Israel and WHO in online row over removal of medical supplies in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel and WHO in online row over removal of medical supplies in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

An online row has emerged between the World Health Organization (WHO) and Israel after the United Nations health body said the Israeli army ordered it to remove supplies from its warehouse in southern Gaza, a claim Israel then denied. The “WHO received notification” from the Israeli forces “that we should…

Khan Younis hospital stretched by influx of patients as Israel bombs Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Khan Younis hospital stretched by influx of patients as Israel bombs Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The number of displaced people arriving at Nasser Medical Complex continues to increase, with new shelters being set up in the facility’s car park and many people sleeping on the ground in the open. The hospital located in Khan Younis, where teams from Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or…

Will Israel heed US calls to protect civilians or risk ‘strategic failure’? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Will Israel heed US calls to protect civilians or risk ‘strategic failure’? | Israel-Palestine conflict

The administration of US President Joe Biden appears to be ramping up pressure on Israel to keep Palestinians safe. Israel’s military has resumed its assault on the besieged Gaza Strip after a seven-day truce collapsed. More than 15,000 people have been killed in Gaza since early October, according to Palestinian…

Telecommunications, internet down in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Telecommunications, internet down in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Telecommunication services have been cut off in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian telecoms company Paltel has said, as Israel intensifies its assault on the besieged territory. “We regret to announce the complete cessation of the communications and Internet services with the Gaza strip, as the main paths that were previously…

COP28’s UAE president defends climate science comments | Climate News

COP28’s UAE president defends climate science comments | Climate News

Sultan al-Jaber hits out at ‘repeated attempts to undermine’ the work of the COP28 presidency in Dubai.      The Emirati head of the United Nations climate conference has insisted that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questioned the science…

Fact or fiction? Israeli maps and AI do not save Palestinian lives | Israel-Palestine conflict

Fact or fiction? Israeli maps and AI do not save Palestinian lives | Israel-Palestine conflict

On December 2, the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted a map of Gaza, broken up into a grid of numbered blocks with instructions that Palestinians living in certain areas evacuate to Rafah. Leaflets containing a QR code linking to the map on the Israeli army’s website were also dropped…

Finally free, Ubai was among the last Palestinian detainees Israel released | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Finally free, Ubai was among the last Palestinian detainees Israel released | Israel-Palestine conflict News

On his first morning of freedom after being released from Israeli prison, Ubai Youssef Abu Maria wandered around his home, checking in on his parents, as if to make sure everyone was there. They had all gotten home at dawn that day, Friday, and while his body was tired, he…

There is nowhere safe for children to go in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

There is nowhere safe for children to go in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

By ordering families to move, Israel is not ensuring that they survive, but merely giving them the option to die another way, elsewhere. I have spent the last week in Gaza, where I’ve witnessed a dire situation becoming catastrophic. While visiting a shelter in the south, I met a displaced…