Category: International Law

The spokeswoman for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Tess Ingram, said that more than a million children in Gaza still need water and food, and that thousands of children…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (It is difficult to characterize the current situation in Gaza a “ceasefire,” when Israel has killed over 200 Palestinians. If Americans Knew considers…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has confirmed that the 2025 olive harvest in the occupied West Bank has been marred by the highest level…

The United Nations has confirmed that nearly nine out of ten agricultural zones in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed due to sustained Israeli military operations throughout 2025. The destruction…

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor warned Friday that Israel continues to commit genocide in Gaza, operating under a “quiet and systematic” campaign of extermination despite the ongoing ceasefire. Since the ceasefire…

Israeli troops raided a number of Palestinians towns and cities in the West Bank on Friday before dawn. In Qalqilia, local sources reported that the Israeli occupation forces stormed the…

The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry has confirmed that Israeli occupation forces committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.…

The head of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, Younis Al-Khatib, stressed that the humanitarian need in the Gaza Strip is no less urgent and desperate now than it was before…

The European Union has formally urged Israel to comply with the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), emphasizing its legal obligations to facilitate humanitarian aid and…

Quds News reports: The head of the Palestinian NGOs Network, Amjad al-Shawa, said Israel continues to defy international law and ignore global calls to allow unrestricted humanitarian aid into Gaza.…

Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, warned that Gaza’s education system is collapsing after two years of war, putting an entire generation of children…

The Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission reported 158 assaults against olive harvesters carried out by Israeli occupation forces and settlers across the occupied West Bank since the beginning of October…

United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres welcomed the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion reaffirming core obligations that, under international law, rest on Israel as the occupying power in the Occupied…

On Wednesday the Israeli Knesset approved one bill to annex the West Bank and impose Israeli sovereignty over it, and another to impose sovereignty over the Ma’ale Adumim settlement, east…

The International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion on Wednesday finding that Israel, as the occupying power in Gaza, must facilitate and secure United Nations relief operations and ensure…

An Israeli political source confirmed that the primary objective at this stage is to complete the first phase of President Donald Trump’s Gaza “peace initiative,” adding that implementation is now…

Israeli forces demolished a citizen’s home on Wednesday afternoon, the village of Bruqin, west of Salfit in the central occupied West Bank. In the northern West Bank, occupation soldiers demolished…

The International Court of Justice is expected to issue a pivotal advisory opinion today on Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza, intensifying global scrutiny of its conduct. In a…

Arab lawyers from across the region gathered in the Moroccan capital, Rabat,  to announce the formation of a unified legal coalition aimed at prosecuting Israeli war crimes committed in Gaza…

Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa said Thursday that the cost of the recovery program that the Palestinian Authority has developed for the Gaza Strip will be $67 billion. Mustafa said that…

On Thursday evening, Israeli forces killed a child, identified as Muhammad Bahjat Al-Hallaq, 11 years old, on Thursday evening, shooting him to death in the town of Ar-Reehiyya, south of…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (Day 739 of Israel’s Latest War on Gaza) Israel killed 7 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, in spite of the ceasefire; 2 others…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (Day 738 of Israel’s Latest War on Gaza) Civil defense workers and loved ones continue to dig out bodies of Palestinians that were…

The Israeli occupation forces released, on Monday evening, the second batch of detainees from “Katziot” prison in the Negev to the Gaza Strip, as part of the first phase of…

Mohammad Zaqout, the director general of hospitals in Gaza, talks to Al Jazeera about the dire healthcare situation in the enclave, saying that the hospitals need urgent medical supplies and…

Tens of thousands of internally displaced Palestinian refugees have begun to return home to north and central Gaza, only to find that their homes have been completely obliterated by the…

On Friday morning, October 10, 2025, medical teams in Gaza recovered the bodies of 35 Palestinians from multiple areas across the Strip. Among the dead were 19 civilians retrieved from…

Israeli forces detonated the apartment of a slain Palestinian man, at dawn Friday, in the town of Qatanna, northwest of occupied Jerusalem. WAFA correspondent reported that a large army force…

Al Jazeera reports that meetings between mediators and the Palestinian delegation have just concluded, with mediators now meeting the Israeli delegation to obtain final answers on unresolved issues. According to…

Aitor Zabalgogeazkoa, emergency coordinator for Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières), confirmed that Gaza’s health infrastructure has suffered catastrophic damage due to Israel’s ongoing campaign of extermination since October 2023.…

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has accused the Israeli occupation of conducting the largest and most deliberate campaign of media extermination in modern history, targeting journalists and press institutions during two…

Another humanitarian aid flotilla of ships trying to bring desperately-needed humanitarian aid to the starving population of Gaza has been intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters, an estimated…

