civil defence agency, the attack on the Al-Majida Wasila school, located west of Gaza City, resulted in the deaths of seven … Read more
At least 35 Palestinians were killed early Thursday in Israeli airstrikes targeting various locations in the Gaza Strip. Among the casualties were children and women, with seven killed when a residential building on Gaza City’s al-Jalaa Street was bombed. Another 15 died in an airstrike on a house sheltering displaced individuals west of Nuseirat camp … Read more
