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Reuters
6 hours ago
- Reuters
Israeli fire kills 12 people in Gaza tent encampment housing displaced families, medics say
CAIRO, July 22 (Reuters) - Israeli tank shelling killed at least 12 Palestinians and wounded dozens others in a tent encampment in western Gaza City north of the enclave, local health authorities said early on Tuesday. Medics said the tanks stationed north of Shati camp fired two shells at tents, housing displaced families, killing at least 12 people. There has been no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the incident.
BreakingNews.ie
7 days ago
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 93 Palestinians, health officials say
Israeli strikes overnight and into Tuesday killed more than 90 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including dozens of women and children, health officials said. One strike in the northern Shati refugee camp killed a 68-year-old Hamas member of the Palestinian legislature, as well as a man and a woman and their six children who were sheltering in the same building, according to officials from Shifa Hospital, where the casualties were taken. Advertisement One of the deadliest strikes hit a house in Gaza City's Tel al-Hawa district on Monday evening and killed 19 members of the family living inside, according to Shifa Hospital. The dead included eight women and six children. Smoke from an explosion rises in the northern Gaza Strip (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP) A strike on a tent housing displaced people in the same district killed a man, a woman and their two children. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the strikes. Gaza's Health Ministry said in a daily report on Tuesday afternoon that the bodies of 93 people killed by Israeli strikes had been brought to hospitals in Gaza over the past 24 hours, along with 278 wounded. Advertisement It did not specify the total number of women and children among the dead. The Hamas politician killed in a strike early on Tuesday, Mohammed Faraj al-Ghoul, was a member of the bloc of representatives from the group that won seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council in the last election held among Palestinians in 2006. A convoy of Israeli military vehicles leaves the Gaza Strip near the Israel-Gaza border (Maya Alleruzzo/AP) Hamas won a majority in the vote, but relations with the main Fatah faction that had long led the Palestinian Authority unravelled and ended with Hamas taking over the Gaza Strip in 2007. The legislative council has not formally convened since. The Israeli military says it only targets militants and tries to avoid harming civilians. It blames civilian deaths on Hamas because the militants operate in densely populated areas. But daily, it hits homes and shelters where people are living without warning or explanation of the target. Advertisement The latest attacks came after US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held two days of talks last week that ended with no sign of a breakthrough in negotiations over a ceasefire and hostage release. Israel has killed more than 58,400 Palestinians and wounded more than 139,000 others in its retaliation campaign since Hamas's attack on October 7 2023, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Just over half the dead are women and children, according to the ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and militants in its tally. Palestinians inspect the wreckage of a gas station destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP) The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, is led by medical professionals. Its count, based on daily reports from hospitals, is considered by the United Nations and other experts to be the most reliable. Advertisement Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas after its attack 20 months ago, in which militants stormed into southern Israel and killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians. They abducted 251 others, and the militants are still holding 50 hostages, fewer than half of them are believed to be alive. Israel's air and ground campaign has destroyed vast areas of Gaza and driven some 90% of the population from their homes. Aid groups say they have struggled to bring in food and other assistance because of Israeli military restrictions and the breakdown of law and order, and experts have warned of famine.
