Facts & analysis on the events of Oct. 7 and since
Genocide does not require mass graves; it also includes efforts to destroy a people’s capacity to bring the next generation into being.
Israel’s systematic use of torture and sexual violence against Palestinians meets that definition.
Israeli leaders appear determined to move up the escalation ladder and pursue a Gaza-like campaign in Lebanon. All indications point to a new and brutal type of war in Lebanon — featuring attacks “unlike anything we’ve seen before” in the country, a war that could drag on even if the war in Iran comes to a close.
While Israel continues to maim people in Gaza, it severely restricts the entry of assistive products, including prosthetics, into the Strip, classifying them as “dual-use” items, ostensibly meaning they can have both civilian and military applications.
War on Iran: news and headlines ■ Lebanon front: Israel goes Gaza ■ Gaza: weather woes ■ West Bank: settler killing ■ Israel in disarray ■ More.
Latest Iran war news, including Hegseth rant ■ Lebanon news ■ Gaza’s new “border” ■ West Bank deaths, ethnic cleansing ■ More
Latest on Iran: US troops, Strait of Hormuz, Iranian casualties ■ Lebanon: Israel plans to occupy (or annex?), “Gaza playbook” ■ Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya ■ Israel is “strangling,” “erasing” West Bank ■ Gavin Newsom’s retraction ■ More
Francesca Albanese says her report, which includes over 300 testimonies, ‘examines Israel’s systematic use of torture against Palestinians from the occupied Palestinian territory since October 7, 2023.’ Though appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, special rapporteurs are independent experts and do not speak on behalf of the UN.
Around 1,400 patients out of 20,000 have died since 7th May 2024, when Israel siezed control of the Rafah crossing
Israel is not only killing Palestinians – it is systematically killing those who try to save them. The message is clear: If the medical community tries to help, it will be extinguished.
Latest headlines on Israeli-US war on Iran ■ US has “plenty of money” to fight Iran ■ Southern Lebanon news ■ Hind Rajab ■ Israeli settler violence ■ Israeli forces torture a toddler ■ Karim Khan ■ More.