Gaza, Israel

U.N.'s World Health Organization calls on Israel to free Gaza hospital chief as death toll tops 45,500
Israeli forces raided northern Gaza's last hospital and detained its director as a purported Hamas suspect. U.N. officials say he must be freed immediately.
Israel defends Gaza hospital raid, UN rights chief says its explanation is vague
Authorities entered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's compound, evading a crowd of protesters outside, but were confronted with presidential security forces inside.
Israel faces mounting pressure over detention of Gaza hospital chief after raid
Israel faced mounting pressure Saturday over its detention of Gaza hospital chief Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, during a raid on Kamal Adwan hospital.
Controversy Erupts Over Israel's Raid on Gaza Hospital
Amid international scrutiny, Israel defends its raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, citing security threats from militant activities. The UN and WHO challenge Israel's rationale, demanding investigations into attacks on medical facilities.
Gaza Hospitals Face Collapse as Israeli Attacks Escalate
A recent report by the UN Human Rights Office indicates that Israeli military operations in Gaza have severely compromised the region's health care infrastructure. The report documents numerous attacks on medical facilities,
UN: Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals may be a war crime
UN human rights chief Volker Turk has said Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza may constitute a war crime. The Israeli military has repeatedly accused Hamas of using hospitals as command centers, although Turk said this week that Israel did not "substantiate many of these claims,
UN experts slam Israel's 'blatant assault' on health rights in Gaza
UN experts on Thursday denounced Israel's raid on an embattled hospital in northern Gaza, demanding an end to the "blatant ...
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WHO director urges Israel to stop attacks on Gaza's medical infrastructure
World Health Organization director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who escaped an Israeli airstrike in Yemen, says Gaza's health ...
Israel launches strikes on Gaza at turn of year
At least 13 people died in strikes across the Gaza Strip in the early hours of 2025, local health and civil defense officials ...
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World Health Organization (WHO) Says Raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital by Israel Puts the Last Major Health Facility in North Gaza Out Of Service
December 29, 2024 - WHO is appalled by Friday’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, which put the last major health facility in ...
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UN Expert Urges Medical Boycott of Israel After It Detains Hospital Director
Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health care system is a “critical tool of its ongoing genocide,” Francesca Albanese said.
Gaza official says hundreds of health workers detained by Israel
Human rights groups have reported on cases of alleged torture and ill-treatment of medical staff from Gaza in Israeli ...
World Health Organization head caught in Israeli bombing of Yemen airport
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has revealed he was inside an airport in the capital of ...
Gaza’s Health System On Brink Of Collapse
On January 3, 2025, during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) representative for the West Bank and ...