Gaza's Looming Cancer Epidemic

Gaza's Looming Cancer Epidemic

Originally appeared at TomDispatch. Honestly, can you believe it? Only a couple of weeks after Israeli forces targeted and killed four Al Jazeera journalists in a tent outside al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, it happened again. This time, at least five journalists, including one who “had reported for The Associated Press on children being treated […]

Gaza’s Looming Cancer Epidemic - Other News - Voices against the tide

By Joshua Frank* – TomDispatch The Many Ways Bombs Can Kill. A week after the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, a large explosion incinerated a parking lot near the busy Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, killing more than 470 people. It was a horrifying, chaotic scene. Burnt clothing was strewn about, scorched vehicles piled atop one another, and charred buildings surrounded the impact zone. Israel claimed the blast was caused by an errant roc…

Gaza’s Looming Cancer Epidemic - World BEYOND War

By Joshua Frank, TomDispatch, September 4, 2025 A week after the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, a large explosion incinerated a parking lot near the busy Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, killing more than 470 people. It was a horrifying, chaotic scene. Burnt clothing was strewn about, scorched vehicles piled atop one another, and charred buildings surrounded the impact zone. Israel claimed the blast was caused by an errant rocket fired by …