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A scene repeated every day: Gaza’s residents endure the horrors of war and the cruelty of hunger at the same time.
After two years in Israeli prisons, Ahmed Al-Siqili returned to Gaza to find that his six children had been killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted their home while he was detained.
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UNICEF: 174 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank since the beginning of this year.
A scene reflecting the suffering of Palestinian prisoners.
The Israeli army releases Nadeem Abu Al-Rub from Tulkarm after two years in detention.
An Israeli army soldier prevents an elderly Palestinian man from reaching his home in the Old City of Hebron.
Diseases are taking a heavy toll on the children of Gaza amid shortages of medicine, the blockade, and the lack of medical resources needed to treat them.
Save Sama’s eye before it is too late
Sama Abu Jlidan, 10, sustained a severe blast injury to her eye that caused extensive rupture of the eyeball and extrusion of its contents, leaving her unable to perceive light. She also suffered a deep eyelid injury and loss of part of the tissue.
Despite undergoing an initial surgery to repair the eye, Sama remains in critical condition and urgently needs treatment abroad, including specialized surgeries to reconstruct the eye socket and repair the eyelid and damaged tissues. Any further delay could reduce her chances of saving her eye.
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An Israeli bulldozer demolishes a house in the village of Anza, south of Jenin.
The 13-year-old girl, Saba Al-Hashash, died from injuries sustained by Israeli forces’ gunfire in Khan Younis.
Israeli settlers raided the home of the principal of Tarmsaya School in the town of Duma.
Save Rawda Before It’s Too Late
Infant Rawda Abu Zarqa is suffering from a serious and rapidly deteriorating medical condition, with doctors suspecting a rare inherited metabolic disorder. She has an enlarged liver, severe growth failure, difficulty feeding, recurrent episodes of dangerously low blood sugar, and markedly elevated lactate and liver enzyme levels.
Doctors say she urgently needs to travel abroad for specialized genetic and enzyme testing to reach an accurate diagnosis and begin appropriate treatment, as these specialized services are unavailable in Gaza.
Every delay could put her life at further risk. She urgently needs to be transferred for specialized medical care before it is too late.
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14-year-old Mais Al-Qudra has suffered since birth from a rare genetic disorder known as xeroderma pigmentosum, which makes her skin extremely sensitive to sunlight and significantly increases her risk of skin cancer. The condition has also caused complications affecting her vision, hearing and cognitive development.
In 2023, Mais underwent surgery to remove a skin tumor, but she still requires specialized tests, continuous medical follow-up and removal of any new tumors. She urgently needs a medical referral to a specialized center outside Gaza before her condition worsens and becomes more serious.
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A photo of Palestinian elderly men Nadi and Ali Marouf, taken shortly before they were executed by Israeli forces in Beit Lahia in 2024.
Five-and-a-half-year-old Wajed Abu Awwad suffers from a rare congenital deformity affecting both hands, causing severe deviation and the absence of both thumbs, leaving him unable to use his hands normally. Wajed urgently needs specialized surgery to reconstruct his thumbs and travel abroad for treatment, as delaying treatment could result in permanent disability and loss of normal hand function.
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Israeli soldiers assaulted a young man during a raid on the Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.
Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian homes in the village of Al-Tuba, in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron.
Two-and-a-half-year-old Bilal Al-Raqab is suffering from acute glomerulonephritis, which has caused severe swelling throughout his body, dark-colored urine, and persistently high blood pressure. Despite receiving treatment, his condition remains unstable, with the swelling returning and his blood pressure rising once again.
Doctors say Bilal urgently needs further diagnostic tests and treatment at a specialized pediatric nephrology center outside the Gaza Strip to prevent serious complications that could impair his kidney function and threaten his life. Saving Bilal requires his urgent transfer abroad for treatment before it is too late.
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Israeli forces raid the Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.
Israeli soldiers assaulted a young man during a raid on the Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.
A mass funeral was held for the bodies of 112 martyrs from the Gaza Strip after their remains were recovered from beneath the rubble, where they had remained trapped under the debris for nearly three years.
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