Gaza. The bbc has seen evidence that doctors, nurses and other Hospital Staff were detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital medical duties when Israeli Forces overran the Nasser Hospital In Gaza last month. Weve also heard accusations that some detainees were stripped and kept in Stress Positions for several hours. Or had muzzled dogs set upon them. Israel said it occupied nasser believing it was used by hamas and several released israeli hostages have said they were held there. Wyre davies reports and you might find some parts of wyre s report distressing. Not for the first time in this war, Israeli Soldiers have been filmed standing over stripped and kneeling detainees in gaza. But these are medical staff, detained after the israeli army overran the Nasser Hospital in khan yunis. Most of them are still held captive. For weeks, the medics had witnessed israels military advance closing in around their hospital. The fighting in khan younis was fierce. Thousands of people w
Save the Children praises the bipartisan Child Tax Credit (CTC) proposal released by Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Jason Smith, which would provide meaningful support to millions of children in families with low incomes. We applaud the House Ways & Means Committee for approving the measure with overwhelming bipartisan support, and urge Congress to pass this enhancement to the Child Tax Credit as quickly as possible. The bipartisan Child Tax Credit proposal is a crucial step toward.
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