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GAZA: The little girl was weeping in pain and screaming “Mummy, Mummy” while the nurse stitched up her head wound without using any anaesthetic, because none was available at the time at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. That was one of the worst moments nurse Abu Emad Hassanein could recall as he described the struggle to deal with an unprecedented influx of wounded people and a dearth of pain relief medication since the war in Gaza started a month ago. “Sometimes we give some of them sterile gauze (to bite on) to reduce the pain,” said Hassanein.

Strikers worry PM Sheikh Hasina's hardline stance invites a crackdown.

Drones and explosives have targeted a convoy and two airbases.

CHICAGO: David Satterfield, the recently appointed US special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues, on Thursday blamed Hamas for all civilian casualties during the current conflict in Gaza. He also acknowledged that humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in the territory is currently far below “the bare minimum” needed for survival.

US lawmakers reiterate calls to prohibit app amid anxiety about growing pro-Palestinian views among young people.

Israel's military has claimed Hamas operates at al-Shifa, which the armed group and hospital officials have denied.

WASHINGTON: Israel’s military is performing “exceptionally well” in its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday, stressing Israel does not plan to reoccupy the Palestinian territory. “I think the Israeli army is performing exceptionally well,” he told Fox News, adding: “We don’t seek to govern Gaza. We don’t seek to occupy it, but we seek to give it and us a better future.”