As the genocide in Gaza enters its third year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued a stark warning about the catastrophic toll on children, describing the situation as…

Two years into Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and its broader assault across Palestinian territories, prisoner advocacy institutions have released a detailed fact sheet exposing the scale of atrocities committed…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated Monday that Gaza is home to one million children, yet not a single safe place remains for them.…

On Monday, Day 731 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli occupation forces killed at least 21 Palestinians and injured approximately 96 others across the Gaza Strip. Among the casualties were civilians…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 24 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including 2 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at least 2,610…

Human Rights Watch – October 6, 2025 – United States President Donald Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” announced on September 29, 2025, is no substitute for the urgent action governments…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 89 Palestinians in Gaza on Friday, including 6 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at least 2,603…

So apparently—and hopefully—the genocide in Gaza is “kind of” over, or to be more accurate, over-ish … although the bombs are still raining over Gaza as we speak. The bombs…

Before dawn on Thursday, the civilian vessel Mekino made history, becoming the first ship in the international “Global Sumud Flotilla” to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza this month. Just…

Israeli naval forces have intercepted at least 19 vessels from the “Global Sumud Flotilla,” a civilian convoy carrying foreign activists and humanitarian aid bound for Gaza. The attack  occurred in…

In the early hours of Wednesday, October 1, Israeli naval forces launched a coordinated assault on the Global Sumud Flotilla—a 50-vessel humanitarian convoy en route to Gaza—intercepting multiple ships in…

The Sumud (Steadfast) Flotilla is less than 200 km away from the coast of Gaza, in the largest-ever civilian-led humanitarian aid effort by sea. The 50 boats and hundreds of…

A young girl died Tuesday in the Gaza Strip due to severe malnutrition, raising the total number of famine-related deaths to 453, according to medical sources. Among the deceased are…

Israeli bombardment and blockade have left nearly half a million Palestinians trapped in Gaza City, confined to an area of less than eight square kilometers, the United Nations Relief and…

The “Global Sumud Flotilla” aiming to break Israel’s deadly blockade of Gaza to delivered urgently needed humanitarian supplies, announced on Sunday that it is now approximately 825 kilometers from the…

On Sunday morning, illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers attacked the Bedouin community of Khallet al-Sidra, east of Mikhmas near occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. The assailants blocked the community’s only…

Israeli forces detonated the home of a slain Palestinian man at dawn Saturday, in the town of Al-Qubeiba, northwest of occupied Jerusalem. Media sources reported that occupation forces detonated the…

Israeli media outlets have described the recent wave of international recognition of the State of Palestine as a major diplomatic setback, triggering political confusion and strategic uncertainty within Israel. Coverage…

On the 720th day of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, hospital sources reported the killing of 54 Palestinian citizens across the Gaza Strip. This follows a day of massacres on…

Spain and Italy have dispatched naval vessels to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian convoy delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza, after multiple drone attacks targeted the fleet in international…

Following the recent wave of international recognition of the State of Palestine, senior Israeli military officials have recommended imposing targeted sanctions on top Palestinian Authority (PA) leaders, including President Mahmoud…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 36 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday; 5 aid seekers were killed. In total, Israel has killed at least…

At least ten vessels from the Gaza Sumud Flotilla were targeted by drone strikes early Wednesday, according to Al Jazeera’s correspondent aboard the convoy. Explosions were heard across the fleet,…

On the sidelines of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders from Arab and Muslim-majority countries to present a post-war reconstruction…

At the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto stated that Indonesia is ready to deploy 20,000 peacekeepers in Gaza. According to Anadolu News Agency, Prabowo stressed…

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani warned, Tuesday, that the erosion of international norms in favor of brute force risks ushering in a lawless global order. He stressed…

A United Nations Commission of Inquiry stated Tuesday that the Israeli government has demonstrated a clear and consistent intent to establish permanent control over the Gaza Strip and to ensure…

Israel may face significant diplomatic fallout in the coming phase, especially if it chooses to retaliate against the growing wave of international recognition of the State of Palestine. While the…

By Bilal Gheith Kiswani, Published in Arabic by WAFA News: A growing bloc of Western nations, including the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Canada, Portugal, Belgium, Malta, Luxembourg, Andorra, and Monaco, has…

Twenty-five Western countries have called on Israel to immediately reopen the medical corridor between Gaza and the occupied West Bank, offering financial aid, medical teams, and equipment to treat Gaza…

In their capacity as co-chairs of the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…

As of September 22, 2025, the State of Palestine is formally recognized by at least 155 of the 193 United Nations member states. This marks a decisive shift in global…

