Category: Human rights

Israeli occupation forces launched new strikes and opened fire across several areas of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, injuring Palestinians in the north, center, and south of the enclave as…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned on Friday that Israeli occupation authorities are taking steps to forcibly close the Qalandia Training Center, a move…

A report from DropSite News and Forensic Architecture has revealed that a U.S.-led military coordination body is advancing plans for a tightly controlled residential zone in Gaza under full Israeli…

The United Nations Humanitarian Office OCHA issued a report Friday documenting attacks by Israeli paramilitary colonizers in the occupied West Bank that forced the displacement of about 100 Palestinian families…

Medical sources in southern Gaza reported on Friday the death of a six‑month‑old infant, Yousef Omar Abu Hammala, who succumbed to severe cold inside his family’s tent in the Mawasi…

Israeli forces escalated their field operations across the occupied West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem over the past week, carrying out more than one thousand documented violations that included killings, abductions,…

Five Palestinians were killed on Thursday by Israeli fire in separate violations across the Gaza Strip, while a three‑month‑old infant died from severe cold in Gaza City, underscoring the accelerating…

Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians, among them three journalists and several children, in a series of attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday — one of the deadliest days since…

Israeli occupation forces continued a sweeping military offensive for the third consecutive day on Wednesday in Jabal Johar and the southern area of Hebron city in the southern occupied West…

Israeli forces carried out new violations of the ceasefire across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, destroying residential buildings and striking multiple areas in the north, center, and south of the…

On Tuesday, Israeli forces demolished a citizen’s home in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, amid the ongoing large-scale incursion into the city for the second consecutive day. Media…

Israeli occupation forces carried out new attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing one Palestinian and injuring several others in continued violations of the “ceasefire agreement,” while the death…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned Monday of record levels of disease spreading in the Gaza Strip, due to severe cold, wind and rain,…

The Israeli military continued its daily violations of the ceasefire agreement made in October 2025, killing 3 Palestinians and severely wounding 7, in separate attacks in several parts of the…

One Palestinian was killed and another critically injured as a result of Israeli forces targeting a Palestinian police checkpoint at Al-Nabulsi Roundabout, west of Gaza City. They were brought to…

The US House of Representatives has approved a $3.3 billion aid package for Israel as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations act, fulfilling a 2016 agreement. Meanwhile, three new…

Israeli soldiers and armed paramilitary colonizers terrorized Palestinian civilians in the Jerusalem area and throughout the West Bank on Sunday, continuing a pattern of escalated attacks on Palestinian civilians by…

Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières – MSF) is warning that its medical operations in the Gaza Strip may be forced to shut down after new Israeli measures placed its…

A twenty-seven-day-old infant died on Saturday in Khan Younis in southern Gaza as freezing temperatures, mass displacement, and the collapse of basic services deepened the humanitarian crisis across the territory.…

Thirteen Palestinians were killed on Friday in multiple Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, according to medical officials and field reports. The fatalities occurred in Beit Lahia, Khan Younis, Deir…

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The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva warned that the Gaza Strip is now overwhelmed by more than 60 million tons of rubble,…

UN Secretary‑General António Guterres urged the Israeli occupation authorities to immediately return the UNRWA compound in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and the agency’s health center in occupied Jerusalem, calling for…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said that ten Palestinians were killed and many others injured on Thursday, as Israeli strikes continued across several areas of the Strip despite…

Israeli attacks and the structural collapse of basic services in the Gaza Strip continued to generate new violations and deepen the humanitarian crisis on Wednesday. Civil defense crews, medical teams,…

On Wednesday, Israeli forces detonated the home of a Palestinian detainee in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. In the southern West Bank,…

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The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported, Tuesday, that hospitals across the Strip received five Palestinians killed and six injured during the past 24 hours, as ongoing Israeli attacks…

A wave of polar cold has pushed Gaza’s displaced population into an even deeper humanitarian crisis, with health and local officials warning that tens of thousands of families are now…

The United Nations warned Monday that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip “remains critical,” as severe winter weather destroyed shelters, acute malnutrition surged, and the death toll from Israel’s…

The death toll in the Gaza Strip continued to rise on Monday as severe winter weather caused additional building collapses, children died from exposure, and health officials warned of dangerous…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported new deaths and injuries over the past 48 hours, underscoring the deepening humanitarian crisis as emergency services struggle to reach large parts…

Israeli forces carried out a series of airstrikes, artillery bombardments, and naval shelling across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing four Palestinians and injuring several others, according to medical and…

The Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex‑Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society confirmed on Sunday the death of detainee Hamza Abdullah Abdul‑Hadi Adwan, 67, from the Gaza Strip, noting…

