Netanyahu is expected to meet US President Donald Trump twice in Washington on Tuesday, once for a work meeting and then for an informal dinner, according to a report by Axios. The American news website said the work meeting would take place around noon Eastern Time GMT and then the two leaders would meet again with their spouses for dinner. The meeting is set to take place during a fragile six-week ceasefire that has brought a temporary pause to 15 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
James Smith, an emergency physician and global health expert, spoke with Al Jazeera about the enormous challenges facing healthcare workers in Gaza as they evaluate which of tens of thousands of patients in need of urgent care should be prioritised for evacuation. The moral weight of having to make those very difficult choices is incredibly difficult for the people working within the healthcare system that are managing this process.
Medical staff have been submitting lists of patients to Egyptian officials but not all were approved. Several people suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after troops fired gas canisters and sound bombs. Zakaria Zubeidi is the most prominent of the Palestinian prisoners released on Thursday in exchange for three Israeli captives held by Hamas.
Zubeidi, 49, rose to prominence during the second Intifada, or Palestinian uprising, between and He later renounced violence in favour of cultural resistance to the Israeli occupation. Addressing people abroad, he asked the world to push harder for Palestinian freedom. Most facilities have been damaged beyond use, and the need for medical evacuations is higher than ever.
Here is a glimpse at the impact of the war on the health system, according to Palestinian officials in Gaza:. Read the full story here.
