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‘We came back for nothing’: Returning home to northern Gaza, Palestinians find death and destruction

Khamis and Ahmad Imarah knew they wouldn’t find much more than rubble when returning to their home in northern Gaza. But they had to go. Their father and brother are still buried under the debris, more than a year after their home was struck by Israeli forces. Standing in the middle of the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood …

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“We stand helpless, watching them die before our eyes,” says doctor in northern Gaza

The catastrophic situation at a hospital in northern Gaza deepened on Tuesday as dozens of casualties arrived following an Israeli airstrike, according to one of just two remaining doctors at the facility. Hussam Abu Safiya, a pediatrician and director of the Kamal Adwan hospital, said 15 bodies and 35 wounded people had been brought to the medical center in the past few hours, but added they could only receive limited treatment due to desperate shortages of supplies following weeks of Israeli bombardment. “The …

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UN body says “entire population” of northern Gaza is “at risk of dying”

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says the “entire population of north Gaza is at risk of dying,” as Israel continues intense military operations in the area. “Hundreds of Palestinians have reportedly been killed. Tens of thousands have been forced to flee yet again,” acting Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and …

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Only a “matter of days” to get second polio vaccine doses to children in northern Gaza, UNICEF says

The United Nations’ child agency, UNICEF, has warned there are only a matter of days left to administer the second dose of the polio vaccine to about 119,000 children across northern Gaza. “If we don’t reach the roughly 119,000 children targeted for vaccination in the northern parts of Gaza, all these children are still vulnerable …

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“Smell of death is everywhere” in northern Gaza under Israeli bombardment, UN staff say

United Nations aid workers in northern Gaza “cannot find food, water or medical care,” following nearly three weeks of “non-stop” Israeli bombardment, a senior UN official said on Tuesday, citing reports from staff on the ground. Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, outlined the horrific conditions UNRWA staff are working under in …

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