Israel West bank raids
A group of health experts has released an alarming report on the situation in Gaza’s healthcare sector following almost fifteen months of the Israeli genocide. They say rebuilding the besieged territory’s healthcare system will take at least 12 years. The report was released during a pro-Palestine solidarity event organized by a group of healthcare professionals in front of the United Nations office in Geneva. It said even with unrestricted humanitarian aid and uninterrupted reconstruction efforts, it will take more than a decade to restore the sector due to massive destruction caused by Israel’s onslaught. The report noted that organizations from over 50 countries have signed statements or held simultaneous solidarity protests related to this issue. Participants in the event said Israeli forces have carried out more than 1,400 attacks on Gaza’s medical facilities since October 2023, killing over one-thousand healthcare workers. Participants also urged the UN to protect healthcare workers in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, emphasizing that they are under attack on an unprecedented scale.
Gaza ceasefire deal
The Israeli military continues its violent operations in the West Bank cities of Jenin and Tulkarm, killing more civilians and destroying infrastructure. The regime’s latest airstrikes on Jenin and the nearby town of Qabatiya have left half a dozen Palestinians dead. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, the casualties came after two separate Israeli drone strikes hit a vehicle in Qabatiya and a motorcycle in Jenin. Earlier, an Israeli airstrike on Jenin’s eastern neighborhood killed 16-year-old Ahmed Abdel Halim, and injured two others. Israeli forces also killed a Palestinian in the city of Tulkarm. The regime forces escalated their attacks on the Tulkarm refugee camp for the sixth consecutive day, demolishing homes and terrorizing the local population. Meanwhile, in the town of Beit Umar, north of Hebron, Israeli forces detained two Palestinian journalists while they were documenting agricultural damage to Palestinian-owned land. The latest fatalities bring the total number of Palestinians killed in Jenin to 20 since Israel launched its military operation on January 21.
Syria political chaos
In Syria, reports say the body of a scientist, identified as Dr. Hassan Ibrahim from the Alawite sect, has been found with gunshot wounds in the countryside of the capital Damascus. The incident indicates an execution-style killing. Media reports said his body was found near Damascus by residents. He was abducted about five days ago from his workplace at the Higher Institute for Scientific Research in Rural Damascus. Rights organizations say the assassination has likely been on sectarian grounds. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, chaos and lawlessness have spread across Syria, leading to violent crimes. The number of registered killings and executions across various Syrian provinces since the beginning of 2025 has reached 109, claiming the lives of 225 people. In one of the latest incidents, at least 10 people were killed in an assault by gunmen on an Alawite-majority village in central Syrian province of Hama. The gunmen reportedly knocked on the doors of houses in the town and shot at people using handguns equipped with silencers.
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