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Articles by Hala Alsafadi
IgG4-related disease: an uncommon cause of type 3c diabetes: a case report
Zhang W, Stone JH. Management of IgG4-related disease. Lancet Rheumatol 2019;1(1):e55–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913(19)30017-7 Wallace ZS, Stone JH. An update on IgG4-related disease. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2015;27(1):83–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BOR.0000000000000133 Wallwork R, Perugino CA, Fu X, et al. The association of smoking with immunoglobulin G4-related disease: a case-control study. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021;60(11):5310–17.
Palestinians stranded in Gaza after paying Egypt $5,000 each to flee
Palestinians stranded in Gaza after paying Egypt $5,000 each to flee Hundreds of Palestinians were due to leave the enclave this month, but the Israeli seizure of the Rafah crossing has left them in limbo Hala Alsafadi Thu, 05/23/2024 – 11:41 Palestinians ride on a vehicle as they flee Rafah after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of the southern Gaza City, 13 May 2024 (Reuters/Mohammed Salem) The Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza has been closed...
Palestinians stranded in Gaza after paying Egypt $5,000 each to flee
The Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza has been closed indefinitely since the Israeli military seized the crossing on 7 May, a closure which has left thousands of Palestinians in limbo. Since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza in October, and the subsequent closure of all other crossings, the Rafah crossing with Egypt has been the only passageway for civilians fleeing the conflict.
War on Gaza: Palestinians in Egypt struggle to survive after fleeing Israeli attacks
War on Gaza: Palestinians in Egypt struggle to survive after fleeing Israeli attacks Many have paid vast sums in bribes to flee the besieged Palestinian territory but their legal status in Egypt means they have few means of supporting themselves Hala Alsafadi Tue, 04/30/2024 – 09:06 People cross into Egypt from Gaza through the Rafah crossing on 18 December (AFP) For the past seven months, the overwhelming majority of Palestinians in Gaza have been trapped in the besieged territory, trying to...
War on Gaza: Palestinians in Egypt struggle to survive after fleeing Israeli attacks
For the past seven months, the overwhelming majority of Palestinians in Gaza have been trapped in the besieged territory, trying to avoid the wrath of the Israeli military. More than 34,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, have been killed by the Israeli military since October. Besides bullets and bombs, the people of Gaza are also suffering from the effects of Israel’s siege on the territory, which has severely reduced the flow of food, medicine and other essentials.
'Egypt is aiding Israel': The Palestinians charged a fortune to escape Gaza's war
After more than five months of a deadly war, displacement and starvation, Zain Ali* gave up on the hope of an upcoming ceasefire or an end to the Israeli war on Gaza. Ali, 31, made a decision considered by many Palestinians a luxury - leave the war-torn Gaza Strip to protect the lives of his wife and three young children. Such a decision, however, is costly, both financially and mentally.
War on Gaza: What Palestinians want if there's a ceasefire tomorrow
War on Gaza: What Palestinians want if there’s a ceasefire tomorrow Some hope to leave Gaza after the war, others want to return to destroyed homes, rebuild them and start a ‘normal life’ Hala Alsafadi Fri, 03/08/2024 – 16:28 Displaced Palestinian children and a man look out from their tent in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 8 March 2024 (AFP) Palestinians in Gaza are desperate to see the end of hostilities there, particularly ahead of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting that starts this...
War on Gaza: What Palestinians want if there's a ceasefire tomorrow
Palestinians in Gaza are desperate to see the end of hostilities, particularly ahead of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting prayer that starts this year on 10 March. Yet even as they pray for an easing of their present plight, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently shared a vision that would further dispossess Palestinians and further deprive them of their rights. Middle East Eye asked survivors in embattled Gaza about what they hoped for after the war.
War on Gaza: What do Palestinians think about airdropping aid, and will it end the 'famine'?
As Israel continues to tighten the blockade on Gaza and impose restrictions on the entry of aid trucks through land crossings, a number of countries have resorted to delivering aid from the air. Airdropping aid is a method used when all other alternatives fail, and when a population is in dire need of life-saving aid while it is cut off from the world.
War on Gaza: 'My unborn baby was dead before I even knew the gender'
As bombs rained down and the Israeli army forced Palestinians to flee, Shireen Abu Daher resisted leaving her home in the northern Gaza Strip. She feared the long walk to the south would harm the unborn baby she was pregnant with. But as Israeli attacks grew more intense, she was eventually forced to flee south. Here, she recounts to Middle East Eye the deadly five-hour journey, during which her worst fears came true.
