El Deeb reported from Beirut. AP reporters Matthew Lee in Washington, Farnoush Amiri at the United Nations, Meg Kinnard in Chapin, South Carolina, and Jamey Keaten in Geneva contributed to this report.
Haneen al-Khazandar cares for her 10-year-old daughter Mira who was severely burned on her arms and chest when an Israeli army strike hit near her tent, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 4, 2025.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Doctors say they’re also worried about prospects for long term care for burn patients. Many need reconstructive surgery, but
in Gaza. Israel has increasingly rejected entry for international medical staff in recent weeks, aid workers say, though some continue to have access.At the end of April, 10-year-old Mira al-Khazandar was severely burned on her arms and chest when a strike hit near her tent. Worried that she will have permanent scars, her mother combs pharmacies looking for ointments for her.Mira’s been able to return to the family’s tent to recover, but she suffers from the sand and mosquitos there, said her mother Haneen al-Khazandar. She has to go regularly to the hospital, which risks infecting her burns and causes her pain, standing under the sun waiting for transport.
“She is slowly recovering because there is no treatment and no medicines and no food,” she said. “She is tired, she can’t sleep all night because of the pain, even after I give her medicine, it doesn’t help.”Associated Press writers Wafaa Shurafa in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip and Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut, Lebanon contributed.
Attacks by Ukrainian long-range drones caused flight disruption at Moscow’s main airports
on Wednesday as Russia prepared to receive theHe also said in his nightly address late Monday that the ceasefire “must be immediate, full, and unconditional — for at least 30 days to ensure it is secure and guaranteed.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Ukraine hasn’t properly responded to Putin’s announcement and accused Kyiv officials of conniving.“I would say that not giving a direct response to such an initiative by President Putin is, rather, a manipulation,” Peskov told reporters.
The Institute for the Study of War said Putin likely wants to avoid the embarrassment of Ukrainian strikes on Victory Day, when foreign dignitaries will be visiting Moscow to mark the day.The ceasefire would also offer a respite for Russian forces, the Washington-based think tank said late Monday.