Category: Human rights

After two Intifadas, genocide in Gaza, and death of many friends– this is the first time that my home is starting to feel unrecognizable. The missiles prevent us from sleeping,…

A Palestinian child was critically wounded on Friday after Israeli forces opened fire in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahia, in yet another violation of the “ceasefire” that has…

After more than two years of continuous Israeli bombardment, displacement, and loss, UN agencies warn that Palestine is facing an unprecedented mental‑health emergency, with more than one million children in…

Three Palestinians were killed and another was critically wounded, Thursday, in two separate Israeli airstrikes east of Gaza City, as Egypt and the Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed the partial reopening…

Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday killed one Palestinian and injured several others west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, as humanitarian conditions across the enclave continue to deteriorate amid…

Three Palestinians, including a child, were killed and ten others injured on Monday after an Israeli strike targeted a vehicle in the Al‑Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, in southern…

A Palestinian civilian was killed Monday, and several others were wounded when Israeli occupation forces carried out a strike targeting a group of residents in the al‑Saftawi area north of…

While headlines chase missiles and threats elsewhere, people in Gaza and the West Bank are being killed, buried, and pushed from their homes. The world’s attention has drifted; occupation and…

Israeli airstrikes killed four Palestinians, including three members of one family, and wounded others on Sunday in the central and southern Gaza Strip, while an evening attack killed nine Palestinian…

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip announced on Sunday evening that Israeli aircraft bombed a a vehicle on Salah al-Din Street in the central Gaza Strip, killing eight citizens and…

The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee has documented a sharp escalation in Israel’s targeting of Palestinian journalists since the start of 2026, recording 22 abductions so far, including four female…

Israeli occupation forces killed three Palestinians, including two children, on Friday evening when aircraft opened fire at a group of civilians east of Gaza City, amid escalating violations across the…

Israeli occupation forces confiscated 133 dunams of privately owned Palestinian land on Friday in the governorates of Jenin and Salfit, in the northern and central parts of the occupied West…

As the world is busy with the regional war Israel has ignited against Iran, the Israeli military court dropped charges against five soldiers for raping a Palestinian detainee at the…

Local sources have reported that thousands of Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel have been removed from cells and tortured this week, under the pretext of the Israeli-U.S. war with…

The Gaza Strip endured another difficult day as Israeli bombings and closures continued to shape life across the besieged territory, despite the “ceasefire” framework announced on 11 October. Residents across…

Israeli occupation forces carried out new attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing and injuring displaced Palestinians in central Gaza and striking civilian areas in Gaza City, as medical…

By Ayman Odeh: This time the enemy is Iran. Yesterday it was Gaza. The day before it was Lebanon. Tomorrow it may be Turkey. In Israel, there is always another…

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked Palestinian civilians on Tuesday by spraying pepper gas at people passing near the Mikhmas roundabout north of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank. Local…

Israeli authorities in occupied Jerusalem forced a Palestinian resident to demolish his own home on Tuesday in the town of Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem, as part of the…

Seven Palestinians were killed and seventeen others wounded across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours as Israeli forces continued to bombard multiple areas of the besieged enclave, the…

Israeli occupation forces carried out new attacks across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing three Palestinians in a strike west of Gaza City, while a fourth Palestinian died of wounds…

Eleven Palestinian families from the Khirbet Yarza area, east of Tubas in the northern Jordan Valley, dismantled their homes and tents on Sunday and began leaving the community after a…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to be…

Israeli occupation forces carried out a new series of airstrikes and artillery and naval bombardments across the Gaza Strip at dawn on Saturday, killing a Palestinian man and critically injuring…

Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinians, including a child, in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Friday, as the genocide against the population continues despite the ceasefire declared last…

Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip continued on Thursday despite the declared “ceasefire” framework, with the Ministry of Health reporting new fatalities, fresh injuries, and growing concern over victims still…

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 has concluded that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians since October 07, 2023, constitutes systematic…

A Palestinian man was killed on Wednesday after Israeli forces opened fire east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, as the devastated Gaza Strip continues to face severe humanitarian shortages…

Israeli occupation forces carried out new air and artillery strikes across several areas of the Gaza Strip on Monday, in a fresh violation of the “ceasefire” that has been in…

Israeli military fire and restrictions on aid continued across the Gaza Strip on Monday, deepening the humanitarian crisis that has persisted despite the “ceasefire” declared in mid‑October 2025. The Gaza…

Two Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Sunday evening when Israeli artillery shelled the al‑Joren area of Jabalia town in northern Gaza, while two infants died from malnutrition…

On Friday, the Israeli Supreme Court temporarily prevented the Israeli government from closing dozens of relief organizations operating in Gaza. The groups had filed a lawsuit challenging new Israeli rules…

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians and wounded several others on Thursday in a series of attacks across the Gaza Strip, as humanitarian agencies warned that ongoing ceasefire violations and severe…

