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Gulf Today
25-03-2025
- Health
- Gulf Today
Gaza bleeds again
So sad. Israel's military strikes every day on Gaza and killing Palestinians. Yesterday Israel struck again and hit the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis, the ministry said, days after the facility was overwhelmed with dead and wounded when Israel resumed the war in Gaza last week with a surprise wave of airstrikes ('Gaza's death toll surpasses 50,000 as Israel presses ground offensive,' Gulf Today, March 24). Those killed in Sunday night's strike included a 16-year-old boy who underwent surgery two days ago, according to the Health Ministry. Also killed was Ismail Barhoum, a member of Hamas' political bureau, who was being treated at the hospital, Hamas said in a statement. Israel's military confirmed the strike on the hospital, saying it hit a Hamas militant operating there. Israel blames civilian deaths on Hamas because it operates in densely populated areas. An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza killed a Hamas political leader, Salah Al Bardaweel, on Sunday, the group said, as Palestinian officials put the death toll from nearly 18 months of conflict at over 50,000. Ashrafullah Mehkri, By email
The National
23-03-2025
- Politics
- The National
Israeli air strike kills Hamas political leader in southern Gaza as army continues attacks
Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza Hamas said political leader Salah Al Bardaweel was killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza in the early hours of Sunday, as the Israeli army continues to intensify attacks across the territory and issuing renewed eviction orders. The group said that Mr Al Bardaweel, a member of the Palestinian group's political office, and his wife were killed in an air strike on their tent in Khan Younis in southern Gaza while he was praying. 'His blood, that of his wife and martyrs, will remain fuelling the battle of liberation and independence. The criminal enemy will not break our determination and will,' the group said. Taher Al Nono, the media adviser of the Hamas leadership, mourned Mr Al Bardaweel's death in a post on his Facebook page. Israel resumed significant strikes on Gaza on Tuesday, blaming Hamas, abandoning a ceasefire agreement that began on January 19 and ending almost two months of calm. Palestinian health officials said at least 400 people, more than half of them women and children, in the Tuesday strikes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly said the main aim of the war is to destroy Hamas as a military and governing entity. He has said the aim of the new campaign is to force the group to give up remaining hostages. Official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that at least 20 people were killed in strikes on Rafah and Khan Younis in southern the enclave on Sunday. It said that eight were killed in an attack on a house in Al Jenina neighbourhood of Rafah and another two people in Al Hashasheen area in the city. In Khan Younis, four were killed and others injured in a strike on a house east of the city and another two women were killed in a separate attack in the west. Two were killed and others injured in a strike on a tent housing displaced people in Al Mawasi area. Two others were killed in a strike on a house north of the city. Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee on Sunday issued an eviction warning on X for residents in the Tel Al Sultan neighbourhood in western Rafah, saying the military was launching an onslaught there to eradicate 'terrorist organisations'. Hamas has accused Israel of breaking the terms of the January ceasefire agreement by refusing to begin negotiations for an end to the war and a withdrawal of its troops from Gaza. But Hamas has said it is still willing to negotiate and was studying 'bridging' proposals from US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff. The return to the air strikes and ground operations that have devastated Gaza has drawn calls for a ceasefire from Arab and European countries. Britain, France and Germany issued a joint statement calling on Israel to restore access for humanitarian aid. Israel has blocked the entry of goods into Gaza and Mr Netanyahu's foreign policy adviser, Ophir Falk, accused Hamas of taking aid for its own use, a charge Hamas has previously denied.
The National
23-03-2025
- Politics
- The National
Israeli air strikes on Lebanon kill seven amid fragile truce
Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza Israeli air strikes on Lebanon killed at least seven people on Saturday, including one child, in the most significant violation of the fragile truce. At least 40 others, including five children, were injured, Lebanon's Ministry of Health said. This marked one of the highest single-day casualty tolls from Israeli air strikes since a fragile ceasefire was agreed in November between Hezbollah and Israel, ending 14 months of conflict, including two months of full-scale war. The two waves of Israeli air strikes, which attacked several towns in southern Lebanon and in the eastern part of the country, were the biggest escalation since the end of the war, threatening an already shaky truce. The Israeli army said it struck Hezbollah "command centres, infrastructure sites, terrorists, rocket launchers and a weapons storage facility in Lebanon", adding that it would continue to strike targets "as required" to protect Israeli civilians. At least five people, including a young girl, were killed and 11 others, including two children, were injured in air strikes in Touline. One person was killed in Tyre and Qlaileh. Injuries were reported in other southern areas. The Israeli air strikes were in retaliation for three missiles launched into northern Israel from Lebanon by unspecified groups, marking the second cross-border launch since the truce. The Israeli military said that air defences intercepted the rockets and that there were no reports of injuries or damage. Hezbollah said it was not responsible for the missile attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. The Iran-backed group also announced the death of two of its fighters in the air strikes. Israel has carried out repeated air strikes during the ceasefire, attacking what it said were Hezbollah military sites that violated the agreement. The recent flare-up of violence came just days into Israel's renewed offensive in Gaza on Tuesday, which shattered the relative calm in the territory since a January 19 ceasefire. At least 18 Palestinians were killed in Gaza in overnight Israeli air strikes, according to Palestinian media, which also reported that Hamas political leader Salah Al Bardaweel and his wife had been killed in Khan Younis.
