Category: Human rights

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…

On Monday, October 6th, day 731 of Israel’s ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued their relentless assault on the entire civilian population of Gaza. Intense Israeli airstrikes…

By Maha Sheikh – WAFA (Arabic):  For two years, Gaza has endured a relentless campaign of annihilation. Since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have carried out genocide—killing and injuring nearly…

On Sunday, the Gaza Strip marked 730 consecutive days of systematic annihilation, with Israeli forces killing at least 24 Palestinians and injuring dozens more in a series of attacks across…

JERUSALEM, October 5, 2025 (WAFA) – The Jerusalem Governorate has released a detailed report documenting the violations and crimes committed by Israeli occupation forces and colonists in Jerusalem since the…

From Quds News: The Gaza Strip has been under relentless Israeli attacks, with dozens killed and designated safe zones targeted, despite US President Donald Trump claiming that Israel had “temporarily…

from Wafa – Hussein Nazir Sinwar With the intensification of the Israeli genocide that has been waged against the Gaza Strip for nearly two years, the Israeli occupation forces have…

On Saturday, Day 729 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli missiles and shells killed at least 70 Palestinians and injured dozens more across the devastated, starved, and besieged coastal enclave. Israeli…

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…

On Saturday, October 4, 2025, day 729 of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, medical sources announced that 67 citizens have been killed since dawn today, Saturday, by Israeli occupation forces’ fire,…

On the 729th day of Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza—and despite ongoing ceasefire discussions—civil defense teams described the situation in Gaza City as “a merciless, frenzied bombardment.” Two…

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…

The Jerusalem Governorate issued its quarterly report this week, finding that over the third quarter of 2025, from July through September, 6 Palestinians were killed, 216 abducted, and 116 Palestinian…

On Friday, Day 728 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli forces killed at least 89 Palestinians and injured dozens more, across the Gaza Strip, as the genocide against Gaza’s population continues…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned Friday that tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are being forced into repeated displacement under increasingly dire…

Hamas has formally accepted core provisions of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire proposal to end the genocide in Gaza, marking a potentially pivotal moment in the nearly two-year conflict.…

On Day 728 of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Israeli forces intensified bombing and shelling across the devastated and besieged coastal enclave, killing at least 19 Palestinians and injuring dozens…

Updated: On Thursday, Day 727 of the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued their campaign of bombardment, home demolitions, and enforced starvation, while maintaining a blockade on…

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…

Gaza, Day 726 Update: Medical sources confirmed late Wednesday that 85 Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded—including children and women—in relentless Israeli airstrikes across the devastated, starved, and besieged…

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…

On Wednesday, Day 726 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli forces continued bombing and shelling across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 23 Palestinians and injuring dozens more. The strikes targeted…

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…

On Tuesday, Day 725 of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Israeli forces killed at least 64 Palestinians since dawn, including 20 civilians who were waiting for humanitarian aid south 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…

On Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces carried out the demolition of three residential homes in the Shuab neighborhood north of Bruqin, west of Salfit city in the central part of the…

On Tuesday September 30th, 2025, day 725 of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, relentless Israeli bombardment continued throughout the night and morning, targeting and terrifying displaced Palestinian civilians. Local sources…

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…

From Quds News: Israel is running a dangerous blackmail campaign against tribes and families in Gaza, forcing them to choose between two options: collaborate with its forces and militias or…

On Sunday, Day 723 on the ongoing genocide, Israeli forces killed at least 50 Palestinians were killed, and wounded dozens more, in Israeli strikes across the devastated, starved, and besieged…

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 Saturday, day 722 of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, the massive assault on Gaza City and forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of residents continued unabated, despite the Israeli…

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…

On Friday, day 721 of Israel’s ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued bombing civilian areas in all parts of the Gaza Strip, killing at least 60 Palestinians…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday called on member states to urgently support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), warning that the conditions under…

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…

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,…

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…

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) announced on Tuesday that the oxygen station at Al-Quds Hospital in Tal al-Hawa, southwest Gaza City, has ceased operations after being struck by gunfire…

On Tuesday, September 23rd, the 718th day of Israel’s ongoing campaign of genocide in Gaza, the Israeli military escalated its bombardment of residential neighborhoods and displacement camps, killing and wounding…

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…

On Monday, September 22nd, the 717th day of Israel’s ongoing campaign of genocide in Gaza, the Israeli military escalated its bombardment of residential neighborhoods and displacement camps, killing at least…

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…

On Sunday, September 21st,  day 716 of Israel’s ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued their relentless assault on Gaza City, which has been ongoing for over a…

On the 716th day of the Israeli genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, occupation forces continued their relentless bombardment of residential buildings and displacement camps, killing and injuring…

On the 715th day of Israel’s ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, the death toll rose to at least 107 Palestinians since dawn Saturday, including 81 in Gaza City alone.…

On Saturday, September 20th, 2025, day 715 of Israel’s ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued their relentless assault on Gaza City, which has been ongoing for over…

