Israeli forces shot and killed four Palestinian children across the occupied West Bank on October 8 and 9: Yousef Nader Sulieman Idris, 16, (left) Imad Jareh Majed Adaily, 16 (center left), Yaser Thaer Sami Kasba, 17, (center right) and Adam Amjad Fathi Al-Juliani, 17, (right), according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International – Palestine. (Photos: Courtesy of the families).
The Shaban family was killed by an Israeli airstrike on their home in the Al-Nasr neighborhood north of Gaza City on October 8, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International – Palestine. From left to right: Omar, 11, Batoul, 7, Ghada, 10, and Ahmad Nazir Shawqi Shaban. (Photos: Courtesy of the Shaban family)
Palestinians have long warned that Israel’s blockade and repeated aggressions would eventually lead to an explosion. But few of us in Gaza expected this.
Israeli security forces and Palestinian armed groups must make every effort to protect the lives of civilians in today’s outbreak of fighting in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, said Amnesty International amid a mounting civilian death toll.
Israeli forces shot and killed Ahmad Abdulnaser Adnan Rabi, 12, on October 7, 2023, near the occupied Palestinian city of Qalqilya. (Photo courtesy of Rabi family)
The dread Israelis are feeling after today’s assault, myself included, has been the daily experience of millions of Palestinians for far too long.
Influx of injuries may suggest deliberate targeting by Israel’s army, which human rights groups say is unlawful
A collaboration between the Israeli army and TAU has drawn backlash from faculty and Palestinian students decrying the militarization of academia.
The next Bisan Lecture webinar will take place on Wednesday, October 11th at 7pm Palestine time (6pm Central European Time, 12 noon US Eastern time). We will have the pleasure to welcome Prof. Rashid Khalidi (Columbia University) who will speak (in English with simultaneous Arabic translation for those who wish) on The Latest Phase of the Hundred Years’ War on Palestine.
‘Not a chance in the world,’ says Mohammed Abu Khdeir’s father, adding that he lost sleep after request. ‘What did they think, that we’d say yes?’