ABC News
07-07-2025
- ABC News
Optimism builds ahead of possible Gaza ceasefire deal
A Palestinian looks on at the site of Thursday's Israeli strike that damaged and destroyed residential buildings, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, July 4, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY ( Reuters: Mahmoud Issa)
Al Jazeera
03-06-2025
- General
- Al Jazeera
‘Forgotten by the world': Disability deepens sisters' struggle in Gaza
Shati refugee camp, Gaza – Inside a stifling tent in Shati, one of Gaza's overcrowded displacement camps, 30-year-old Raneem Abu Al-Eish cares for her sisters, Aseel, 51, and Afaf, 33. They sit close to Raneem, laughing at times and at others growing agitated when the cries of children playing outside get too loud. Aseel and Afaf suffer from celiac disease and intellectual disabilities that impair their speech, understanding, and behaviour – conditions that have only deepened under the strain of war and displacement. They struggle to express themselves, often overwhelmed by their environment, Raneem explains. While she doesn't know the medical term for their condition, the symptoms at times mirror Tourette syndrome. The cramped tent shelters seven family members: Raneem, her two sisters, their elderly parents, and another sister with her husband. Raneem's mother is frail, and her father is still recovering from an injury sustained in Israel's relentless war on Gaza, leaving Raneem to shoulder their care alone. The family used to live in Jabalia camp's Block 2, until Israel destroyed their home eight months ago. Since then, they have moved from relatives' homes to makeshift shelters, then to an overcrowded United Nations school. Now they are in this tent, which traps sweltering heat by midday and lets the bitter cold seep through its thin walls in the night. Privacy and dignity are nearly impossible in the crowded tent. 'When they need to change, we try to get the others to step out,' Raneem says. 'But it's not always possible.' Yet that is only part of the ordeal for Aseel and Afaf, who are bullied daily due to their conditions. 'People don't understand what my sisters go through,' Raneem says softly. 'They judge by appearances, assuming they're fine. But they aren't. They need care, patience, dignity.' Life in the camp overwhelms Aseel. 'She finds it hard to cope with noise or sudden changes,' Raneem explains. 'When that happens, she gets distressed – she shouts, cries, sometimes lashes out.' Afaf, meanwhile, struggles with involuntary movements and impulsive behaviours. 'A small argument or loud voice can trigger her,' Raneem adds. 'She doesn't know how to control it,' she says, which makes it all the more sad that Afaf is frequently targeted for mockery, especially by children. Using communal bathrooms brings repeated humiliation. 'Every bathroom visit becomes a spectacle. People laugh, make cruel remarks, and it devastates them,' Raneem says. The family's greatest blow came six months ago, when Mohammad, Raneem's 22-year-old brother, was taken by Israel. Mohammad had gone to Kamal Adwan Hospital for surgery after a hand injury. While he was there, Israel raided the hospital on October 25 and seized Mohammad. Since then, the family knows nothing about his whereabouts. Mohammad was the sibling most adept at navigating the outside world. 'He got their medicines, managed hospital visits, dealt with aid agencies,' Raneem explains. 'Without him, we're completely alone.' Since his detention, the sisters face worsening food shortages and a lack of medical care. 'He was their protector,' Raneem says, her voice breaking. 'Now we have no one.' Between March and May, intensified bombing again displaced 436,000 Palestinians, many for the second, third or fourth time since the October 2023 beginning of the war. For families like Raneem's – already in tents or shelters – each new wave of violence means starting over again, often without food or medicine. For Aseel and Afaf, even basic nutrition is rife with threats. Celiac sufferers cannot eat gluten, which damages their small intestines. In a starving Gaza where there is little to eat other than wheat-flour bread, which contains gluten, there is little chance that Raneem can find vegetables or meat for the sisters, especially with Mohammad detained. Without gluten-free flour, Aseel and Afaf risk severe malnutrition, and they have gotten a dismally small amount of the 80 tonnes of gluten-free flour that aid agencies have thus far delivered to Gaza. Much of it was blocked by closed borders, damaged roads, and broken distribution systems. 'The little that reaches us is too expensive or too late,' Raneem says. Before the war, Aseel and Afaf had routine medical care at Kamal Adwan Hospital. Their conditions required special diets, medication, and regular therapy, needs now nearly impossible to meet. Psychological specialist Dr Sara al-Wahidi says the war has sharply worsened the marginalisation of people with disabilities in Gaza. 'We've seen people with disabilities become separated from [their families in] displacement areas – some missing for long periods, sadly later found deceased,' she explains. A 2025 report estimates that at least 15 percent of Gaza's displaced population lives with a disability, and they have to navigate the makeshift shelters, whether in encampments, schools, or hospitals, that lack functioning ramps, adapted toilets and basic accessibility. Raneem also battles social stigma, and despite her efforts – talking with neighbours, seeking support from community elders – ignorance persists. 'People provoke them, mock them. All we ask is understanding,' she says. Some elders occasionally invite the sisters to their tents for a visit, brief moments of respite in a daily reality where they have no consistent medical or social support. 'We've been displaced again and again, from Jabalia to the west, then Gaza City,' Raneem recounts. 'Every new place, we have to start over, explaining their condition, begging for patience. 'These aren't just war victims,' she pleads. 'They're vulnerable people forgotten by the world.'