War on Gaza: Children sleep in chicken cages in Rafah as families grow desperate to find shelter
War on Gaza: Children sleep in chicken cages in Rafah as families grow desperate to find shelter With no safe place to turn to, some Palestinians have returned to their destroyed homes while others have sought refuge in farms Hala Alsafadi Fri, 02/16/2024 – 12:23 Children of displaced Palestinians sleep in chicken cages in a farm where some families have sought refuge (Mohammed Baker/MEE) Finding shelter in the Gaza Strip, whether in a basic tent on the street or in an overcrowded classroom,...
War on Gaza: Children sleep in chicken cages in Rafah as families grow desperate to find shelter
Finding shelter in the Gaza Strip, whether in a basic tent on the street or in an overcrowded classroom, has become a luxury for hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians. Israel's offensive has rendered Gaza almost uninhabitable in just four months. The Israeli army has destroyed or damaged more than half of the buildings in Gaza and continues to steadily shrink safe or liveable spaces across the besieged enclave.
War on Gaza: The displaced Palestinian teacher undeterred by Israel’s war
In 2020, Asma Mustafa, a Palestinian English teacher from Gaza, won the Global Teacher Award after she competed against thousands of teachers from 110 countries. Despite living in the blockaded enclave with limited access to the outside world, Mustafa presented creative ideas to teach English through games and imaginary trips around the world.
Israeli air strikes target Rafah, as Hamas proposes three stage truce deal
Israeli jets pounded southern Gaza's Rafah with a series of air strikes overnight on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, as Hamas proposed a three-stage ceasefire lasting 135 days. Rafah, which now shelters over 1.3 million Palestinians displaced from elsewhere in Gaza, had previously been designated a "safe" area by the Israeli army. Among the areas struck on Tuesday night was the neighbourhood of Tal al-Sultan, where a residential building was targeted.
War on Gaza: The guilt and rage of being a diaspora Palestinian
Survivor’s guilt, which refers to the painful feelings caused by remaining alive in a situation where others have died, has become a reality for many diaspora Palestinians from Gaza. We are safe, while our loved ones have been stranded in a war zone for the past four months. The messages and phone calls I receive from my family in Gaza have gradually become shorter. They are emotionally drained and no longer want to speak.
Refaat Alareer: A courageous voice that will never die
By Hala Alsafadi Palestinians worldwide, especially in Gaza, are mourning the loss of Refaat Alareer, an influential academic, translator, poet and activist, who was killed in an Israeli air strike on his sister’s home in Gaza City on 7 December. He was 44.
Refaat Alareer: A courageous voice that will never die
Palestinians worldwide, especially in Gaza, are mourning the loss of Refaat Alareer, an influential academic, translator, poet and activist, who was killed in an Israeli air strike on his sister's home in Gaza City on 7 December. He was 44 years old.
'A young girl died in front of us': The Gaza war through the eyes of a 12-year-old
From the moment Farah first opened her eyes, she was living in the world’s biggest open-air prison. I cannot believe she is only 12. Having lived through three previous Israeli assaults on Gaza, she knows more about war than peace. Farah follows the news, knows the names of Palestinian and Israeli politicians, and has studied the Fourth Geneva Convention and laws of war. The scenes she describes should rightly fill any child with fear and sadness - but not Farah anymore.
Israel-Palestine war: Israeli soldiers paint Star of David on Qatari consulate in Gaza
Israeli soldiers have painted the Star of David on the heavily damaged Qatari consulate building in the Gaza Strip, according to media reports. Shahar Glick, a journalist at Israel's Army Radio, posted images of the building on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday. "[Israeli] soldiers left a stamp on the destroyed Qatar embassy in the Gaza Strip this morning," he posted. The symbol can be seen sprayed on the side of the four-storey building, which was severely damaged by shelling.
Israel-Palestine war: My family in Gaza is searching for a safe place. It might not exist
I am nearly 4,000 kilometres away from fear, hunger, thirst, bombardment, destruction, rubble, tanks, warplanes, the noise of drones flying at low altitude, ambulance sirens, cries of babies, and the faces of my loved ones. I am in a peaceful village on the River Tyne in Britain, where the biggest worries are rail strikes and the rising cost of living.
Lessons of the month 2: A forgotten cause of transient T-wave inversion
Hala Alsafadi, consultant acute medicine and diabetesA⇑ and William Swain, general practitioner traineeB ARoyal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, UK and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK BRoyal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, UK Address for correspondence: Dr Hala Alsafadi, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO22 5DG, UK.
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