Category: Reports

Gaza doctrine: The West Bank is under fire

B’Tselem Executive Director Yuli Novak said: “Israel’s complete disregard for international law in the war in Gaza is now being replicated to the West Bank, at this stage mainly in the north. The military activity there, as yet on a smaller scale than in Gaza, is already causing indiscriminate and disproportionate killing and destruction. In 15 months of war in Gaza, the government’s actions made it clear that Israel has no intention of fulfilling its obligations under international law. It is likely to continue blatantly flaunting its duty to protect lives and human rights, and to uphold basic moral and humanitarian standards, unless the Israeli leadership is held truly accountable for its crimes against the Palestinian people”. 

UN Human Rights Office – OPT: Palestinian suffering continues as disregard for international law grows

Ramallah – 7 March 2025

Across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Palestinian people continue to increasingly grapple with Israel’s complete disregard of its obligations under international law to protect Palestinians and their chances of building a future that fulfills their rights to a dignified life and to self-determination.

“Inflicting harm and denying care” in the West Bank: MSF report on escalation of attacks and obstructions of healthcare

According to the MSF report, Inflicting harm and denying care, the escalation of violence in the West Bank has severely hindered access to healthcare and is part of a pattern of systemic oppression by Israel, which has been described by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as amounting to racial segregation and apartheid.