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Civil defense condemns world’s silence after killing of Gaza paramedics
The Palestinian Civil Defence has expressed grief after three ambulance workers were killed in an Israeli attack on Gaza City’s Tuffah neighbourhood earlier this week. Hussein Muheisen, Raed al-Attar, and Baraa Afana were killed while attempting to rescue injured civilians, the agency said.
It called on the international community to condemn and pressure Israel to halt its attacks on health workers in Gaza.
Israeli destruction of health system aims to drive Palestinians out of Gaza
Yara Asi, a Palestinian American public health expert at the University of Central Florida, said targeting the enclave’s health infrastructure is part of Israel’s plan to drive Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip.
Asi said Israel’s ultimate aim is to displace Palestinians from Gaza by making life impossible in the territory and framing the displacement as “voluntary” migration.
She said research shows that for many people, the inaccessibility of healthcare signals “the end of the road” for the ability to live in a place.
“Israel aims to take Palestinians off their land,” she said. “In the current political environment, I see absolutely no barrier that will prevent Israel from doing exactly this.”
Medical charity condemns deadly Israeli strike on its Gaza office
Doctors of the World has condemned a deadly Israeli drone strike on one of its offices in central Gaza – which killed at least eight people, including four children – in what the medical charity called a “serious violation of international humanitarian law”.
At 11:05am local time (08:05 GMT) yesterday, a building housing the group’s office in Deir el-Balah was struck by Israeli drones, the charity said. The office was on the top floor of the building and, according to the organisation, was clearly marked and registered with Israeli military authorities.
The attack marks the second time the group’s Gaza office has been destroyed. In February 2024, another facility was also hit by Israeli strikes, despite similar efforts to ensure its protection under international law.
Simon Tyler, Doctors of the World director, said, “It is unacceptable that humanitarian spaces are repeatedly struck with impunity by Israeli forces.
“We call on third states to move beyond condemnation and take concrete measures to uphold international humanitarian law and protect humanitarian workers and civilians in Gaza.”
Palestinian children suffer at Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital
Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud has gone inside al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City to speak with UNICEF spokesperson James Elder about how Palestinian children are struggling to get treatment after Israeli attacks.
“Despite doctors’ most incredible efforts, we see children being brutalised, burned … because it’s a war on children,” Elder said. “We don’t say war on children without evidence. We say war on children because of the indiscriminate nature [of Israel’s bombardment],” he added.
