In their latest challenge after the devastating 2023 earthquake, relief organizations in northwestern Syria, beyond Bashar al-Assad’s control, answered the pleas of Syrian refugees fleeing Israeli bombings in Lebanon.

The Israeli army withdrew from Al-Shifa Medical Complex, leaving behind enormous destruction and hundreds of bodies scattered inside the hospital and around it.

In light of Russian intransigence in using its veto to prevent the entry of humanitarian aid by the UN to millions of people living in northwestern Syria, alternative efforts continue to secure aid for the people.

As Hurricane Daniel ravaged the Libyan city of Derna, some residents accused the eastern Libyan authorities of deliberately neglecting their plight and preventing them from evacuating the city.