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…

On Friday, September 19th, 2025, day 714 of the Israeli genocide of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued the mass displacement of a million Palestinians from Gaza City, while carrying…

On Thursday, Day 713 of the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation forces intensified their aerial and artillery bombardment across Gaza City and other areas of the besieged…

Israeli occupation forces launched a series of deadly airstrikes across Gaza, on Wednesday, Day 712 of the ongoing genocide, killing and scores of civilians, including a journalist, women and children,…

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…

The spokeswoman for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Tess Ingram said: The forced mass displacement of families is a “deadly threat to the most vulnerable groups”, as bombs continue…

On Wednesday, day 712 of Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian civilian population of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued their relentless assault on Gaza City and northern Gaza, pounding the…

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…

On Monday, September 15th, Day 710 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…

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), confirmed that Israeli airstrikes have targeted 10 UNRWA buildings in Gaza City over the past…

On Saturday, Israeli forces shot a Palestinian child in the Qalandia refugee camp, in addition to shooting a 57-year-old man in the town of Ar-Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem. Media…

On the 708th day of the ongoing genocide in the devastated Gaza Strip, Palestinians endured another wave of Israeli bombing and shelling, killing 52 Palestinian citizens, including 29 from Gaza…

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…

On Friday, Day 707 of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, the Israeli occupation intensified its bombardment across the Strip, killing at least 70 Palestinian civilians and injuring at least 200.…

Child malnutrition in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, UNICEF warned in a statement issued Thursday, citing alarming new data from August. Devastating rate of child malnutrition in the Gaza Strip…

On Thursday, Israeli occupation authorities forced a Palestinian family to carry out the demolition of their own home in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank.…

On Thursday, the 706th day of the ongoing genocide, Israeli forces continued their relentless assault on the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians in targeted attacks across the…

In the West Bank on Wednesday, Israeli soldiers and paramilitary colonizers attacked Palestinian civilians in the north, south and central West Bank. This is in addition to the killing of…

On the 705th day of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, relentless bombardment continues across the devastated and besieged enclave, Israeli forces have killed 79 Palestinians on Wednesday, including at least…

Hospitals throughout the Gaza Strip confirmed five more deaths on Wednesday, including one child, resulting from starvation and acute malnutrition within the past 24 hours. These latest fatalities raise the…

Ramallah, September 9, 2025 (WAFA) – More than 138 economists from around the world, including prominent professors, researchers, and academics, condemned Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon of war against the…

By Bilal Ghaith Kisswani – Published in Arabic by WAFA News: The longest emergency call from Gaza’s genocide becomes a global symbol of Palestinian children’s suffering and the sacrifice of…

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 Monday, day 703 of Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes and drones launched a series of deadly attacks across the besieged enclave, killing 64…

On Day 702 of the ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Israeli missiles and shells killed at least 62 civilians and injured dozens more across the besieged, starved, and devastated…

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…

On Saturday, marking Day 700 of Israel’s genocidal campaign against Gaza, the Israeli military intensified its aerial and ground bombardment across the besieged enclave. Residential neighborhoods and displacement camps were…

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has described August 2025 as a devastating month for press freedom, confirming that Israeli occupation forces killed 17 Palestinian journalists, including three women, Marwa Musallam, Maryam…

On the 700th day of Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza, the Israeli army intensified its aerial and ground assaults across the besieged enclave. Residential areas and displacement camps were targeted…

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…

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate stated that August 2025 one of the bloodiest months for media workers in Palestine, with Israeli occupation forces killing 15 journalists, including three women: Marwa Muslim,…

As Gaza marks its 700th of ongoing genocide, Israeli occupation forces intensified their bombardment across the Strip on Friday, unleashing a wave of airstrikes and artillery bombings, killing 70 Palestinian…

On Thursday, September 4th, the 699th day of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and Day 171 since Israel violated the mediated ceasefire agreement, medical sources in Gaza confirmed that Israeli forces…

In a move that has sparked outrage across human rights circles, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Thursday against three leading Palestinian organizations known for documenting Israeli violations and pushing…

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…

September 3, 2025: Euro-Med Monitor: Palestinian Territory – The Israeli army’s escalation in targeting displaced people in Al–Mawasi is turning the Israeli-claimed “humanitarian zone” into a death trap. This forms part of…

September 2, 2025 – Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) – In August 2025, the Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) and Israeli settlers continued their crimes and violations of human rights…

In a renewed statement, Hamas has reiterated its willingness to enter a comprehensive ceasefire agreement that would secure the release of all Israeli captives held by Palestinian resistance factions in…

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 Tuesday, Day 697 of the ongoing genocide and Day 170 since Israel violated the mediated ceasefire agreement, Israeli bombing and shelling across the devastated Gaza Strip intensified, resulting in…

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…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 90 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including at least 46 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at…

On Monday, Day 696 of the ongoing genocide and Day 169 since Israel violated the mediated ceasefire deal, the Israeli army continued its bombing and shelling of various parts of…