In the occupied Gaza Strip, Palestinian healthcare workers have been facing unprecedented dangers, with many detained under conditions that violate international humanitarian law. Dr. Ahmad Mhanna, former director of Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, shares with Amnesty International his harrowing testimony of survival.
Round-up of latest news in and around Iran, Palestine, including: damage to US assets ■ Latest from Trump, other politicians ■ Impact of war on children ■ Al Aqsa Mosque ■ Much more
Israel killed at least 5 children in Gaza; going deaf a land without hearing aids; erasing refugee camps; female prisoners; Israeli whitewashing; stealing from West Bank to pay for Gaza; is ICE killing incident “the full Israelification” of the US?; Congress members taking gifts from foreign gov’t
Administrative detention, a sentence of up to six months in prison with no charge or trial, and indefinitely renewable, is a draconian measure Israel uses against political activists and Palestinians en masse.
The report submitted to the UN notes that detainees received medical treatment while shackled and blindfolded, were forced to use diapers to relieve themselves, and were starved, with ‘an official diet of approximately 1,000 calories daily’
Israel kills at least 100 in Gaza, including 38 aid seekers; 239 now dead of starvation; Israel creates barriers for aid groups; Day After plans; medicide; Israeli settlers kill Palestinian in West Bank; administrative detention; priest deported; Greater Israel; US whitewashes Israeli human rights abuses
Previously unreported US government study reveals use of terror charges as a tactic to lock up Palestinians and to thwart the peace process with little if any evidence.
Israeli drones open fire on rescuers; Popemobile in Gaza; another Palestinian dies in Israeli detention; Yemeni missile strikes Ben Gurion airport; Houthis declare aerial blockade; Ms. Rachel connects with Hind Rajab’s mom; Israel expanding war on Gaza
Gaza hospital director’s lawyer says Palestinian prisoners are forced to take part in acts that would be ‘morally denounced worldwide’
More than a third of Palestinian child prisoners – over 100 – are administrative detainees, held in Israeli prisons without charge or trial.