Ramallah, West Bank — Israel has vowed to "destroy Hamas," the Palestinian militant group that controls the Gaza Strip. Israel's neighbors have warned that an invasion and ground war would bring many more civilian casualties and displace even more of Gaza's roughly 2.3 million people ...
But it’s also a go-to place for Chicago political insiders. Some of that is thanks to Democratic strategist David Axelrod, who has been such a frequent customer over the years that a plaque on the wall bears his name. Pic! Manny’s is a regular guys and gals sort of place ...
[03:17.16]She returned recently from a two-week visit to Gaza [03:21.60]with five British doctors. [03:24.60]Jilani is a children's doctor [03:27.00]who has worked in conflict areas [03:29.44]including Afghanistan, Iraq ...
WHO emergency medical teams coordinator, highlighted the "dramatically bad" situation in the entire Gaza Strip. The health system is collapsing rapidly, and there has been no letup in the intensity of conflict over the past weeks, he said. ...
GENEVA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that it has transferred 32 critical patients, including two children, from the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza in two life-saving missions in the past two days. ...
Their devastation was compounded by a lack of relief supplies, which made rescue efforts more difficult. WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Ahmed Al-Mandhari has inspected the affected areas and called on the international community to support Syria and the Syrian people ...
Dr. Seema Jilani is an emergency health expert with the International Rescue Committee. She returned recently from a two-week visit to Gaza with five British doctors. Jilani is a children's doctor who has worked in conflict areas including Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon. She said, "In my ex...
Dr. Richard Brennan of the WHO's Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean said health officials were also concerned about Hepatitis E, which can be spread from person to person through contaminated water and was a particular risk for pregnant women. The health sector i...
Except for a brief cease-fire, there's been an almost-constant Israeli bombardment of Gaza, much of which has been pummeled into wreckage, with half of the population facing severe hunger. Pessach said he believes both Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza are suffering from PTSD: "Wh...
Since October 7, the World Health Organization has verified more than 250 attacks on health care in Gaza and the West Bank, in addition to 25 attacks on health care in Israel – hospitals, clinics, patients, ambulances. “Last week, WHO documented five attacks on five hospitals in one day...