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An aerial view of many makeshift tents in the sands of southern Gaza

Wounded left in limbo by Israel's invasion of Rafah

Ruwaida Amer 13 June 2024

Boy who lost limbs in an explosion unable to get the treatment he needs. Read more about Wounded left in limbo by Israel's invasion of Rafah

Bodies uncovered from a mass grave

No protection from illness in Gaza

Fedaa al-Qedra 22 April 2024

Destruction of hospitals described as “heartbreaking.” Read more about No protection from illness in Gaza

An older man whose face and body is covered in blood sits in the bed of a pickup truck

South Africa accuses Israel of contempt for World Court order

Maureen Clare Murphy 10 March 2024

Situation in Gaza “is now so terrifying as to be unspeakable.” Read more about South Africa accuses Israel of contempt for World Court order

Two young men kneel next to shrouded bodies while a third leans onto and embraces a shrouded body

Patients die as Israeli troops storm Gaza hospital

Maureen Clare Murphy 17 February 2024

UN points to “pattern of attacks” against “life-saving civilian infrastructure.” Read more about Patients die as Israeli troops storm Gaza hospital

A young boy looks at the camera while standing next to tents in building courtyard

Funding freeze could halt UNRWA operations by end of month

Maureen Clare Murphy 3 February 2024

Rights groups say suspension of support could “constitute complicity in genocide.” Read more about Funding freeze could halt UNRWA operations by end of month

Men carry large sacks on their shoulders while walking on a flooded road covered with debris alongside bombed-out buildings

Israel kills hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza after ICJ ruling

Maureen Clare Murphy 31 January 2024

Residential buildings bombed and neighborhoods ordered evacuated. Read more about Israel kills hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza after ICJ ruling

Palestinian medics wearing dark blue uniforms beside a man on a stretcher who is being taken out of an ambulance

American Medical Association won't stand up for Gaza's health workers

Tammy Abughnaim and Emily Hacker 29 January 2024

Palestinian lives hold no less value than Ukrainian lives. Read more about American Medical Association won't stand up for Gaza's health workers

A kneeling man cradles and puts his head next to the face of a small child in a body bag as other men kneel and stand around him

Israeli fire kills Palestinians waiting for food aid and at UN shelter

Maureen Clare Murphy 25 January 2024

“World will bear witness to untold thousands of preventable deaths” if hospitals collapse in Gaza’s south, Red Cross warns. Read more about Israeli fire kills Palestinians waiting for food aid and at UN shelter

A man from the World Health Organization stands at a podium behind the Emergency sign of a Gaza hospital

Gaza's health system is collapsing rapidly

Ruwaida Amer 10 January 2024

Woman with diabetes can’t find insulin. Read more about Gaza's health system is collapsing rapidly

A man wearing medical scrubs holds a syringe above the arm of a boy laying on tiled floor smeared with blood

Israel closes in on Gaza hospital during Blinken visit

Maureen Clare Murphy 10 January 2024

UN warns that young children “are at high risk of severe malnutrition.” Read more about Israel closes in on Gaza hospital during Blinken visit