In Global Conflict Zones, Hospitals and Doctors Are No Longer Spared
Over the last two decades, medical facilities and staff have become casualties of war more frequently, in violation of international law.
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Promised Aid to Gaza Is Stalled by Wrangling, as Conditions Worsen
Israel, Egypt, the United Nations and others are still working out the details of delivering food, water and medicine, as Israel prepares a possible ground invasion.
Storm Babet Drops ‘Exceptional’ Amount of Rain on Scotland
Storm Babet has already dumped more than 23 inches of rain on the region.
Gaza Hospital Blast Death Toll Between 100-300, U.S. Officials Estimate
American officials say the blast on Tuesday likely killed 100 to 300 people. Gaza officials estimate the death toll closer to 500.
Chasing Jack the Ripper Through the Streets of Modern London
Tours devoted to the Victorian-era serial killer are thriving, even if the area they explore looks decidedly modern.
U.S. Says Israel Didn’t Cause Hospital Blast, as Biden Promises Aid to Gaza
President Biden backed Israel’s claim that a Gaza City explosion that killed hundreds, which Hamas blamed on Israel, had come from a failed rocket launch by an armed Palestinian group.
Devastation in Gaza After Hospital Blast
Still reeling from an explosion outside Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, medical workers spoke of the destruction that left hundreds there dead. “We haven’t seen anything like this in our lives,” said one doctor.
After Gaza Hospital Explosion, Bloody Blankets and ‘Lots of Bodies’
“We’ve never lived through a war this intense,” said a Palestinian journalist who captured the aftermath of the blast in Gaza that killed hundreds.
U.S. Response to Israel-Hamas War Draws Fury in Mideast
The staunch support for Israel has stoked accusations of American hypocrisy, with Arab critics fearing a wholesale massacre of Palestinians in response to the deadly Hamas attacks.
Israel Prepares for Invasion by Using Phone Data to Track Gazans Fleeing
The Israeli military says the tracking and the call to evacuate are to preserve as many civilian lives as possible during an expected ground invasion, even as deadly airstrikes continue.