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Saba Yemen
a day ago
- Saba Yemen
Ten martyrs, including six children, in brutal massacre northwest of Gaza City
Gaza – Saba: Ten Palestinians, including six children and a paramedic, were martyred, and others were injured on Tuesday evening following a Zionist airstrike targeting a residential house sheltering displaced individuals. The house, owned by citizen Radwan Mushtaha, is located on Al-Mukhabarat Street, northwest of Gaza City. The Palestinian online news outlet Palestine Online cited local sources stating that "Zionist enemy aircraft directly targeted the house, despite dozens of displaced people sheltering inside, and then resumed bombing the area, striking an ambulance that arrived to rescue the wounded. This led to further casualties among rescue teams and civilians." The sources noted that the targeted house is adjacent to a densely populated displacement camp housing over 100 tents sheltering dozens of displaced families from various areas across the Gaza Strip. With American and European support, the "Israeli" enemy army has continued to commit genocidal crimes in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, resulting in the martyrdom of 59,106 Palestinian civilians—most of them children and women—and injuring 142,511 others, as of today. The toll remains non-final, as thousands of victims remain trapped under rubble or in the streets, with rescue and ambulance teams unable to reach them. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Days of Palestine
7 days ago
- Health
- Days of Palestine
Famine Strangles Gaza Amid Ongoing Israeli Genocide
DaysofPal- Israeli occupation forces continue to choke the lives of civilians in Gaza using the weapons of hunger and thirst alongside rockets and shelling, amid a noticeable rise in malnutrition cases among children and adults, flooding a health system unable to cope with the grim reality of the ongoing genocide war for 21 months. According to recent statistics by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), one in every ten children examined in its clinics suffers from malnutrition. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported over 5,800 cases of child malnutrition in June alone, marking the fourth consecutive month of increase. At her modest tent on the beach in Deir al-Balah city, Riham Hassouna, displaced ten times since the war began from Khan Younis, faces an uncertain fate. She said, 'The war has exhausted us. Diseases have invaded our bodies; we have all aged… Where is the world? Where are the UN and human rights organizations? Stop this genocide.' She added to 'Palestine Online': 'Our children cry from the heat and hunger… We have not tasted bread for a week.' Gaza, where nearly two million people live in areas that do not exceed 15% of the Strip due to Israeli military operations, suffers from a severe flour shortage. This vital commodity is only available through the so-called 'death route' leading to aid distribution points run by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, backed by the US and the Israeli occupation. The UN Human Rights Commission has documented the killing of at least 875 Palestinians in the past six weeks near aid distribution points adjacent to Israeli army sites. Inside her plastic tent, Manal Sahwil holds her daughter Dana, who has cerebral palsy since birth. The mother laments the hardship of life after her husband was killed in the war, leaving her with six children, one of whom requires daily treatment, nutrition, and clean water. She told 'Palestine Online': 'I cannot provide the minimum necessities for my children; no food, no drink, not even diapers… Most days, the children sleep hungry.' Meanwhile, World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain said families in Gaza are starving while the program has enough food at the borders to feed over a million people for four months. However, it cannot deliver these supplies due to Israel's tight blockade of all crossings since early March. Despite recent rumors of an agreement between the European Union and Israel to allow more food trucks into Gaza and open additional crossing points, European foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced, the director of Gaza's network of civil society organizations, Amjad Al-Shawa, denied knowledge of such an agreement, affirming Gaza's ongoing famine and unprecedented humanitarian disaster. Al-Shawa told 'Palestine Online': 'Israel still enforces a strict military siege on all crossings and does not allow the entry of aid trucks or food, medicine, or even baby supplies.' He added, 'We have only heard about this agreement through media reports, but there are no tangible changes or field actions. The living conditions continue to worsen after 135 days of a complete closure of all Gaza's outlets.' He pointed to the collapse of the sector's hospitals due to shortages of medicine, fuel, and medical supplies, greatly increasing risks to patients and health facilities. He also highlighted the summer water crisis caused by the destruction of 85% of the infrastructure by the occupation and the prevention of fuel delivery needed to operate the remaining water wells, forcing residents to use unsafe water and leading to epidemics and diseases. Al-Shawa confirmed that the occupation deliberately engineers starvation in Gaza and militarizes aid to deepen the humanitarian crisis in the besieged Strip. He called on the international community to pressure the occupation to fully open all crossings and allow UN and local organizations to deliver food, medical, and vital supplies, and ultimately to stop the genocide war. Shortlink for this post:
