#gaza

#gaza

Pressure is mounting on ministers to intervene on behalf of 40 students in Gaza who have been offered full scholarships to study at UK universities, but are unable to take up their places this September because of government red tape. A high-level meeting is understood to have taken place at the Home Office on Tuesday after MPs and campaigners highlighted the students' plight, calling on ministers to take action to help secure their safe passage to the UK.

The destruction of Palestinian homes, schools and hospitals in Gaza generated at least 39m tonnes of concrete debris that will require at least 2.1m dump trucks.

In March 2024, education in Gaza was decimated; schools were closed, universities were destroyed, and a prestigious American journal planned a special issue on Palestine education.

An estimated 107,500 people died from measles in 2023, most of them under the age of five, according to a new World Health Organization study.

The Bronx office of U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was vandalized, with red paint covering the facade and a sign criticizing her stance on Gaza.

Gaza's only Catholic church has been hit in a conflict that has caused extensive damage to religious sites, including hundreds of mosques and cemeteries.

"The scenes in Gaza have moved beyond description. We write as artists who've chosen to use our public platforms to speak out against the genocide occurring there & the role of the UK government in facilitating it."

We don't know what exactly we're supposed to face in this war. Are we up against warplanes and death? Or hunger and starvation? Or thirst and the lack of water?

Seldom in history have healthcare workers been called upon to risk their lives simply by reporting for duty, especially in conflict zones like Gaza.