Over 160 Palestinian healthcare workers remain in Israeli detention, with reports of torture, abuse, and deaths in custody.
A Palestinian child is vaccinated against polio during the second round of a vaccination campaign, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, November 2, 2024. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a mass campaign to vaccinate children against polio in Gaza would resume on Saturday,
UN health agency chief says ceasefire enabled even more children to be reached than in previous rounds, including those who may have been missed due to security issues
ISLAMABAD: More than 160 healthcare workers, including over 20 doctors, remain in Israeli custody amid reports of abuse and torture, sparking international outrage.The World Health Organization (WHO
In the 21-page report released Wednesday, PHRI said that the testimonies from healthcare personnel indicate that their arrests were primarily used by Israel to gather intelligence rather than investigate their alleged involvement in armed conflict or link them to criminal activity.
Many in Lebanon have been calling on Hezbollah to disarm, particularly following its latest war with Israel that stopped when a U.S.-brokered ceasefire went into effect on Nov. 27 and Israeli troops withdrew from most of southern Lebanon.
Anadolu's photos from the enclave before and after Israel launched its offensive in October 2023 show the extent of the resulting destruction, reducing entire areas, including hospitals, schools, mosques,
Palestinian medical NGO Healthcare Workers Watch (HWW) confirmed that 162 healthcare workers, some of Gaza’s most senior physicians, are still being held in Israeli detention facilities, with an additional 24 reported missing after being abducted from hospitals during Israeli raids.
A polio vaccination drive in Gaza reached more than 600,000 children, the head of the World Health Organization announced Thursday, saying a ceasefire allowed previously-missed children to receive