Israeli prisons, in which every Palestinian inmate is intentionally condemned to severe, relentless pain and suffering, operate as de-facto torture camps. Report by B’Tselem, the Israeli information center for human rights in the Occupied Territories.
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Searching for Gaza’s missing children
Buried under rubble, lost in the chaos, decomposed beyond recognition: the desperate struggle to find thousands amid Israel’s ongoing war.
Israel has carried out over 3,400 massacres in Gaza since October 7th – Day 299
Israeli soldiers torture 2 more prisoners to death; Israeli lawmaker says raping Palestinian prisoners is “legitimate”; update on Haniyeh assassination; US blocks UNSC statement condemning Haniyeh killing; Biden deploys warships to the region; Hochstein’s disinfo campaign against Lebanese officials; Uncommitted Movement demands DNC allow speaker on Gaza; AIPAC outspends Cori Bush campaign…
Israel continues illegal practice of assassination – Day 298
Israel’s assassinations continue – with two more journalists; Palestinian sexual abuse victim returned to scene of the alleged crime; Hezbollah confirms Israel’s killing of military commander Fuah Shukr; Israeli military confirms its killing of Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif; Israeli soldiers, settlers continue terrorizing Palestinians in West Bank; Blinken, State Dept equivocate; US warships converge on Middle East; US “not ready for global war”; boycotts succeeding; UN report on Israeli abuse of Palestinian prisoners; Veterans For Peace have message for Kamala Harris; more.
Besides genocide, Israel carries out major political assassinations – Day 297
Israel assassinates Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, attempts to assassinate Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr; total killed in Khan Younis over 250 in 9 days; sexual violence by Israeli prison guards against Palestinians is widespread: Physicians for Human Rights in Israel; general who ordered Hannibal Directive on October 7th promoted to commander of Gaza; 80 patients evacuated for medical treatment, as thousands more wait; humanitarian aid remains stalled at border; Israeli attack on the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City; West Bank deaths; East Jerusalem evictions catch attention of UN; Congressional aides start a public channel to air grievances about Palestine policy
Israel has turbocharged West Bank housing demolitions under the cover of war
Advocates say Israel is using the conflict in Gaza to distract from its accelerated drive for full annexation of the West Bank.
Hesen Jabr paid the price of conscience
Jabr’s exemplary, award-winning nursing career at NYU ended when a plainclothes police officer removed her from the hospital. Her offense? Raising her voice against Israel’s continuing slaughter of Palestinian babies…
‘Disappeared, buried, detained’: The horrors of Gaza’s missing children
Over 20,000 children in Gaza are lost, detained, disappeared, or buried in mass graves or under rubble amid Israel’s relentless war.
ActionAid describes Gaza as “one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world” – Day 296
Polio epidemic in the offing for Gaza; ActionAid decries horrific conditions; OCHA describes intolerable humanitarian situation; Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City damaged by an Israeli airstrike; Netanyahu claims he is not stalling ceasefire talks – Hamas is; Majdal Shams claims and counterclaims, Druze plead for no retaliation from Israel; world leaders keep forgetting that Golan Heights is occupied; Israeli soldiers suspected of raping Palestinian prisoner arrested, sparking far-right riot; Palestinian detainees compare prison conditions to Guantanamo; Ben Gvir makes the region more dangerous for Palestinians.
Where to go? Only 14% of Gaza is not under evacuation orders – Day 295
Khan Younis massacre; Netanyahu denies children medical evacuation from Gaza; only 14% of Gaza is NOT under evacuation orders; Israel destroys Rachel Corrie’s water facility in Rafah; Syria implies Majdal Shams attack may be a false flag incident; 256 Palestinian detainees have died in Israeli prisons since 1967; torture, starvation, suicide attempts in Israel’s Ofer prison; Israeli military raid Sde Teiman prison to arrest soldiers for torture – soldiers fight back; IDF redeployment refuseniks; more.