Category: International Law

The Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) have jointly condemned Israel’s escalating restrictions on legal teams monitoring the conditions of Palestinian political prisoners. These…

August 10, 2025 – The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) warns of the catastrophic consequences of Israel’s continued policy of using starvation as a weapon of war against the…

After months of threatening to assassinate the most prominent Palestinian journalist in Gaza, Anas al-Sharif, Israel on Sunday carried out its threat and killed Anas and a number of other…

On Wednesday, day day 670 of Israel’s ongoing genocide against the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces dropped bombs on tents of displaced civilians, setting the makeshift…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 82 Palestinians in Gaza on Friday, including at least 53 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at least 1,422 aid seekers since…

On Friday, illegal Israeli colonizers burned six residential barracks in the Arab Mleihat community, northwest of Jericho in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank. WAFA correspondent reported that…

Amnesty International has been working with trusted, exceptionally professional, and dedicated fieldworkers in Gaza. Despite all odds, they have continued to document violations, visit sites of strikes, collect evidence, and…

At the conclusion of the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Resolution of the Palestinian Question, jointly chaired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of France, the…

The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the broadest Palestinian coalition leading the global BDS movement, today officially endorsed the grassroots organic campaign to boycott ZARA. A statement by the organization proclaimed,…

The Israeli occupation forces attacked the “Handala” ship, which was carrying international activists and desperately needed humanitarian aid, on its way to the Gaza Strip, in an attempt to break…

The so-called ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’ (GHF), a private company based in Delaware and run by a close associate of Donald Trump, set up shop in Gaza in late May with…

More than 100 international humanitarian organizations called on governments around the world to take immediate action to open all land crossings with the Gaza Strip, restore the full flow of…

On Tuesday, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa declared that humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza is not a discretionary measure, but a vital lifeline, “the difference between life…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 132 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including at least 94 aid seekers. Israel has killed over 1,021 aid seekers…

From DropSite News: Story by Zaki Awadallah and Sharif Abdel Kouddous KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA—Like hundreds of other young men, Haitham al-Batniji, 28, arrived at the path leading to a so-called…

In a landmark decision within the European Union, Slovenia has officially barred Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering its territory. The move, announced…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 93 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, including aid-seekers. For detail on Israeli attacks in Gaza on Wednesday, go…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has sounded the alarm over a surge in child malnutrition in Gaza, warning that the rate of acute malnutrition…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that “people in Gaza continue to risk their lives to obtain sufficient food and other necessities allowed into…

South Africa’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Vusi Madonsela, condemned Israel’s continued practices that perpetuate occupation and genocide in the Gaza Strip, despite advisory opinions and provisional measures issued by the…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) estimated on Tuesday that Israel, the occupying power, has been killing every day since October 7, 2023, the equivalent…

Report from ‘The Cradle’ news agency: The condition of Dr Hussam Abu Safia, the director of north Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital who was abducted by Israeli forces at the end of…

July 14, 2025 – The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) In a serious and compound crime, Israeli settler militias killed two Palestinian civilians, one of them held U.S. citizenship,…

All three members of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry tasked with investigating human rights violations in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories have resigned, citing the need for a…

Nearly 60 members of Parliament from the British Labour Party have signed a public letter calling on the UK government to immediately recognize the State of Palestine. The lawmakers also…

Freedom Flotilla: FFC’s Handala begins its journey to Gaza to break the blockade, For the Children of Gaza FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: July 13, 2025 Contact: Hay Sha Wiya, Press…

Israel is advancing plans to construct 2,339 illegal colonialist units across the northern, central, and southern regions of the occupied West Bank, a statement issued by the Palestine Liberation Organization’s…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israel killed at least 95 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, including at least X aid-seekers. In addition, two Palestinians in the West Bank,…

Thousands of Palestinian infants in Gaza are facing life-threatening malnutrition, warned UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Monday, emphasizing that “every minute counts in saving lives.” Russell described the deteriorating…

United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric announced Monday that Israeli authorities, the occupying power, have obstructed critical humanitarian initiatives in Gaza, rejecting three out of eight UN relief missions just one…

A controversial proposal, to say the least, reviewed by Reuters outlines a $2 billion plan to build large-scale “Humanitarian Transit Areas” in Gaza and potentially beyond its borders. The plan,…

IsraelPalestineNews: Compilation of news reports – IAK staff:  Israel killed at least 78 people in strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to medical sources. Among the dead were several…

Dozens of protests were held worldwide on Saturday and throughout the week — many of them targeting the companies profiting from and manufacturing weapons for the ongoing Israeli genocide in…

The UN Special Rapporteur has published a new report on the economics of occupation, and how the companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Palestine are now increasing their…

Early Friday morning, at least 30 Palestinian families were forcibly displaced from the Arab al-Mleihat Bedouin community, situated at the end of the Mu’arrajat road northwest of Jericho, in the…

Palestinian political prisoners, including a significant number of minors, held in Israeli detention facilities, notably Megiddo Prison, face deliberate policies imposed by the Israel Prison Service that have led to…

On Wednesday, Israel’s Minister of Justice, Yariv Levin, called for the annexation of the occupied West Bank during a meeting with the settler leader, Yossi Dagan, the head of the…

There were no deliberations. No votes. No pretense of legality. The bombing campaign in Iran bulldozed through international norms without so much as a rhetorical nod to diplomacy.

