Ahmad Manasra was arrested at 13 and kept in solitary confinement for years. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia in prison and was at serious risk of self-harm. His release to a remote location far from his family was Israel’s final act of torture.
Dying of thirst in Gaza; detainees released in bad condition; blackout in Gaza to continue; Ahmad Manasra released from Israeli prison after nine years; how to end conflict with Yemen in one easy step; much more.
Israel’s history of changing its story when it gets caught in a lie; Israel preparing to turn one-fifth of Gaza into a buffer zone; only a quarter of Hamas tunnels destroyed; another Palestinian man died in Israeli jail; US State Dept uninterested in American citizen’s death in West Bank; latest on university funding; Cory Booker; Ben-Gvir coming to a US city near you.
In a legal filing, a Hamas founder argues that the group has the right to use armed resistance to achieve Palestinian liberation—and that Britain is crushing honest debate about its aims.
Israel lies again; Israel detained 1,200 children in West Bank since Oct. 7, 2023; UN extends Francesca Albanese’s mandate despite pro-Israel pushback; pro-Palestine employees make noise over Microsoft AI use by Israeli military
The autopsy report for a 17-year-old Palestinian child detainee who died in Israeli custody indicates that he likely died from a combination of starvation, dehydration from colitis-induced diarrhea, & infectious complications all compounded by prolonged malnutrition & denial of life saving medical intervention.
On 23 March contact was lost with a team of Palestinian rescue workers and medics in southern Gaza. A week later their bodies were recovered from a mass grave
“Genocide, ecocide, mass infanticide, rape, sexual assault, torture, slavery, sniping children, bombing hospitals, executing aid workers,” said one critic. “We are funding an endless nightmare and it should haunt us forever.”
Palestinian journalist, his family killed in Israeli airstrike; severe threat of famine as flour runs out; Israel proposes 40-day Gaza ceasefire deal; Pro-Israel groups, politicians demand Francesca Albanese’s UN mandate end now; US suspends dozens of federal grants for Princeton in “antisemitism” crackdown; more US warplanes head to Middle East
A special investigation by The Independent’s chief international correspondents reveals allegations of brutal treatment of Palestinians in Israeli facilities including rape, torture, medical neglect and death. Israel rejects all accusations of wrongdoing.