According to the Health Ministry in Gaza, since Hamas’ on-the-ground massacre and capture of Israelis on October 7, Israel’s relentless bombardment and destruction of the Gaza Strip has killed more than 34,262 Palestinians. Palestinians in the West Bank have also suffered fatalities after the conflict increased tensions in the occupied territory. Since Israel officially declared … Read more
As Eid al-Fitr celebrations loom, Palestinian women and girls are relying on their prayer robes to help them face the most catastrophic moments of conflict. Known as both an “isdal” and “toub salah” amongst Muslims, the prayer cover-up can be a singular piece of material that covers the whole body during prayers, not including the … Read more
In a report headlined “The War In Gaza Is Changing The Muslim World,” Islamabad-based Journalist Umer Farooq said that Israel’s ceaseless bombardment of the Gaza Strip “will boost fundamentalist tendencies in Muslim societies.” Since Israel declared war on Gaza, triggered by Hamas’ on the ground massacre and gruesome assault of Israeli’s, world leaders have been … Read more
According to a Save the Children report, Palestinian children are seven times more likely to die from blast injuries than adults in Gaza. On average, more than 10 children have lost one or both of their legs each day since Israel launched its bombardment of the besieged enclave on October 7. The children’s charity also … Read more
“They were all dead. Their father took them and left me behind,” said Rania Abu Anza, a 29-year-old grieving mother in Gaza. After trying to conceive for 10 years, including three rounds of in vitro fertilisation (IVF), Rania gave birth to twins in October last year. But at just five months old, babies Naeim (male) … Read more
“She knew she would die”, said Ahmad al Ghuferi after his wife, daughters and 103 relatives were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their family home in Gaza City. When Hamas launched its unprecedented attack on Israel last year, which saw around 1,200 civilians killed and more than 240 people captured by the proscribed terror … Read more
The deteriorating Gaza crisis is taking a heavy toll on Palestinian children as acute malnutrition is increasing in the population, says a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to a detailed analysis done by the Global Nutrition Cluster of WHO, malnutrition in Gaza children has seen a steep rise since the Israel-Hamas … Read more
This week, the World Food Programme announced that it was forced to pause “life-saving” food deliveries to the north of the Gaza Strip. The humanitarian organisation said that it was forced to pause its deliveries after its aid convoys had endured “complete chaos and violence due to the collapse of civil order”. The agency said … Read more
Tami Elashvili, who created a methodology for analysing people through facial features, recently declared that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “terribly emotionally and mentally scattered”. While speaking to the Israeli news outlet Maariv, a sister publication to The Jerusalem Post, Elashvili compared two pictures of the prime minister. The images of Netanyahu were taken … Read more
The UK has pledged more than £4 million to the sexual and reproductive healthcare system for women and girls in Gaza. The £4.25 million funding will be put towards the UN and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the arm of the United Nations that focuses on sexual and reproductive health. While announcing the funding, … Read more