Human rights activists and international civil society groups are organizing a large maritime flotilla set to depart on April 12 from ports in Spain, Italy, and Tunisia, in an effort…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to be…

Several Palestinians were injured late Wednesday night after Israeli naval vessels opened fire toward the coastline west of Gaza City. Earlier in the day, the Israeli army killed three Palestinians…

Three Palestinians were killed and four others were injured on Wednesday in a series of Israeli airstrikes, shelling, and drone attacks across the devastated Gaza Strip, while civil defense teams…

Two Palestinians were killed and several others were injured on Tuesday in Israeli strikes targeting Khan Younis and Beit Lahia, amidst ongoing violations across the devastated Gaza Strip, as humanitarian…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to be ongoing,…

Average of five Palestinians killed by Israel every day in Gaza since ceasefire – Not a ceasefire Day 136 Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is…

Three Palestinian citizens were injured on Monday morning after Israeli occupation forces opened fire east of Gaza City. The Health Ministry in Gaza also released the latest casualty updates. Medical…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that two Palestinians were killed and three others injured in the past 24 hours as Israel’s genocide against the Gaza Strip continues…

A 27‑year‑old Palestinian woman was killed on Sunday in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, while a child died after being repeatedly denied medical evacuation for treatment, as the humanitarian situation…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to be…

Two Palestinians were killed on Saturday when Israeli drones struck separate locations in the northern and southern Gaza Strip, as humanitarian conditions across the enclave continue to deteriorate despite a…

The death toll from Israel’s ongoing violations on the devastated Gaza Strip has risen to 72,069 Palestinians, with 171,728 injured since October 7, 2023, according to updated medical data released…

On Wednesday, Israeli forces killed a 20-year old Palestinian man east of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Wednesday marked the first day of Ramadan –…

Israeli occupation forces abducted Jerusalem activist Mohammad Abu al‑Hummus on Wednesday evening from the Bab Hutta area, one of the main gates leading to the Al‑Aqsa Mosque in the Old…

On Wednesday, Israeli forces demolished two residential buildings in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and detonated a slain man’s family home in the town of Beit Ummar, north…

A Palestinian child was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli drone strike on Jabalia al‑Balad, in northern Gaza, as bombardment and ground operations continued across the devastated and besieged Gaza…

In the latest of Israel’s daily and nightly attacks on Palestinians throughout the West Bank, including in Jerusalem, Israeli forces seriously wounded a homeowner in Salfit, abducted the head of…

Israeli occupation forces on Monday carried out renewed artillery attacks across several areas of the Gaza Strip, killing one Palestinian in the eastern part of Gaza City and wounding others,…

Two Palestinian children were killed on Sunday when members of a Palestinian Authority (PA) security force opened fire on their father’s vehicle during a pursuit in the town of Tammun,…

At least three Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Sunday in Israeli airstrikes targeting Gaza City and Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, while the Ministry of…

Israeli occupation forces carried out multiple attacks across the Gaza Strip at dawn Sunday, killing eight Palestinians and injuring many others in strikes targeting northern, central, and southern areas of…

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Saturday that the cumulative death toll has climbed to 72,051 Palestinians, while the number of wounded has reached 171,706 since the beginning…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to be…

Israeli Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said Friday that Israel’s core objective in the Gaza Strip remains the “complete disarmament” of the territory and the “dismantling of Hamas,” Al‑Jazeera…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to be…

A Palestinian detainee from the Gaza Strip died on Thursday after being held for 14 months in the “Negev” detention center in southern Israel. In a joint statement, the Palestinian…

The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on Thursday that the cumulative death toll from Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip has risen to 72,045 Palestinians, with 171,686 others wounded,…

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) says nearly all school buildings in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed during the ongoing Israeli military offensive,…

Israel is set to revoke the Norwegian Refugee Council’s registration within 16 days, part of a broader move that has already stripped dozens of aid groups of their licences under…

Updated: Israeli occupation forces carried out multiple attacks across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing two Palestinians and injuring others in separate incidents, as artillery shelling, drone fire, naval gunfire,…

Palestine has formally requested an urgent extraordinary session of the Arab League Council at the level of permanent representatives to discuss collective Arab and international action against the latest Israeli…

The Israeli Cabinet this week approved changes to land registration in the West Bank, allowing demolition of Palestinian-owned homes and enabling expanded construction of Jewish-only colonies on stolen Palestinian land.…

The Rafah Crossing with Egypt saw only limited movement on Sunday as a small group of Palestinians who had completed medical treatment in Egypt were cleared to return to Gaza,…

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip said that the ongoing Israeli violations in the devastated coastal enclave have killed six Palestinians and caused several injuries. On Sunday evening, Israeli occupation…

On February 6, workers from over 20 Mediterranean ports, led by the USB union in Italy and groups in Greece, Turkey, Morocco, and Spain, staged strikes to block vessels including…

