Gaza Governorate

The Union of NGOs of the Islamic World (UNIW) and the Foundation for Volunteer Organizations of Türkiye (TGTV) jointly issued Wednesday the "Gaza-Istanbul Declaration" after the conclusion of the 4th International NGO Fair in Istanbul.

They condemned the ongoing Israeli onslaught on Gaza and emphasizing the need to halt all military trade with Tel Aviv.

A man transports a box of humanitarian aid, supplied by the World Food Program, back to his home in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 18, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas militant group. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

Gaza's civil defense agency said on Thursday that it can no longer provide first responder services in the north of the territory, accusing Israeli forces of threatening to "bomb and kill" its crews.

Israeli airstrikes on central Gaza overnight resulted in the deaths of at least 25 individuals, including six children and two women. The bodies were transported to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which provided an updated casualty count early on Tuesday as more remains were recovered from the debris. Two of the strikes targeted residences in the Bureij refugee camp.

In the wake of Israel's assaults on Gaza, public perception of international organizations and diplomacy has undergone a profound transformation, predominantly driven by the latter's perceived impotence in curtailing civilian casualties.

An Israeli airstrike on a school building in Gaza has killed 19 people, including eight children, AFP reports. Among the victims were 13 children and six women, one of whom was pregnant. Over 30 others were injured, many of them women and children.

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, walk past sewage flowing into the streets of the southern town of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 4, 2024.

Turkish first lady Emine Erdoğan has extended her congratulations to a Palestinian female agricultural engineer for her achievement in developing a method to convert seawater into drinking water in Gaza.

The British medical journal, The Lancet, has issued a warning that the true death toll of the Gaza conflict could be over 186,000, accounting for 8 percent of Gaza's population.

The current official death toll stands at nearly 38,200, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.

The head of the Gaza Strip's biggest hospital said on Monday he had been "tortured" by Israel after being freed from more than seven months of detention.

Al-Shifa hospital director Mohammed Abu Salmiya was among more than 50 Palestinians released and returned to Gaza for treatment, according to an Israeli minister and a medical source in the besieged territory.