The World Health Organization is deeply concerned about violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the impact of what it called "starkly rising" attacks on healthcare, its representative in the Palestinian territories said on Tuesday.

Over 160 Palestinian healthcare workers remain in Israeli detention, with reports of torture, abuse, and deaths in custody.

A Palestinian child is vaccinated against polio during the second round of a vaccination campaign, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, November 2, 2024. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a mass campaign to vaccinate children against polio in Gaza would resume on Saturday,

ISLAMABAD: More than 160 healthcare workers, including over 20 doctors, remain in Israeli custody amid reports of abuse and torture, sparking international outrage.The World Health Organization (WHO

Israel has systematically targeted Palestinian healthcare workers in Gaza, arbitrarily detaining them without charge or access to legal counsel, and submitting them to torture and abuse, according to a new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI).

UN health agency chief says ceasefire enabled even more children to be reached than in previous rounds, including those who may have been missed due to security issues

Many in Lebanon have been calling on Hezbollah to disarm, particularly following its latest war with Israel that stopped when a U.S.-brokered ceasefire went into effect on Nov. 27 and Israeli troops withdrew from most of southern Lebanon.

Anadolu's photos from the enclave before and after Israel launched its offensive in October 2023 show the extent of the resulting destruction, reducing entire areas, including hospitals, schools, mosques,

Expanded humanitarian access during the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza has significantly improved the quality and reach of polio vaccinations in the enclave, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.

The humanitarian toll of more than a year of conflict will be augmented by the risk of further health issues due to poor hygiene facilities and air quality.

Palestinian medical NGO Healthcare Workers Watch (HWW) confirmed that 162 healthcare workers, some of Gaza’s most senior physicians, are still being held in Israeli detention facilities, with an additional 24 reported missing after being abducted from hospitals during Israeli raids.