Israeli army arrests al-Shifa Hospital director, other doctors in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli army arrests al-Shifa Hospital director, other doctors in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Director Muhammad Abu Salmiya and several other medical personnel detained as Israel continues its Gaza offensive. The Israeli army has arrested the director of al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical complex in the Gaza Strip, according to a doctor and media reports. Muhammad Abu Salmiya was arrested along with several other “senior doctors”, Khalid Abu Samra, … Read more

Pro-Palestine demonstrators cause standstill at California Democratic Convention; J Street partially closed

Pro-Palestine demonstrators cause standstill at California Democratic Convention; J Street partially closed

SACRAMENTO – The California Democratic Convention was shut down following a massive protest calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. At the corner of 15th and J Street, thousands of protesters gathered in front of the Sacramento Auditorium. Hundreds of Palestinian flags were in the air Saturday afternoon as people chanted and called for a cease-fire … Read more

Israel gives Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital one hour to evacuate: Doctor | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel gives Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital one hour to evacuate: Doctor | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Thousands of displaced people and patients, many in critical condition, do not have ambulances or a means to move. Israeli forces have given doctors, patients and displaced people at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza one hour to evacuate the compound, a medical source told Al Jazeera. The doctor said it was “impossible” as the facility, which … Read more

Hezbollah attacks will not be allowed to continue, warns Israel

Hezbollah attacks will not be allowed to continue, warns Israel

Gaza’s largest hospital, Al Shifa, has been non-functional since Saturday when it ran out of fuel while encircled by Israeli troops.  Three premature babies have since died, Dr Munir El Bursh, a senior health ministry official inside Al Shifa told The Telegraph this morning. With incubators laying idle without electricity, 36 other premature babies are … Read more

Israeli troops could enter Gaza City today after splitting territory

Israeli troops could enter Gaza City today after splitting territory

The operator of the Indonesia hospital in Gaza has denied an accusation by the Israeli military that its facility has been used by Hamas to launch an attack. The comments were in response to the Israeli military’s accusation that Hamas uses hospitals, including Gaza’s main hospital al-Shifa, the Qatari-funded Sheikh Hamad Hospital and a hospital … Read more

Pro-Palestinian rally at Cooper Union leads to tense moments at school library

Pro-Palestinian rally at Cooper Union leads to tense moments at school library

NEW YORK — There were tense moments at the campus of Cooper Union in Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon. Students who are pro-Israel say they felt unsafe as pro-Palestinian demonstrators banged and chanted outside the library they were studying in. They tell CBS New York’s Lisa Rozner school staff locked them in the library due to … Read more