On Sunday, Canada, Britain, Australia, and Portugal, officially recognized the state of Palestine, eliciting strong reactions from Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, and its National Security…

At its 28th session, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress adopted a resolution to enhance the status of the State of Palestine within the organization, granting it broader privileges as…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the international community not to be deterred by Israeli backlash over the expected recognition of Palestinian statehood. In a press interview Guterres…

Thursday September 18th was the deadline set by the General Assembly for Israel to end its occupation of the territory of the State of Palestine. But the date passed with…

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini’s warning about Gaza being a battleground for disinformation comes amid mounting evidence of a coordinated campaign to obscure the scale of suffering in the devasted, starved…

In a historic session marking the 10,000th meeting of the United Nations Security Council, the United States cast its veto against a resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent…

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has called on all UN member states to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to ensure unrestricted access for UN humanitarian operations, including UNRWA itself,…

The United Nations has reported that ongoing Israeli military assaults on Gaza have triggered the forced displacement of more than 40,000 Palestinians over the past two days. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson…

As Israeli bombardment intensifies across Gaza City, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned the mass forced displacement of civilians as a “deadly threat to the most vulnerable.” Speaking from…

On Tuesday, September 16th, Day 711 of the Israeli genocide against the entire population of 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, the Israeli military continued its relentless assault on the people…

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has expressed grave concern over what it describes as the Israeli occupation government’s public boasting about the expansion of its military offensive…

On Monday, a coalition of more than 80 international non-governmental organizations, including Oxfam and the Human Rights League, called on governments and corporations, particularly in Europe, to cease all forms…

In a decisive overwhelming vote, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution endorsing the “New York Declaration” as a framework for implementing the two-state solution and establishing an independent…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 50 Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, including at least 14 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at…

Israeli warplanes bombed the Qatari capital, Doha, on Tuesday, killing the 5 main members of the Palestinian negotiating team that was considering the latest ceasefire deal proposed by Donald Trump.…

The Global Sumud Flotilla confirmed that its lead vessel, the Family Boat, was struck by an incendiary drone while anchored near Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia. The Portuguese-flagged ship was carrying…

On the closing night of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, the Silver Lion was awarded to Voice of Hind Rajab, a cinematic tribute to a six-year-old Palestinian girl whose…

The Arab Parliament has strongly condemned recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he openly called for the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza through the Rafah…

from DropSite News: Hamas’s political leadership is reaffirming its willingness to make a deal that would see all Israeli captives released immediately in return for a ceasefire agreement that would…

At least 21,000 children in Gaza have sustained injuries that led to disabilities, more than half permanent, since the beginning of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on October 7, 2023,…

by: Medea Benjamin, Code Pink One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve months. The General Assembly voted,…

Yasemin Acar describes the drone that hovered over the Sumud Freedom Flotilla at midnight (Tuesday night/Wednesday morning) as a form of psychological warfare targeting the crew. The Sumud Flotilla set…

On August 29, the U.S. State Department denied visas to approximately 80 Palestinian officials, including President Abbas, citing “national security” concerns. |CBS: Palestinian president’s visa to the U.S. revoked ahead…

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has warmly welcomed the announcement by Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot, declaring Belgium’s intention to formally recognize the…

The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), the world’s leading body of experts on genocide research and law, has formally declared that Israel’s military onslaught in Gaza meets the legal…

In a powerful show of global solidarity, organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla announced the launch of a civilian-led mission to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza and confront the silence…

Report: The National Bureau for Land Defense and Resistance to Colonization reported Saturday a record surge in violence perpetrated occupation forces, and by illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers, affiliated with extremist figures…

The U.S. State Department has issued a directive barring Palestinian officials and diplomats, especially President Mahmoud Abbas, from attending next month’s United Nations General Assembly in New York. The decision,…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 70 Palestinians in Gaza in the last 24 hours, including at least 22 aid seekers. In total, Israel…

For months, Israeli hasbarists have pushed a set of “gotcha” tropes to debunk the existence of famine in Gaza. Jeremy Konyndyk of Refugees International published the following thread, showing that…

August 25, 2025 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the double compounded crime committed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF)…

New information has emerged about the Israeli bombing of the Nasser Hospital in a ‘double tap’ strike of two bombs spaced 15 minutes apart on Monday morning. Investigative journalist Younis…

UNICEF and senior UN officials have issued a stark denunciation of the intensifying Israeli assault on Gaza, describing the situation as a systematic campaign of annihilation that has turned childhood…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 89 Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, including at least 17 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at least 2,140 aid seekers since…

Jerusalem August 26th,2025: “In the path of righteousness there is life, in walking its path there is no death” (Proverbs 12,28).     A few weeks ago, the Israeli government announced…