Days of Palestine
26-06-2025
- Days of Palestine
GHF: Aid Under Bombing, Funding Suspicions, and Deadly Ambushes
By: Rami Mohammad While the 'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation' (GHF) regularly announces the quantities of aid it distributes in southern and central Gaza, growing anger is rising among the families of victims and the injured, who accuse the organization of complicity in mass killings during distribution operations. This comes amid a total disregard for documenting the number of deaths and injuries caused by repeated bombings near aid centers. According to eyewitnesses and local sources, over 500 civilians have been killed and hundreds more injured—some permanently disabled—while attempting to reach food distribution points. Despite this heavy toll, the foundation continues its operations amid accusations of chaos, lack of transparency, and neglect for civilian safety. Affected citizens, along with national and Islamic factions and Palestinian and international human rights institutions, are calling for an immediate investigation into the foundation's work and for a halt to what they describe as its 'deadly' activities. They point out that most victims are youth under 30, raising concerns about a targeted attack on Gaza's younger population. Abu Shaker Imran, the father of one of the injured, told Palestine Online: 'My son went looking for aid and came back with an injured leg. He told me he narrowly escaped death and swore never to return there, even if he starves.' Imran added that the foundation deliberately conducts its aid distributions at night, under the cover of darkness, to keep the media and cameras away and prevent documentation of the bombings and gunfire targeting crowds trying to receive aid. He stressed that this policy reflects a clear failure in humanitarian operations, where distributions are conducted without a clear database or proper targeting of beneficiaries and geographic areas. Similarly, citizen Samih Azzara noted that chaos has become the dominant feature of the scene, adding: 'Greed is also worsening the crisis. Some people go just to collect aid and resell it at high prices for personal gain, while those truly in need remain deprived.' In another incident highlighting the dangerous situation, young man Wasim Abu Abdu described a violent assault he faced while returning from an aid point: 'As I was carrying a bag with some aid items, I was confronted by a masked group. They tore the bag apart, and when I resisted, one of them slashed my hand with a knife. The pain forced me to drop everything and run.' These testimonies come as warnings grow about how the foundation's operations are creating a chaotic and dangerous environment, with no effective oversight from humanitarian or official bodies. Aid points are turning into zones of exploitation and lawlessness. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation was established in early 2025, with U.S.-Israeli funding, operating outside the UN framework. According to international reports and investigative journalism, the foundation receives an estimated $500 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in addition to undisclosed financial support from Western countries and direct funding from Israel's Ministry of Defense and companies linked to the Mossad intelligence agency. This complex funding web has raised serious questions about the foundation's neutrality and integrity, especially after the resignation of its founding executive director, Jake Wood, one day before operations began. Wood cited a 'lack of humanitarian principles and distribution neutrality' as his reason for stepping down. Additionally, Boston Consulting Group withdrew from the project due to 'non-transparent political interference and excessive costs with no accountability.' In its first official response, the United Nations expressed 'deep concern' about the politicization of aid, warning that 'turning food into a political weapon threatens humanitarian security in Gaza' and violates international law. Palestinian and international human rights organizations have increasingly called for holding the foundation accountable and for halting what activists describe as 'open ambushes'—turned into mass-death traps under the guise of humanitarian assistance.
