Author: Steven Sahiounie

A member of the Palestinian Red Crescent was killed early this morning after being shot by Israeli occupation forces at Al-Amal Hospital, west of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Medical sources confirmed the death of Amir Subhi Abu Eisha, an emergency operations room staff member at the Palestinian Red Crescent, killed by Israeli gunfire while on duty at Al-Amal Hospital. This tragic incident marks the killing of 364 medical workers, including doctors, nurses, and paramedics, since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7th, now entering its 170th day. The targeting of medical…

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi strongly denounced the siege on al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, calling for immediate international intervention to prevent further atrocities. The two top diplomats spoke by phone on Sunday afternoon on bilateral relations and the current situation in the Gaza Strip. Both ministers emphasized the developing relationship between their countries and expressed their mutual willingness to maintain and strengthen bilateral relations, as well as regional and international collaboration. They strongly condemned the ongoing atrocities of the Zionist regime in the Gaza Strip, particularly the regime’s violent aggression in besieging al-Shifa Hospital and the resulting loss of life among patients and medical…

Jordan and the UAE have ramped up their efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza during the holy month. The UAE announced on Sunday that it had carried out its 13th airdrop over inaccessible areas in the northern Gaza Strip containing 24 tonnes of food and relief supplies, the Emirates News Agency reported. In addition, the third Emirati aid ship set sail for the Egyptian city of Al-Arish, carrying 4,630 tonnes of humanitarian supplies bound for Gaza. Meanwhile, also on Sunday, the Jordanian army initiated six humanitarian and food aid airdrops in the northern Gaza Strip, the Jordan News Agency…

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