The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has urged urgent international action to stop Israeli rubble removal and land leveling in Rafah, in southern Gaza, warning that the operations are destroying evidence…

Following a deadly series of attacks Saturday that killed 14 Palestinian civilians, Israeli forces continued their ongoing violations of the October 11, 2025 ceasefire on Sunday, killing 4 Palestinian civilians…

Israeli occupation forces launched new airstrikes and carried out artillery and naval shelling across several areas of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, marking the latest in a series of violations…

The United Nations says violence by illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers has become a defining feature of life across the occupied West Bank, reshaping daily routines, uprooting entire communities and deepening…

UNRWA says children in the Gaza Strip are living through conditions no child should ever have to endure, as Israeli restrictions continue to block the entry of essential humanitarian aid.…

Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip late Saturday and into Sunday killed and injured several Palestinians, as artillery fire, drone strikes, and explosive demolitions continued despite the fragile ceasefire announced…

Hospitals in the Gaza Strip reported fourteen Palestinians killed, and seventeen others injured over the past 24 hours as Israeli forces conducted new attacks on Friday, in continued violations of…

UNRWA Commissioner‑General Philippe Lazzarini said on Thursday that three months have passed since the “ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, yet humanitarian assistance remains far below what is required to meet…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on Wednesday that two Palestinians were killed—one of them recovered from beneath the rubble—and ten others were injured during the past 24…

Israeli occupation authorities have seized 694 dunams of Palestinian land belonging to the towns of Kafr Thulth in Qalqilia, in the occupied West Bank’s northwestern part, in addition to Deir…

Prisoners for Palestine warned that eight hunger strikers, including Heba Muraisi, face risk of organ failure as the protest enters its third month. The organization reported that Palestine Action activist…

Israeli forces carried out a series of violations across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, including a fatal drone strike, renewed bombardment, and continued targeting of civilians and rescue workers, according…

Israel’s Violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the West Bank in December 2025 – The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR) In December 2025, the Israeli Occupying…

The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate announced on Monday its annual report on media freedoms in Palestine, confirming that 2025 was the deadliest year ever recorded for Palestinian journalists, amid systematic and…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported new casualties on Sunday as Israeli forces continued to carry out attacks, demolitions, and movement restrictions across the devastated and besieged Gaza…

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on Israeli authorities to withdraw a new draft law that would impose the death penalty on Palestinian detainees under…

Groups say the measures would set a dangerous precedent by tightening Israeli control over humanitarian operations NGOs call on Israel to immediately stop actions that obstruct aid delivery Donor governments…

Nineteen Israeli human rights organizations have condemned the government of Benjamin Netanyahu for canceling the registration of 37 international humanitarian organizations operating in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West…

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The Ibrahimi Mosque, one of the most ancient and revered holy sites in Islam, has had its municipal governorship taken over by the Israeli military, in direct violation of international…

A Palestinian detainee from the city of Rahat in the Negev, Hassan Issa al‑Qasha’la, 26, died on Thursday evening inside Israel’s Be’er Sheva prison, which is operated by the Israeli…

The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate said on Thursday that the Israeli military and government continued throughout 2025 a systematic policy of targeting Palestinian journalists through arbitrary abductions, administrative detention, physical assaults,…

The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported new fatalities and injuries over the past 48 hours as the humanitarian toll of the genocide in the devastated coastal enclave continues to…

A joint human rights report released on Tuesday by the Commission of Detainees and Ex‑Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, and Ad-Dameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association revealed that…

Four Palestinians, including two young girls and a two‑month‑old infant, were killed and several others were injured over the past two days in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip, as…

A young Palestinian girl was killed, and a child and a woman were injured on Tuesday afternoon in separate incidents in central and southern Gaza, as Palestinians continue to be…

On Sunday, Israeli violations of international law continued throughout the West Bank, including military invasions, paramilitary colonizer attacks, forced removal of Palestinians from their homes, and abductions of Palestinian civilians.…

Gaza – 27 December 2025: The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has released updated casualty figures from the ongoing Israeli violations in the devastated coastal region, reporting new…

Israeli occupation forces continued to breach the ceasefire agreement on Friday and Saturday, carrying out new airstrikes, artillery fire, and machine‑gun attacks across several areas of the Gaza Strip. The…

More than 700 relatives killed in Gaza as the Freedoms Committee warns of collective punishment and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, a report by the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate reveals.…

By Dr. Jack Sara – Come And See: In his recent Christmas greeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke warmly of Christians in the Holy Land, portraying Israel as a unique…

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,…

December 27th, 2025 marks one year of imprisonment without charge for the famous Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya. He was kidnapped on 27 December 2024 after Israeli forces raided Kamal…

