‘The most successful land-grab strategy since 1967’ as settlers push Bedouins off West Bank territory
Herders report violence driving them from their homes in accelerating, aggressive and highly effective campaign
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EU staffers criticise von der Leyen’s ‘uncontrolled’ support of Israel
More than 800 EU staff and global diplomats sign a letter to the EU chief, saying the bloc’s position is enabling more violence.
‘This is political persecution’: Israel cracks down on internal critics of its Gaza war
Palestinians, as well as some left-wing Jews, are being suspended from studies, fired from jobs, or arrested at night — all because of social media posts.
State Department Official Resigns Over Arms Transfers to Israel
Josh Paul spent more than 11 years as the director of congressional and public affairs at the bureau that oversees arms transfers to foreign nations.
With No Water or Electricity From Israel, Gazans Risk Dehydration and Disease
Even in ‘ordinary times,’ 90% of Gaza’s tap water is undrinkable, and things get worse during war
Attiya Fathi Al-Nabaheen Killed in Targeted Israeli Airstrike in Gaza After Long Legal Battle In Israeli Courts
Al Mezan and Adalah mourn the unlawful killing of 24-year-old Attiya Fathi Al-Nabaheen, along with members of his family, in a targeted Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, 8 October 2023. The human rights organizations pursued a lengthy legal battle on his behalf, against the State of Israel, seeking civil remedies before Israeli courts for a shooting by the Israeli military in 2014, that left him paralyzed from the neck down and permanently confined to a wheelchair.
One Palestinian child in Gaza killed every 15 minutes by Israeli forces
A Palestinian boy stands on the edge of a large crater following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, in the southern of Gaza Strip, on October 16, 2023. (Photo: Said Khatib / AFP)
Urgent Action: Palestinian Human Rights Organisations Call on Third States to Urgently Intervene to Protect the Palestinian People Against Genocide
Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) call on Third States to urgently intervene to protect the Palestinian people against genocide. Between Saturday 7 October and 13 October at 10:00 p.m., the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported the killing of at least 1,900 Palestinians and the injury of 7,699 in Gaza. Tonight, Israel has closed bypass roads throughout the West Bank. Since Saturday 7 October violent attacks have escalated across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, with the Israeli military and settlers killing 51 Palestinians, including 16 killed today, and injuring more than 950. The situation has drastically deteriorated, with Israel ordering the evacuation of 1.1 million Palestinians from the densely populated northern Gaza towards the south of the Strip. The forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza was preceded by genocidal statements by senior Israeli political and military figures in the previous days.
UN expert warns of new instance of mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, calls for immediate ceasefire
GENEVA (14 October 2023) – A UN human rights expert warned today that Palestinians are in grave danger of mass ethnic cleansing and called on the international community to urgently mediate a ceasefire between warring Hamas and Israeli occupation forces.
WFP Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report 2
The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to worsen for the fifth consecutive day. The shutdown of Gaza power plant and subsequent electricity cuts had already forced bakeries and shops to stop operating. Access restrictions, infrastructure damage, fuel shortages and depleting food stocks are severely hampering WFP assistance delivery.