The Israel Defense Forces said Monday its troops have completed their operation at al-Shifa Hospital and left the area, following a raid that lasted about two weeks and targeted militants “in close quarters encounters.” Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesman for Gaza’s Civil Defense, said emergency workers who arrived at dawn to recover bodies found that the hospital’s buildings were burned and shelled by artillery in a scene he described as “tragic in every sense of the word.”
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End of carouselTwenty-one patients died during Israel’s al-Shifa raid, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement Sunday. Israel has previously said the raid, which began on March 18, targeted Hamas militants.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government is facing growing protests as tens of thousands of demonstrators, including families of hostages, took to the streets for a second night Sunday, demanding fresh elections and calling for the government to secure the release of hostages remaining in Gaza.
A fresh round of cease-fire talks is expected this week in Cairo, according to the Egyptian state-run television channel Al Qahera. An Israeli official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations, confirmed that working-level talks will take place in the Egyptian capital this week. The Israeli army radio station Galatz reported that Israeli officials were scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Sunday.
In an Easter address, Pope Francis renewed his calls for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying his thoughts went out to “Israel and Palestine.” He appealed for guarantees on humanitarian aid for Gaza and called for the release of hostages held in the enclave.
At least 32,782 people have been killed and 75,298 injured in Gaza since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and says 256 soldiers have been killed since the start of its military operation in Gaza.
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End of carouselTwenty-one patients died during Israel’s al-Shifa raid, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement Sunday. Israel has previously said the raid, which began on March 18, targeted Hamas militants.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government is facing growing protests as tens of thousands of demonstrators, including families of hostages, took to the streets for a second night Sunday, demanding fresh elections and calling for the government to secure the release of hostages remaining in Gaza.
A fresh round of cease-fire talks is expected this week in Cairo, according to the Egyptian state-run television channel Al Qahera. An Israeli official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations, confirmed that working-level talks will take place in the Egyptian capital this week. The Israeli army radio station Galatz reported that Israeli officials were scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Sunday.
In an Easter address, Pope Francis renewed his calls for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying his thoughts went out to “Israel and Palestine.” He appealed for guarantees on humanitarian aid for Gaza and called for the release of hostages held in the enclave.
At least 32,782 people have been killed and 75,298 injured in Gaza since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and says 256 soldiers have been killed since the start of its military operation in Gaza.
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