Gaza, Israel

U.N.'s World Health Organization calls on Israel to free Gaza hospital chief as death toll tops 45,500
Israeli forces raided northern Gaza's last hospital and detained its director as a purported Hamas suspect. U.N. officials say he must be freed immediately.
At UN, Israel defends Gaza hospital raid, UN rights chief says its explanation is vague
Israel on Friday defended its raid on a north Gaza hospital last week while the U.N. human rights chief called the justification unsubstantiated and the World Health Organization urged Israel to release the hospital's director from detention.
Israel faces mounting pressure over detention of Gaza hospital chief
Israel faced mounting pressure Saturday over its detention of Gaza hospital chief Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, during a raid on Kamal Adwan hospital.
Controversy Erupts Over Israel's Raid on Gaza Hospital
Amid international scrutiny, Israel defends its raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, citing security threats from militant activities. The UN and WHO challenge Israel's rationale, demanding investigations into attacks on medical facilities.
Gaza Hospitals Face Collapse as Israeli Attacks Escalate
A recent report by the UN Human Rights Office indicates that Israeli military operations in Gaza have severely compromised the region's health care infrastructure. The report documents numerous attacks on medical facilities,
UN: Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals may be a war crime
UN human rights chief Volker Turk has said Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza may constitute a war crime. The Israeli military has repeatedly accused Hamas of using hospitals as command centers, although Turk said this week that Israel did not "substantiate many of these claims,
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Israel’s Attacks on Healthcare System- London Protest Calls for Justice in Gaza
An emergency protest was held in London against Israel’s attacks on Gaza's healthcare services, demanding the government ...
U.S. envoy in Beirut amid uncertainty over future of Israel, Hezbollah ceasefire
Israeli troops withdrew from the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura on Monday, amid growing accusations from both sides of ...
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WHO director urges Israel to stop attacks on Gaza's medical infrastructure
World Health Organization director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who escaped an Israeli airstrike in Yemen, says Gaza's health ...
UN Experts Slam Israel's 'Blatant Assault' On Health Rights In Gaza
UN experts on Thursday denounced Israel's raid on an embattled hospital in northern Gaza, demanding an end to the "blatant ...
World Health Organization head caught in Israeli bombing of Yemen airpot
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has revealed he was inside an airport in the capital of ...
Israel launches strikes on Gaza at turn of year
At least 13 people died in strikes across the Gaza Strip in the early hours of 2025, local health and civil defense officials ...
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Israel detains the director of one of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals during a raid
Israel's nearly 15-month-old campaign of bombardment and ground offensives has devastated Gaza's health sector. The World Health Organization has said the raid on Kamal Adwan has put ...
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UN Expert Urges Medical Boycott of Israel After It Detains Hospital Director
Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health care system is a “critical tool of its ongoing genocide,” Francesca Albanese said.