From the Quds News Network: The International Criminal Court (ICC) said it was hit by a “sophisticated and targeted” cyberattack late last week. In a statement released Monday, the ICC…

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee has passed a resolution calling for an end to the Israeli apartheid system imposed on the indigenous Palestinian population in Israel, the…

June 27, 2025 – Doctors Without Borders The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza that was launched one month ago is forcing Palestinians to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minuscule amounts of…

In a new report, three human rights organizations that advocate for the rights of Palestinians kidnapped and imprisoned by Israeli occupation forces detailed the horrific conditions and brutal torture carried…

Dozens of Israeli colonizers invaded the northern West Bank City of Nablus city, and stormed Joseph’s Tomb, on Friday morning, sparking confrontations. Additionally, illegal settlers assaulted a Palestinian woman near…

The ongoing assaults and violations and by groups of fanatic illegal paramilitary colonizers in the occupied West Bank have escalated further, now encompassing the obstruction of emergency medical services. This…

June 26, 2025 United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are increasingly being subjected to forced displacement…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff:  At least 90 Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks Tuesday, 56 of whom were aid-seekers. For detail on Israeli attacks in Gaza on…

A newly released analysis hosted on the Harvard Dataverse has brought troubling clarity to Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. The report, authored by Israeli academic Yaakov Garb, estimates that nearly 377,000 Palestinians…

United Nations June 24, 2025 – At least 410 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while trying to fetch scraps of food from controversial new aid hubs in…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff:  At least 41 Palestinians were killed across the Gaza Strip since dawn today, according to hospital sources in the enclave speaking to Al…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Saturday that the plight of Palestinian refugees remains “the world’s longest-running unresolved refugee crisis,” calling on the…

From Quds News: Global shipping giant Maersk has temporarily stopped operations at Israeli-occupied Haifa port due to growing security threats tied to the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. The Danish company made…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff At least 92 people were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian health officials say, including at least 16 aid-seekers. In…

On Thursday, Israeli authorities forced Palestinian citizens to demolish their homes in Beit Hanina town, north of Jerusalem. Occupation bulldozers also demolished a citizen’s home in the village of Einabus,…

As the people of Gaza face the 21st month of daily bombing, shelling, starvation and siege by Israeli forces, hundreds of thousands of people in cities around the world held…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Bodies of at least 103 Palestinians were brought to hospitals in Gaza in the last 24 hours, while 427 people were injured, according…

The Israeli military launched a major attack, launching over 300 airstrikes in Iran on Thursday night. Iran, Israel, Iraq, and Jordan have announced the closure of their airspace until further…

The UN General Assembly is set to vote on Thursday on a resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and lasting ceasefire in Gaza. This follows the UN Security Council’s failure…

From Quds News: In a bold move to challenge Israel’s suffocating blockade on Gaza, tens of thousands of participants from around the world are preparing to join the “March of…

As it kills Gazans, Israel kidnaps int’l humanitarians including Greta Thunberg – War on Gaza Day 611 – IsraelPalestineNews.org Compilation of news reports – IAK staff At least 108 Palestinian…

The humanitarian vessel Madeleine arrived at Israel’s Ashdod port on Monday evening after being intercepted by Israeli forces, preventing it from delivering urgently needed humanitarian aid to Gaza. Israeli authorities…

By freedomflotilla,org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: FFC Press Officer Hay Sha Wiyamedia@freedomflotilla.org WhatsApp: +1 210-834-8155 Catania, Sicily, Italy- The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) confirms that its civilian ship, Madleen, carrying humanitarian…

Quds News Network reports:The Israeli military has released a new video claiming it shows a Hamas tunnel beneath the European Hospital in southern Gaza, where it says top Hamas figures…

As the boat ‘Madleen’ approaches the Gaza Strip with 12 human rights activists and several tons of humanitarian aid, the Israeli navy has blocked the communication channels of the boat…

A group of European activists sailing to Gaza to bring humanitarian aid to the starving Palestinian population encountered a sinking boat of Libyan migrants, and rescued the migrants from drowning.…

Israeli forces continued their relentless assault on the entire population of 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, killing at least 35 civilians and wounding dozens more, and ordering thousands of Palestinians…

June 5, 2025 – Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR)– The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the assassination of three journalists and the injury of three others…

Thursday, June 5, 2025 – The Israeli military continued its aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip for the 80th consecutive day since its breach of the ceasefire agreement on March…

