4 d. ago ‘Most people are just toughing it out’: shortage of drugs leaves Gaza’s wounded without pain relief

Operations are being carried out without proper anaesthetics and what painkillers there are have to be rationed, say doctorsIn Gaza’s Nasser hospital, Mahmoud* lies with a gunshot wound to his left leg. His knee is shattered and the wound has become infected. The boy is writhing in pain but the doctors don’t have the painkillers to ease his suffering. He is given a nerve block, which stops him from feeling anything, and the relief allows him to sleep for a while. But once that wears off, the agony returns.More than 167,000 Palestinians have been injured in Gaza since 7 October 2023, according to Gaza’s health ministry. From burns and blast wounds to lost limbs and fractured bones, Gaza’s hospitals have been overwhelmed by patients in profound pain. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Gaza civilian injuries similar to soldiers fighting wars, study finds

British Medical Journal’s peer reviewed study suggests civilians faced wounds compatible with ‘munitions designed for maximum tissue destruction’

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7 d. ago Civilian injuries in Gaza similar to those of soldiers in war zones, study finds

Wounds such as burns or leg injuries more common in Gaza than among US soldiers who fought in Iraq and AfghanistanCivilians in Gaza have sustained injuries of a type and on a scale more usually seen among professional soldiers involved in intense combat operations, research has found.A study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that some types of wounds – such as burns or injuries to legs – were more common among civilians in Gaza than among US soldiers fighting in recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘We are at our limit’: Gaza’s last hospitals overwhelmed as thousands flee south

‘Not enough of anything’, says surgeon, as Israel’s assault forces injured, sick and hungry people to leave Gaza CityThe few remaining hospitals and clinics in central and southern Gaza are being overwhelmed by a “tsunami” of injured and sick patients fleeing a new Israeli offensive in the north of the devastated territory, medics say.At both Nasser medical complex, in the southern city of Khan Younis, and field hospitals in al-Muwasi, the coastal “humanitarian zone” designated by Israel, staff are struggling to cope with large numbers of new arrivals forced out of Gaza City in the north of the devastated Palestinian territory. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘We pray a visa comes before death’: Gaza’s injured children left in limbo

Mariam, Nasser and Ahmed were evacuated from the warzone but are now stranded in an Egyptian hospital that cannot treat their life-threatening injuries after Trump’s sudden ban on Palestinians entering the USMariam Sabbah had been fast asleep, huddled under a blanket with her siblings, when an Israeli missile tore through her home in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, in the early hours of 1 March.The missile narrowly missed the sleeping children but as the terrified nine-year-old ran to her parents, a second one hit. “I saw her coming towards me but suddenly there was another explosion and she vanished into the smoke,” says her mother, Fatma Salman. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago First critically ill children from Gaza arrive in UK for NHS treatment

The government announced the evacuation on Wednesday

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2 w. ago First group of injured Palestinian children evacuated from Gaza for NHS treatment

New Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper tells The Mirror the first group of sick and injured children in Gaza have now left and 'are on the way, travelling now to the UK'

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk's fans' incredible gesture to widow Erika and his children as they raise $3million in less than two days

The fundraiser, hosted on Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo, had raised more than $3 million in less than 48 hours to support his widow, Erika, and their two young children.

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3 w. ago Harry’s foundation makes donation to help children injured in Gaza and Ukraine

Archewell made the grant to coincide with Harry’s visit to the Centre for Blast Injury Studies in London.

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3 w. ago ITV Good Morning Britain sparks outrage as fans demand 'give it a rest'

Good Morning Britain viewers were left fuming as they demanded the ITV show "give it a rest" after a debate on Prince Harry's donation to a BBC Children in Need project

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3 w. ago Good Morning Britain fans fume 'give it a rest' as Prince Harry debate sparks uproar

Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls discussed Prince Harry's donation to a Children in Need project on Wednesday

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3 w. ago Good Morning Britain sparks backlash over Prince Harry detail as fans fume 'give it a rest'

Good Morning Britain viewers were left frustrated just minutes into Wednesday's programme as the ITV breakfast show discussed Prince Harry's £1.1million donation to a Children in Need project

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3 w. ago US pilot Ethan Guo donates $30,000 to children's foundation after Antarctica plane landing

American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo has made a $30,000 donation to a cancer foundation under an agreement to avoid prosecution for landing a light plane without authorization in Antarctica

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3 w. ago Harry urges others to ‘step up’ as he donates £1.1 million to Children in Need

The Duke of Sussex spent his second day in the UK highlighting the issue of knife crime.

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3 w. ago Prince Harry makes personal donation of £1.1m to Children in Need

The duke announced he was giving the huge sum during a visit to Nottingham on Tuesday

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3 w. ago Royal family live: Harry makes personal £1.1m Children in Need donation as he visits project in Nottingham

Funding will be used to support organisations primarily in Nottingham

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3 w. ago Prince Harry makes huge personal donation of £1.1m to Children in Need during UK visit

Prince Harry has personally donated £1.1 million, from his own money rather than his Archewell foundation, to BBC Children in Need to support young people affected by violence, the corporation has announced

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3 w. ago Prince Harry makes £1.1million personal donation to Children in Need in latest charm offensive as Prince William announces funding for homeless charity

The Duke of Sussex was at the Community Recording Studio (CRS) in Nottingham today; while Prince William was visiting a youth organisation in Lambeth, South London.

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3 w. ago Royal family live: Prince Harry announces £1.1m donation to Children in Need as he visits Nottingham charity

Funding will be used to support organisations primarily in Nottingham

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3 w. ago Duke of Sussex met with cheers from crowd of fans ahead of charity donation

Harry is expected to announce a personal donation to Children in Need during a visit to a charity in Nottingham.

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