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Israeli strikes kill eight people in Gaza, medics say

Israeli strikes kill eight people in Gaza, medics say

CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday (May 17), health officials said, as ceasefire efforts meant to end fighting between Israel and the Hamas militant group falter. In the weeks since halting its joint bombing with the US in Iran, Israel has stepped up its attacks in Gaza, where Hamas has been tightening its grip, even as Israeli troops remain in control of more than half the territory. Medics said an Israeli strike killed one Palestinian near a police post and another at a tent encampment in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said it killed a militant who posed an immediate threat to forces in the area. Separately, Gaza medics said another Israeli airstrike killed at least three people at a community kitchen near Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza area. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on that incident. Meanwhile, official medical sources said three Palestinians were killed, one in a shooting incident in Khan Younis in the …

Israeli army fire on WHO vehicle in southern Gaza kills one, medics report | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli army fire on WHO vehicle in southern Gaza kills one, medics report | Israel-Palestine conflict News

WHO driver Majdi Aslan was killed and a WHO doctor wounded, along with several other Palestinians, medical sources said. Published On 6 Apr 20266 Apr 2026 A member of staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) has been killed in Gaza and several others injured when the Israeli army fired on their vehicle, according to sources, including an Al Jazeera correspondent. WHO driver Majdi Aslan, 54, was killed on Monday. A doctor from the international organisation and several other Palestinians were also injured in the incident in eastern Khan Younis, according to sources at the enclave’s Nasser and Al-Aqsa hospitals. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list As the world’s attention remains fixed on the United States-Israel war on Iran, Israel is continuing its attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has seen near-daily Israeli fire and strikes since a fragile ceasefire was reached in October, with more than 700 Palestinians killed since, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Monday’s incident took place in an area close to the so-called yellow line in eastern Khan Younis, …

Dozens of medics in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli attacks : NPR

Dozens of medics in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli attacks : NPR

Mourners hold a portrait of Youssef Assaf, a Lebanese Red Cross volunteer paramedic who was killed during a rescue mission in southern Lebanon, at his funeral in Tyre on March 11. Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images BEIRUT, Lebanon — Dozens of paramedics in bright red uniforms shuffle around a coffin. The victim is one of their own. Youssef Assaf, a volunteer paramedic with the Lebanese Red Cross, was killed by an Israeli airstrike on March 9, while on a rescue mission in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon. His funeral drew hundreds of first responders, marching in a seaside procession in the Mediterranean city of Tyre, his mother’s cries heard over the shuffle. Lebanon’s government says at least 54 health workers are among more than 1,400 people killed by Israel during the current invasion. Some human rights groups say first responders are being targeted — something Israel denies. Notifying Israel Whenever Red Cross ambulances rush to the scene of any attack, they send their coordinates to United Nations …

Israeli strike kills 12 medics in a clinic in southern Lebanon

Israeli strike kills 12 medics in a clinic in southern Lebanon

An overnight Israeli strike killed a dozen medical staff at a clinic in south Lebanon, health authorities said earlier Saturday, after Iran-backed Hezbollah’s leader Naim Qassem said his group was ready for a long confrontation with Israel. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when the militant group attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes. Details and analysis by Dr. Shawky Amine Eddine, humanitaian affairs coordinator at ICRC Lebanon in Beirut. Keywords for this article Source link

Israel kills 12 medics in attack in southern Lebanon as war ravages nation | US-Israel war on Iran News

Israel kills 12 medics in attack in southern Lebanon as war ravages nation | US-Israel war on Iran News

Listen to this article | 4 mins info An Israeli strike on a health centre in southern Lebanon has killed 12 medical workers, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said, as the Israeli assault continued amid a wider regional war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran 15 days ago. The attack late on Friday occurred in the village of Burj Qalaouiyah in the Bint Jbeil District, and killed doctors, paramedics and nurses who were on duty, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The carnage echoed Israel’s constant targeting of medics and hospitals that decimated Gaza’s healthcare system during its genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave, and which contravenes international humanitarian law. At least 26 paramedics have been killed and 51 others injured in ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said the Israeli army has repeatedly targeted ambulance crews while they were carrying out rescue missions since the start of the offensive. Israeli attacks have …