GAZA, Nov 4 — Palestinians reported a deadly Israeli strike on a Gaza City area school serving as a shelter today, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to hear Arab...
#trending: Malaysia-based actress encounters ‘rude’ Grab driver in Singapore; says he told her to ‘walk it’ after missing her destination
Witnesses said an Israeli strike hit Al-Fakhoura school in Jabalia refugee camp, killing and wounding many of the evacuees who had taken shelter there. At least 15 people died and dozens more were wounded, Mohammad Abu Selmeyah, the head of al-Shifa Hospital, said of the school incident. Hours earlier, Gaza health officials had said 15 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on an ambulance yesterday evening that was part of a convoy carrying injured Palestinians at Gaza’s biggest hospital, al-Shifa.Israel’s military said it had identified and hit an ambulance “being used by an Hamas terrorist cell” and that a number of Hamas fighters were killed.
Israel has accused Hamas of hiding among civilians throughout the enclave and concealing command centres and tunnel entrances in al-Shifa, something Hamas and the hospital denies. Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati emphasised the urgency of a ceasefire in Gaza when he met Blinken in Amman today, Lebanon state news agency said.
Washington has maintained robust military and political support for Israel, while calling on its ally to take steps to avoid civilian deaths and address Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
UN experts say Palestinians at ‘grave risk of genocide’Experts called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, saying time was running out for Palestinians.
Read more »
Israeli raids kill seven Palestinians in West Bank, says ministryJENIN, Nov 3 — Israeli forces today killed seven Palestinians in raids across the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, as violence surges in the occupied territory...
Read more »
President Jokowi sends off humanitarian aid for Palestinians in GazaJAKARTA: President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Saturday morning sent off humanitarian assistance, weighing 51.5 tons, from the Indonesian government and p...
Read more »
Indonesia’s Jokowi sends off humanitarian aid for Palestinians in GazaJAKARTA, Nov 4 — President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) this morning sent off humanitarian assistance, weighing 51.5 tonnes, from the Indonesian government and people for Palestinians...
Read more »
Palestinian Red Crescent condemns Israeli strike on Gaza ambulance convoyPALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, Nov 4 — The Palestinian Red Crescent Society has condemned the targeting of a convoy of ambulances in Gaza by Israeli forces yesterday, which it says...
Read more »