Hussam Abu Safiya

A cart traverses a dust road in a bleak landscape of destroyed buildings

Staying to help others "first and last choice" for slain doctor

Ahmad Majd 2 February 2025

Said Jouda remembered for his dedication to family, patients and the Palestinian cause. Read more about Staying to help others "first and last choice" for slain doctor

Amidst tents of displaced families, a boy points a stick at a rainbow arching across the sky.

Israel's genocidal war orphaned 40,000 children

Nora Barrows-Friedman 24 January 2025

Israeli forces besiege Jenin, settlers attack Palestinians across occupied West Bank. Read more about Israel's genocidal war orphaned 40,000 children

Two young children walk through the rubble of a destroyed house

Israel escalates airstrikes on Gaza in lead-up to ceasefire

Nora Barrows-Friedman 17 January 2025

Six Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli attacks. Read more about Israel escalates airstrikes on Gaza in lead-up to ceasefire

An ambulance in foreground and huge dust cloud in background caused by Israeli bombing

Girl survives Israel killing her mother and two sisters

Khaled El-Hissy 12 January 2025

No safe place in Gaza, just one desperate flight after another. Read more about Girl survives Israel killing her mother and two sisters

Palestinian children and a man step over the destroyed remains of fabric and plastic tents.

Oxfam director: Conditions in Gaza "apocalyptic"

Nora Barrows-Friedman 10 January 2025

Israel kills aid workers, empowers armed gangs to loot food, fuel in starved Gaza. Read more about Oxfam director: Conditions in Gaza "apocalyptic"

A woman holds aloft a sign calling to free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya as other protesters join her

US State Department silent on hospital director's disappearance

Michael F. Brown 4 January 2025

With over 17,000 Palestinian children killed, Israeli military seizes pediatrician Hussam Abu Safiya. Read more about US State Department silent on hospital director's disappearance

A man wearing a dark orange coat prays over two tiny bodies in white shrouds. A crowd of mourners is behind him.

Israel destroys Gaza hospital, abducts director Hussam Abu Safiya

Nora Barrows-Friedman 1 January 2025

Five Palestinian newborns die of hypothermia under Israeli siege. Read more about Israel destroys Gaza hospital, abducts director Hussam Abu Safiya

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya inside Kamal Adwan hospital

Injured Palestinian doctor remains relentless

Fedaa al-Qedra 23 December 2024

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya says Kamal Adwan hospital faces Israeli threat of forced evacuation. Read more about Injured Palestinian doctor remains relentless

Day 439: Questions and answers

Nora Barrows-Friedman 19 December 2024

Israel kills four journalists in Gaza, carries out massacres of school shelters. Read more about Day 439: Questions and answers

Two boys stand facing the camera in front of white tents, with destroyed buildings in the background

Gaza "has become a graveyard for children," UNICEF says

Nora Barrows-Friedman 12 December 2024

Israel escalates attacks on Kamal Adwan hospital, killing medical workers and ordering staff and patients to leave. Read more about Gaza "has become a graveyard for children," UNICEF says