Monitoring and documentation compiled by the Freedoms Committee of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate, covering the period from 7 October 2023 through the end of 2025, reveal a systematic and escalating…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has issued its latest daily statistical update, on December 26, reporting new casualties and the recovery of bodies from previously inaccessible areas in…

IsraelPalestineNews – If Americans Knew: Instead of our usual news round-up, If Americans Knew today offers excerpts from a new document approved at an international conference in Bethlehem on November…

Israeli occupation forces continued their violations across the devastated Gaza Strip on Thursday, issuing new forced‑evacuation orders in Gaza City, expanding demolition zones, and continuing attacks that left additional casualties…

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A Palestinian man was killed, and several others were wounded, on Wednesday after Israeli forces opened fire in multiple areas across the devastated Gaza Strip, in incidents that humanitarian agencies…

The Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex‑Detainees Affairs reported that Palestinians held in Ofer Prison and the Negev (Naqab) Prison are enduring extremely harsh humanitarian conditions, following a recent visit…

Death Toll Reaches 70,942 as Israeli Attacks and Humanitarian Restrictions Persist: Israeli occupation forces carried out new attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, striking residential areas, displacement camps, and…

Israeli occupation forces carried out new attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, targeting residential areas, displacement camps, and already‑devastated infrastructure amid a worsening humanitarian crisis and…

A British doctor says she was “strangled” by police officers at a protest outside a British prison demanding an ambulance for a critically ill Palestine Action-linked prisoner on hunger strike.…

Israeli occupation forces carried out widespread invasions across the occupied West Bank at dawn on Tuesday, abducting more than thirty Palestinians from Hebron, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Tulkarem, Qalqilia, Ramallah, and the…

Two Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli occupation forces on Monday near the Shuja’iyya courthouse in eastern Gaza City, in what local sources described as a new violation of…

Israeli occupation forces demolished a multi‑story residential building in the Wadi Qaddum area of Ras al‑Amoud in Silwan, south of the Al‑Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, early Monday morning, displacing…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that hospitals across the Strip received 13 Palestinians killed over the past 48 hours, including 6 newly killed individuals and 7 bodies…

Israeli forces carried out multiple attacks across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing three Palestinians in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood of Gaza City, while three women from the same family died…

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers carried out a series of coordinated attacks across multiple West Bank villages on Saturday, invading residential areas, targeting Palestinian vehicles, and damaging property in Ramallah, Nablus,…

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned that children in the Gaza Strip are dying from cold exposure, as severe winter storms intensify the suffering of hundreds of thousands of displaced…

Israeli artillery and airstrikes continued across the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing and injuring Palestinians in clear violations of the declared ceasefire. Despite international announcements of a ceasefire, attacks on…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that hospitals received one person killed and 13 injured during the past 24 hours. Civil defense and ambulance crews continue to face…

The Gaza Strip on Thursday witnessed another day of Israeli violations marked by deaths, injuries, and the continued recovery of bodies from beneath the rubble of destroyed homes. Civilian lives…

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Thursday condemned the “escalating campaign of organized terror by illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers against Palestinian civilians,” including physical assaults, arson targeting…

Catholic rights center fights Arnona hikes imposed on Palestinian communities: Jerusalem Municipality Continues the “Arnona War”: Cancellation of Category “D” and Tax Increase on 14 Palestinian Neighborhoods. According to the…

Gaza’s humanitarian toll continues to mount despite the October “ceasefire,” with hospitals reporting new casualties and Civil Defense teams unable to reach victims still trapped under rubble. Official figures now…

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Israeli forces continued their daily violations of the ceasefire that went into effect at the beginning of October in the Gaza Strip. Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister says ongoing…

The Israeli Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has advanced legislation that would bar water and electricity services to properties registered under the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for…

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the occupied Palestinian territory warned on Tuesday that Israel, the occupying power, has intensified its repression against…

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Casualties climb to more than 70,000 as bombardments, winter storms, and deliberate attacks devastate displaced Palestinians; health officials warn of collapsing hospitals and rising deaths among children. Gaza Report, December…

The ‘Filton 24’ have passed day 40 of their ongoing hunger strike – marking the largest, longest hunger strike of prisoners in the UK since Bobby Sands died in a…

The Gaza Strip is facing a devastating humanitarian crisis as winter storms flood thousands of displacement tents, leaving families exposed to cold, disease, and despair. Heavy rains in mid-December have…

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted, by an overwhelming majority, a resolution reaffirming the Palestinian people’s right to self‑determination. The vote, held Monday, saw 164 countries in favor, only…