Hospitals in Gaza City and northern Gaza are in their final, “critical hours”, and are expected to completely go out of service due to a lack of fuel and as a result of “direct and intentional targeting”, the government’s media office said. The number of hospitals that have gone out of service since the beginning … Read more
Crying in a hospital bed with a nebuliser mask on his tiny face, one-month-old Ayansh Tiwari has a thick, hacking cough. His doctors blame the acrid air that blights New Delhi every year. The spartan emergency room of the government-run Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya hospital in the Indian capital is crowded with children struggling to … Read more
For over a month, Gaza’s night sky has been lit by the red glow of missile flashes, delivering death and destruction to its 2.3 million residents. It is the same during the day, except the colours are different, as Gaza’s blue skies are blackened with plumes of smoke rising from newly levelled homes. Since the … Read more
Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory,” wrote Winston Churchill. “He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king.” Churchill, considered one of the greatest English orators of all time, wrote those words when he was but 22, … Read more
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the capital of the United States to demand a ceasefire in Gaza as Washington continues to resist calls for an end to the war despite the mounting death toll. The demonstrators in Washington, DC on Saturday directed their anger towards President Joe Biden, accusing him of enabling … Read more
Israel-Gaza war As U.S. and other world officials push for “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that there would be no “temporary cease-fire” until all hostages are returned. Hezbollah’s leader warned that all options were “on the table” in battles with Israel but did not announce an all-out escalation. Understand what’s … Read more
Thousands of Iranians rallied across the country in support of Palestinians in Gaza, while marking the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran. They condemned Washington’s support of Israel, which has been relentlessly bombarding the Gaza Strip in its war against Hamas. Saturday’s rally, which was called for by the state, … Read more
Mahmoud wanted to be a journalist, just like his father. Determined to share the stories of his homeland with the world, the 16-year-old, known as “young Wael” together with his sister Khuloud, started recording videos during Israel’s most recent bombings of Gaza. “In Gaza, there is no place safe … this is the [fiercest] and … Read more
People in Gaza gathered at the Rafah border crossing Wednesday morning, waiting to enter Egypt after officials said a group of foreign nationals and dual citizens, along with injured Palestinians, may soon be able to leave. The crossing is expected to open Wednesday after weeks of negotiations with the U.S., Israeli, Egyptian governments and Hamas. … Read more
Gaza City, Gaza – Another sleepless night, another heavy morning weighed down by the horrific aftermath of Israeli attacks. Israeli forces have bombarded the besieged Gaza Strip from air, land and sea since October 7, killing thousands of people and leaving widespread destruction. According to the government media office in Gaza, more than 18,000 tonnes … Read more