Days of Palestine
15-06-2025
- Politics
- Days of Palestine
Israel Continues Genocidal War and Starvation Campaign Against Gaza on 618th Day
DaysofPal – For the 618th consecutive day, Israeli occupation forces continue their genocidal assault on the Gaza Strip, combining relentless airstrikes, ground operations, and a deliberate starvation strategy. The result: tens of thousands of Palestinians dead or injured, amid mounting international concern and inaction. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, the death toll since October 7, 2023, has risen to 55,297 martyrs, with 128,426 others injured. In the past 24 hours alone, at least 86 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air raids across multiple areas of Gaza. Field reports by Palestine Online document the continued Israeli bombardment, mass displacement, and destruction of civilian infrastructure. Rafah: Israeli forces opened fire on starving civilians waiting for humanitarian aid near a U.S.-designated distribution point, killing two and wounding several. Further south, additional casualties were reported in an assault west of Rafah. Netzarim Corridor: Three civilians were killed by Israeli fire while waiting for aid. Another young man, Yousef Mohammed Jouda, succumbed to wounds sustained in a similar attack. Khan Younis: Israeli warplanes bombed Hamad City, a densely populated residential area, resulting in multiple civilian casualties. Gaza City: In the eastern Shuja'iyya neighborhood, occupation forces demolished residential buildings in controlled explosions. Artillery strikes and naval shelling also targeted civilians waiting for aid west of the city. Deir al-Balah: Heavy artillery fire struck eastern neighborhoods, compounding the humanitarian crisis in central Gaza. Medical personnel at Al-Awda Hospital reported the recovery of three bodies from under the rubble near the Wadi Gaza Bridge, following an earlier Israeli attack on a U.S. aid distribution center in the Netzarim area. These latest incidents illustrate a clear pattern: targeting civilians at aid centers, bombing displacement zones, and intensifying a man-made famine that has left over a million people at risk of starvation. Despite widespread documentation of war crimes, Israel continues its military campaign with impunity, aided by silence or complicity from key international actors. Shortlink for this post:
Days of Palestine
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Days of Palestine
Israeli Genocide and Starvation Campaign Against Gaza Enters 617th Day
DaysofPal –The Israeli occupation continues its devastating war on the Gaza Strip for the 617th consecutive day, marked by relentless aerial and ground attacks. These sustained assaults have led to thousands of civilian deaths and injuries, reinforcing accusations of an ongoing campaign of genocide. For the fifth day in a row, Gaza remains under a complete communications and internet blackout. Palestinian telecommunications crews have been blocked from reaching damaged areas, preventing vital maintenance and cutting off the population from the outside world. According to the latest data from the Gaza Ministry of Health, since March 18, 2025, Israeli aggression has killed 4,924 Palestinians and injured 15,780 others. This raises the cumulative toll since October 7, 2023, to at least 55,207 martyrs and 127,821 injured civilians. Palestine Online field reporters documented a series of Israeli strikes across the besieged enclave in recent hours: Nuseirat : Al-Awda Hospital confirmed the deaths of eight civilians and injuries to at least 125 more after Israeli aircraft bombed a crowd waiting for aid near the so-called 'Netzarim checkpoint.' Gaza City : Israeli naval forces opened heavy fire on Palestinians gathered for humanitarian aid near Al-Nabulsi roundabout, killing and injuring multiple civilians. Al-Tuffah Neighborhood : Israeli artillery shelled residential zones in eastern Gaza City, while simultaneous gunfire targeted tents housing displaced people in the Asdaa area, north of Khan Younis. Northwestern Gaza City : Civil defense teams reported the deaths of four displaced civilians and injuries to others after Israeli naval shelling struck tents near Al-Khaldi Mosque. Jabalia al-Balad, Northern Gaza: An Israeli airstrike targeted the home of the Dabbour family, wounding several residents. The escalation comes amid a worsening humanitarian catastrophe. Aid routes remain unreliable, distribution is routinely attacked, and starvation continues to spread across the Strip, particularly among children. These attacks on civilians — many of whom were simply waiting for food — are seen as part of a calculated policy of using siege, hunger, and terror as weapons of war. International condemnation continues to grow, but no meaningful accountability has yet been enforced. The prolonged assault on Gaza raises urgent questions about the role of global actors in enabling these atrocities, especially as communications blackouts hide many of the crimes being committed in real-time. Shortlink for this post:
