Tag: Operation Protective Edge
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Short stories from Gaza
5th August 2014 | Sarah Algherbawi | Gaza, Occupied Palestine These are short stories from Gaza, a brief picture of our suffering. Reality is much more painful. The description under each photo consists of facts published on news agencies and social media. For each photo I also wrote a story. Some of the photographed people we have seen on TV, others I…
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Gaza Ministry of Health: “Al Najar Hospital in Rafah evacuated as Israeli genocidal rampage continues”
1st August 2014 | Gaza Ministry of Health | Gaza, Occupied Palestine The Ministry of Health Gaza announces the closure of Al Najar Hospital in Rafah, due to Israeli shelling in the vicinity compromising its ability to guarantee the safety of patients and staff. The hospital has now been evacuated, bringing to four the number of…
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Action Alert: Children trapped at the Rafah crossing
1st August 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Update 2nd August: Thanks to every one who responded to our urgent action alert, the Egyptian authorities opened the gate to allow the trapped group of foreign passport holders in! Read more about their harrowing ordeal here. Lets keep the pressure up on the Egyptian government until…
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UPDATED: Israeli military announce they will bomb al-Shifa hospital in Gaza
1st August 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Updated August 5th: International volunteers, along with ISM activists, are continuing to stay in al-Shifa hospital four days after it was threatened to be bombed by the Israeli military. “From experience, we cannot trust the Israeli military to not attack during this ceasefire. Temporary ceasefire or not, we take the threat against…
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Gaza Ministry of Health: “Gaza surgery being performed in corridors, on the floor
31st July 2014 | Gaza Ministry of Health | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Gaza hospitals are operating under impossible conditions, with surgery now being performed in corridors and on the floor due to the sheer numbers of wounded from massacres such as Shati park, UNRWA school and Shujeiyah market. Lack of theatre space sees two persons being operated…