In an attack that occurred Tuesday, illegal Israeli colonizers stormed the Armenian Quarter in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, attacking the Armenian Monastery and desecrating Christian holy symbols. Footage…

On Wednesday, Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian-owned home in the town of Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem, leaving a family of five homeless. Media sources said that occupation forces…

The Swiss government has committed 20 million Swiss francs (approximately 24.25 million US dollars) this year to support humanitarian efforts for Palestinians. Of this amount, 11 million francs will be…

The Israeli assault on Gaza continued non-stop throughout the day and night Wednesday, with Palestinians continue to flee for their lives and suffer under a crushing blockade that has caused…

By Abdul-Qader Badawi – Madar Center: After Google and Amazon: Microsoft Deploys Open Ai’s GPT-4 in Service of the Israeli Military in the War on Gaza! Over the years, Israel…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff NOTE: The Gaza Health Ministry’s daily casualty figures are based on the number of dead and wounded Palestinians brought to hospitals, and does not include…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff NOTE: The Gaza Health Ministry’s daily casualty figures are based on the number of dead and wounded Palestinians brought to hospitals, and does not include…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff NOTE: The Gaza Health Ministry’s daily casualty figures are based on the number of dead and wounded Palestinians brought to hospitals, and does not include…

May 15, 2025, marks the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, a pivotal historical event that resulted in the large-scale displacement of approximately 957,000 Palestinians from their homes. Prior to 1948,…

The UN Security Council convened on Tuesday to address the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, alongside broader discussions on the Middle East and the Palestinian issue. The session was chaired…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff: NOTE: The Gaza Health Ministry’s daily casualty figures are based on the number of dead and wounded Palestinians brought to hospitals, and does not include…

On Sunday, Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defense, Simon Harris, called for a review of the European Union-Israel Association Agreement, citing concerns over human rights violations.…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff NOTE: The Gaza Health Ministry’s daily casualty figures are based on the number of dead and wounded Palestinians brought to hospitals, and does not include…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PRCH: “We Will Leave Them Nothing”: New PCHR Report Reveals Israeli Destruction of Gaza’s Agricultural Sector and Food Systems Aims to Erase Palestinian…

The Arab League has called for international protection for Palestinian journalists facing deadly violations and crimes committed by Israeli occupation forces. These crimes have resulted in the deaths of approximately…

Agnès Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, has urged the international community, particularly the European Union, to take decisive steps to stop Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. She condemned…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff NOTE: The Gaza Health Ministry’s daily casualty figures are based on the number of dead and wounded Palestinians brought to hospitals, and does not include…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest terms the repeated attacks by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on community kitchens that have become the final lifeline for…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff NOTE: The Gaza Health Ministry’s daily casualty figures are based on the number of dead and wounded Palestinians brought to hospitals, and does not include…

Public hearings continue at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague for the fifth consecutive day as the ICJ deliberates on Israel’s obligations toward the United Nations and…

A humanitarian vessel affiliated with the “Freedom Flotilla” heading to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza was attacked by an Israeli drone in international waters off the coast of Malta early…

By the United Nations: The education of 800 students in occupied East Jerusalem is at risk as Israel moves to close their schools next week, a senior official with the…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff At least 53 people were killed in Israeli attacks in the enclave in the last 24 hours, according to medical sources. The ministry…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Ongoing Israeli Bombing Kills And Injures Many In Gaza – Friday  The Israeli army killed at least 57 Palestinians in new strikes Thursday…

Israeli forces ordered a Palestinian citizen to demolish his home under threat, on Friday evening, in the town of Kafr ‘Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem. Media sources said that occupation…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli missiles killed at least 42 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, including several bombings of tents that resulted in Palestinians being burned alive in…

On Tuesday, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reaffirmed that the United Nations has no intention of modifying the mandate granted to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees…

On Friday, illegal Israeli colonizers uprooted hundreds of olive trees and razed lands in the village of Umm Safa, northwest of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank. Marwan Sabah,…

Illegal Israeli colonizers assaulted, on Friday, several Palestinians in the Salfit and Ramallah governorates, in the central part of the occupied West Bank, while occupation soldiers detained others. WAFA correspondent…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the Israeli Occupation Forces’ (IOF) bloody military offensive on the Gaza Strip, including targeting tents for displaced civilians in “humanitarian zones” designated by IOF…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest terms the heinous crime committed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) today, 13 April 2025, in the early morning…

On Wednesday, during its 221st session held in Paris, UNESCO’s Executive Board unanimously adopted two resolutions concerning Palestine: “Occupied Palestine” and “Cultural and Educational Institutions.” These resolutions are pivotal in…

An elderly Palestinian man died of a heart attack on Tuesday, while Israeli forces carried out a demolition operation in the village of Wadi Fukin, west of Bethlehem in the…