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Humanitarian aid trucks, crossing from Egypt to Rafah Border Crossing, wait on the border after the announcement of ceasefire and hostage-swap deal between Hamas and Israel on January 19, 2025 in Egypt. (Photo by Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu via Getty)
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Palestinians 'held hostage' as Israel keeps Rafah closed

For thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, hope for movement beyond the borders has once again turned into frustration.

Sally Ibrahim
18 March, 2026
Cancer patients in Gaza try to cling to life with limited treatment
Gaza
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Gaza's cancer patients in peril due to crossing delays by Israel

Sally Ibrahim
09 February, 2026
Israeli army launches heavy attacks on Gaza since morning despite ceasefire
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Another deadly day in Gaza as Israeli violates ceasefire

Sally Ibrahim
04 February, 2026
Humanitarian aid trucks, crossing from Egypt to Rafah Border Crossing, wait on the border after the announcement of ceasefire and hostage-swap deal between Hamas and Israel on January 19, 2025 in Egypt. (Photo by Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu via Getty)
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Thousands of Gaza patients stranded despite Rafah border opening

Sally Ibrahim
01 February, 2026
Children are being treated under extremely limited conditions, with hospitals struggling to respond to the growing health crisis at Tahrir Hospital, affiliated with the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza's Khan Yunis on July 1, 2025. The hospital admitted 10 additional children with suspected meningitis. This raises the total number of reported meningitis cases among children in the region to 30
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With Gaza's healthcare destroyed, meningitis spirals under siege

The New Arab Staff

Sally Ibrahim

23 July, 2025
Israeli forces arrest staff and patients from Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital
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Israeli forces kill children, detain patients at Gaza hospital

The New Arab Staff
26 October, 2024
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Between 7,000-11,000 Gazans need urgent medical evacuation: WHO

The New Arab Staff
05 June, 2024
Injured people struggle to survive in Gaza's hospitals
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9,000 patients 'need emergency evacuation' from Gaza: WHO

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 March, 2024
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US medical delegation arrives in Gaza to perform surgeries

Sally Ibrahim
07 August, 2023
The case of the woman who gave stillbirth outside a public hospital shocked Egyptians. [Getty]
Egypt
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Shock in Egypt as woman's baby dies on hospital doorstep

Thaer Mansour
09 April, 2023
Ramallah
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Israeli army attacks Ramallah hospital with tear gas

Ibrahim Husseini
23 March, 2023
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Israel 'systematically kills' Gaza's patients: MOH

Sally Ibrahim
05 January, 2023
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Lebanese patients 'facing imminent danger' amid fuel crisis

The New Arab Staff
26 August, 2021
Protest in front of the hospital of Salt [GETTY]
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Five staffers detained over Covid-19 deaths in Jordan hospital

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 March, 2021
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Fire at Cairo hospital kills seven coronavirus patients

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 December, 2020
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New hospital in Jordan treats worst of Mideast's war-wounded

The New Arab & agencies
30 August, 2015