16 July 2025 – In the most ambitious multilateral action since the start of Gaza genocide 21 months ago, a coalition of cross-regional states gathered in Bogotá has agreed to six coordinated diplomatic, legal and economic measures to restrain Israel’s assault on the Occupied Palestinian Territories and defend international law at large.
There is no safe space in Gaza. 20 months of intense hostilities have destroyed the protection environment for persons with disabilities and older persons. 134,105 people including over 40,500 children have new war-related injuries. 25 per cent are estimated to have new disabilities requiring acute and ongoing rehabilitation. Over 35,000 people are believed to have significant hearing damage due to explosions. Ten children per day lose one or both of their legs.
British-Israeli lawyer, who met chief prosecutor in May, says he made suggestions about Palestine case but ‘there was absolutely no threat’
New York/ Geneva/ Rome/ Gaza, July 12, 2025 – The United Nations warns that the fuel shortage in Gaza has reached critical levels.
On Tuesday 15 July, European Union (EU) foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to decide whether to impose sanctions on Israel. This is a crucial moment for the EU to draw a red line and stop pumping billions of euros into Israel’s economy, fuelling genocide and occupation. SOMO’s analysis of trade and foreign investment into and from Israel reveals how deeply intertwined the European and Israeli economies are. Based on this analysis, SOMO calls for the immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, along with a full arms embargo, extensive economic sanctions and corporate accountability.
A month after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, I believed there was evidence that the Israeli military had committed war crimes and potentially crimes against humanity in its counterattack on Gaza. But contrary to the cries of Israel’s fiercest critics, the evidence did not seem to me to rise to the crime of genocide.
This will be remembered as one of the most disgraceful moments in the EU’s history.
Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General
Items banned by Israel include operating tables, scalpels and vaporizers for people with respiratory disorders. The IDF said its policy is ‘not a blanket ban,’ saying it has allowed ‘dual-use’ products that could also be used by Hamas to enter Gaza ‘despite the security risks’
The Israeli army is weaponizing Chinese-made drones to police expulsion orders across Gaza, with soldiers saying they deliberately target civilians so others will ‘learn’ not to return, an investigation reveals.
