RAFAH: Gaza’s border authority announced on Saturday that the Rafah land crossing into Egypt would reopen on Sunday for foreign passport holders and dependents. The crossing between Gaza and Egypt’s Sinai peninsula is the only entry into the strip not … read more
JERUSALEM: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Saturday warned Hezbollah that launching a war would result in widespread destruction in Lebanon similar to that in Gaza, where Israel battled Hamas. “If it (Hezbollah) makes this kind of mistake here, the … read more
BEIRUT: Hostilities on the southern Lebanese front escalated on Friday, as Israeli shelling for the first time reached the Mays Al-Jabal Governmental Hospital, damaging it and injuring a doctor. Imran Riza, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for Lebanon, called on “all … read more
GENEVA: The Red Cross has called for medical facilities and workers in war-ravaged Gaza to be protected, warning the health system there had “reached a point of no return.” The International Committee of the Red Cross said that its teams … read more
GAZA: Al-Shafaa Medical Complex in the Gaza Strip has become a refuge for more than 50,000 displaced Palestinians. Many of them are in makeshift tents outside, others have squeezed into the corridors and waiting rooms, even though the hospital is … read more