Some Israeli colonizers (aka settlers) have a history of violence against Palestinians – often with the assistance of Israeli military forces. All are living illegally on Palestinian land.
The head of the IDF Central Command has effectively ordered troops to shoot stone-throwers on sight – so long as they are Palestinian. Soldiers are following through. Youssef Shtayyeh, 15, was shot dead from 100 meters away as he fled
We are building the Land of Israel and destroying the idea of a Palestinian state,” he said, claiming the trees had been planted illegally and said the operation was intended to “prevent attempts by the Palestinian Authority to establish facts on the ground”
In Jayyous and neighboring villages, Palestinian farmers have been served dozens of new demolition orders intended to push them off their land.
After failing to dismantle Hamas, destroy Hezbollah, topple the Iranian government, or redraw the Middle East, Netanyahu and his allies have only one thing left to show for their time in power: the (illegal) de facto annexation of the West Bank.
Netanyahu tried to smooth over recent Israeli anti-Christian hostility by showing off his token Christian soldiers. Don’t believe the hype.
The casualties largely came from Israeli attacks on residential buildings in southern towns and villages. The attacks seem to almost exclusively target civilian homes without any pretense of Hezbollah links.
Less than one percent of debris has been removed from Gaza, and thousands of people still wait to bury loved ones who were killed in airstrikes and remain under the rubble. ‘I would dig with my own hands to bring out my son,’ says one father, who can’t reach his son’s body
In Lebanon, an unprecedented campaign of DNA tests is being used to identify mangled bodies left trapped under rubble by Israel’s blitz on April 8 that killed over 350.
Israel’s continued restriction of aid into Gaza has cut bread production by half as hospitals run out of baby formula and water supplies run low. Doctors warn that surging malnutrition cases among children may irreversibly harm an entire generation.