UNRWA Commissioner-General on occupied West Bank: Israeli Authorities Forcibly Enter UN Premises in East Jerusalem
From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)
Category: News
Legislating apartheid: How Israel entrenched unequal rule during Gaza war
In a two-year blitz, Israeli lawmakers passed over 30 laws curtailing Palestinians’ rights and punishing dissent, a new report shows.
After two years of war, Israeli weapons makers showcase their new tech
Israel has revealed new technology it deployed in Gaza and other battlefields in the last two years of war, and a laser it will begin to deploy to intercept missiles.
The IDF Is Building A Fence Through the Jordan Valley, Cutting Off Palestinians From 11k Acres of Their Land
In order to construct a 22-km long ‘barrier,’ the IDF will demolish homes, sheep pens and infrastructure that ‘constitute an operational vulnerability,’ according to a military document. One of the villages will be entirely surrounded by the fence. Residents of the area were only given a few days to file objections
Continuing post-Oct. 7 Trend, Tel Aviv University Tightens Protest Restrictions
Students claim the rules attack freedom of speech, while the University says it is just enforcing existing rules that require police permits for events and restrict participation to those affiliated with the University
Overnight, an Israeli strike turned my family’s home in Gaza into a graveyard
I woke up to news that a missile hit my parents’ house and killed nine family members awaiting evacuation, leaving me with a guilt so deep it feels as if they survived and I did not
Bulldozed corpses and unmarked graves, CNN investigates the fate of Gaza’s missing aid seekers
A CNN investigation now points to the Israeli military bulldozing the bodies of some of those killed near the crossing into shallow, unmarked graves. At other times, their remains were simply left to decompose in the open, unable to be recovered in the militarized area.
Moment Israeli forces shoot dead surrendered Palestinians – video report
Video of an Israeli military raid in the West Bank shows soldiers summarily executing two Palestinians they had detained seconds earlier.
UN condemns torture in landslide vote, but Israel oppose resolution
Israel and the United States have come under fire after voting against a United Nations resolution reaffirming the absolute prohibition of torture. The vote, held during the 80th session of the General Assembly last week, saw 169 nations support the measure. Only three states opposed: the US, Israel, and Argentina.
Germany’s decision to take in donkeys from Gaza for treatment – but not children – has sparked outrage
The news reads like a dark joke—but it isn’t. “Rescued little Donkeys from Gaza Find a Home in Oppenheim,” reports Allgemeine Zeitung, a regional newspaper in western Germany. On Instagram, the comment section on the post was quickly disabled due to “numerous inappropriate and hateful comments”– likely criticism of Germany’s decision to take in four donkeys. But what’s the broader context?