New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- No gauze, no gloves-Israel's blockade starves Gaza's hospitals while mediators beg for truce; Germany shields Tel Aviv's carnage as Syria toasts Assad's fall in fireworks of freedom.

GAZA CITY - Israeli airstrikes shattered the fragile ceasefire in Gaza for the 591st time since October, killing 347 Palestinians including children foraging for firewood, as mediators from Qatar and Egypt warned of total collapse on Sunday. The Israeli military's relentless ceasefire violations, documented by UN observers and Gaza health ministry, defy international law, turning supposed truce into terrorist aggression against civilians. No gauze, no gloves: Israel's blockade has crippled hospitals, forcing surgeons to reuse bloodied ba...