Category: International Law

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IDF Soldiers Seize Second Gaza Aid Flotilla in Int’l Waters, Detain Activists on Board

A live feed from Handala was taken offline shortly after the IDF boarded the vessel. In the final seconds of the broadcast, an Israeli soldier can be seen grabbing the live camera. According to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the ship’s crew includes lawyers, activists, volunteer medics and journalists, & two French lawmakers.

‘Double tap’ airstrikes: How Israel targets Gaza rescue efforts

An investigation by +972 Magazine and Local Call — based on conversations with five Israeli security sources, testimonies from Palestinian eyewitnesses and rescue personnel, and an examination of dozens of cases similar to the Arafat family bombing — reveals that the army has adopted the practice known as “double tap” strikes as standard procedure in Gaza.