Tag: children

Israel says 19 poorly children have left Gaza in medical evacuation

Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since May, when the territory’s sole travel crossing was shut down after Israel captured it. COGAT, the Israeli military body responsible for Palestinian civilian […]

Israel says 68 poorly children have left Gaza in medical evacuation

Israeli authorities have said 68 poorly and injured children and their companions have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since May, when the territory’s sole travel crossing was shut down. COGAT, the Israeli military body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs, said on Thursday that the evacuation […]

21 children to leave Gaza in first medical evacuation since early May

Twenty-one critically ill children are due to leave Gaza later in the first medical evacuation since the territory’s sole travel crossing was shut down in early May, Palestinian officials said. The nearly nine-month Israel-Hamas war has devastated Gaza’s health sector and forced most of its hospitals to shut down. Health officials say thousands of people […]

Safety net for NC children at risk of abuse and neglect is in need of repair

Over 100,000 North Carolina children wake up to violence, substance abuse and neglect every day, often because their parents are struggling to meet basic needs. Those who catch the attention of Child Protective Services find a system also in crisis, with too little staff to provide urgently needed services and not enough foster homes where […]

Safety net for NC children at risk of abuse and neglect is in need of repair

Over 100,000 North Carolina children wake up to violence, substance abuse and neglect every day, often because their parents are struggling to meet basic needs. Those who catch the attention of Child Protective Services find a system also in crisis, with too little staff to provide urgently needed services and not enough foster homes where […]