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GAZA, (PIC)

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) said Thursday that Israeli authorities had denied entry to international medical teams in recent weeks, although some of them have the ability to reach the Gaza Strip.

In a statement on Thursday, MSF said that there are only a few plastic surgeons in Gaza and they cannot handle the large number of wounded people who need reconstructive surgery.

MSF pointed out that the number of victims suffering from burns as a…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Undercover Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man and injured several others during a midday raid in Nablus’ Old City, amid widespread use of live fire and tear gas.

A Palestinian man was shot and killed by undercover Israeli forces on Thursday during a raid in the Old City of Nablus, north of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health…

Twelve-year-old Rahaf Ayad is so malnourished she can barely speak. Her hair is falling out. Her ribs protrude. She can hardly move her limbs. She blinks slowly, her eyelids heavy.

Originally from Al-Shuja’iya in eastern Gaza City, Rahaf now lives with her seven family members in a single room in a relative’s house in the city’s Al-Rimal neighborhood. 

Shurooq, Rahaf’s mother, explained that her daughter’s health began deteriorating rapidly due to the lack…

NABLUS, (PIC)

A number of young men were reportedly injured on Thursday afternoon during clashes with Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the Old City of Nablus, in the northern West Bank.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its crews treated eight people, including three injuries with live ammunition in the thigh and foot and two with shrapnel wounds, during the IOF raid on the Old City of Nablus. All of the wounded were transferred to the hospital for treatment, it…

BEIRUT, (PIC)

At least one Lebanese citizen was martyred and eight others were wounded on Thursday in a series of Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon according to the Lebanese National News Agency.

The agency reported that a series of Israeli airstrikes targeted the vicinity of Nabatieh, while local media explained that the raids targeted mainly forested and mountainous areas far from residential centers.

The sound of the missiles and huge explosions were heard in most areas of…

The United States has announced a ‘breakthrough deal’ with the United Kingdom that would create an aluminium and steel trading zone and secure the pharmaceutical supply chain.

The deal affirms that “reciprocity and fairness is a vital principle of international trade” and increases access for US agricultural products, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday, though he added that the final details were still being written up.

“The final details are being written up,” Trump told…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The Gaza Strip has been suffering from a catastrophic crisis since Israel shut all border crossings on March 2, preventing the entry of all humanitarian aid, including water, food and medical supplies.

Gaza’s Civil Defense said on Thursday that 75% of its vehicles have stopped working due to fuel shortages since Israel imposed a total blockade on the enclave more…