Israeli attacks across the devastated Gaza Strip on Sunday resulted in the killing two Palestinians, while a woman succumbed to her serious wounded, in separate incidents in the central and…

Reporter Motasem A Dalloul reported that Israeli occupation forces have raided 17 Palestinian villages since start of this night in the occupied West Bank, kidnapping 16 Palestinians from their homes.…

The Ministry of Health in Gaza released its latest daily update on Saturday, confirming that two Palestinians were killed and twenty‑five others were injured in the past twenty‑four hours as…

UNICEF says the situation for children in Gaza remains perilous, with conditions continuing to deteriorate despite the declared ceasefire. The agency reports that children are being harmed not only by…

Israeli occupation forces continued their violations across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, with renewed shelling, gunfire, and demolition operations reported in several areas despite the declared “ceasefire.” Artillery units again…

Israeli forces killed two Palestinians on Friday in separate attacks in the northern Gaza Strip, while artillery shelling and large‑scale demolitions continued across the enclave despite the so‑called ceasefire that…

On Thursday, Israeli forces demolished two Palestinian homes and razed citizens’ lands near Hebron, in the southern West Bank, in addition to issuing stop-work orders to six houses near Ramallah,…

The Health Ministry reports that the cumulative death toll in the devastated Gaza Strip has climbed to 71,851 Palestinians killed and 171,626 wounded since 7 October 2023. In the past…

Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire killed 24 Palestinians and wounded dozens more on Wednesday in multiple attacks on tents sheltering displaced families and residential areas across the Gaza Strip, while…

Twenty Palestinians, including four children and one medic, were killed and dozens were injured, Wednesday, when Israeli artillery shelled tents and homes east of Gaza City and south of Khan…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza released its daily statistical update on the human toll resulting from the ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip. The figures reflect the…

by Jasper Diamond Nathaniel Settlers stage pogroms in the West Bank, Israel flirts with Nazis, Jewish leaders and institutions look away. On Tuesday, Holocaust Remembrance Day, as leaders and institutions…

Israeli occupation forces carried out multiple attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a Palestinian teenager and injuring several civilians, including a child and an elderly man, amid continued…

By Olla Moqudy — Published in Arabic by WAFA News: From the hilltops overlooking the town of Bruqin, west of Salfit in the central West Bank, the small community of Khirbet…

UNRWA Commissioner‑General Philippe Lazzarini said on Sunday that Israeli violence in the occupied West Bank has reached “record levels.” In a statement, Lazzarini described the situation as “Israel’s silent war—one…

Israeli occupation authorities issued immediate demolition orders on Sunday targeting 14 Palestinian homes in the Al‑Bustan neighborhood of Silwan, south of Al‑Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, under the pretext of…

Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours have killed at 32 Palestinians, as Israeli forces continue violating the ceasefire for the 114th consecutive day, while Israeli…

Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed 31 Palestinians, including children, and wounded dozens more, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed. The Ministry reported that seven of the…

On Saturday, a Palestinian citizen was forced to demolish his family’s home in the town of Silwan, in Jerusalem, while another citizen demolished his marble factory in the town of…

Israel’s ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip has raised the cumulative death toll to 71,769 Palestinians killed and 171,483 injured since the beginning of the genocide on October 7, 2023.…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Thursday that three Palestinians were killed, and several others were injured as Israeli forces continued artillery bombardment, drone strikes, and demolition operations across multiple areas…

Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda revealed that her TikTok account, which had 1.4 million followers built over four years, was permanently deleted this week. She expressed frustration, saying she expected a…

The Gaza Ministry of Health reported that two Palestinians were killed, and nine others were wounded, in the past 24 hours as Israeli forces continued to violate the ceasefire across…

Israeli occupation forces continued widespread violations of the “ceasefire” for the 108th consecutive day, carrying out ground incursions, airstrikes, artillery bombardments, and home demolitions across multiple areas of the Gaza…

Mohammed Umer Khalid, 22, the last British ‘Palestine Action’ still on hunger strike, has now stopped drinking water, prompting doctors to warn he could die within days. Khalid, who has…

Despite the declared “ceasefire” that took effect on October 11, 2025, Israeli forces continued to carry out lethal attacks across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing several Palestinians and injuring…

Israeli occupation forces launched a new series of airstrikes and artillery attacks across the devastated Gaza Strip on Sunday, injuring several Palestinians and adding to the mounting toll of the…

Three Palestinians, including two children, were killed by Israeli forces on Saturday, as Israel continues its illegal takeover of more than half of the land of the Gaza Strip and…

When Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner‑General of UNRWA, warned this week that Palestinian refugee education has come under “intensifying attacks,” he was not speaking in abstractions. His statement reflects a crisis…

The Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, warned that the occupied West Bank is experiencing its most severe humanitarian crisis since 1967,…