torture Archives

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US medics: Gaza’s children are “maimed and mutilated by our weapons” – Day 292

[email protected] July 26, 2024 ben gvir, Gaza, lebanon war, netanyahu standing ovation, right to housing, safe zones, targeted killing, torture, unrwa

Calls to end the “unbearable cruelty” inflicted by Israel; death, crowding in Gaza’s shrinking “safe zones”; EU scolds Israel over UNRWA “terrorist” label; targeted killing of a 13-year-old Palestinian boy in West Bank; standing ovations for Netanyahu as bombs drop on “safe zones”; more Palestinians testify to torture; US reportedly green-lights expanded war on Lebanon; Ben Gvir handed more power to oppress Palestinians;

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New worries as polio virus detected in Gaza sewage – Day 285

[email protected] July 19, 2024 American Federation of Teachers, Amnesty International, democratic platform, gaza pier, healthcare in gaza, houthis, humanitarian aid, icc arrest warrant, itamar ben gvir, microsoft, mike johnson, Netanyahu, netanyahu speech, oxfam report, palestinian statehood, polio virus, republican national convention, torture

Polio risk added to long list of crises in Gaza; Amnesty speaks out on Israeli torture, Oxfam speaks out on Israeli water weaponization; LA may hire ex-IDF soldiers to patrol streets; 1,000+ attacks on Palestinian healthcare; Ben Gvir’s provocative prayer visit to Al Aqsa; Netanyahu nixes children’s hospital for Gaza kids; ICC arrest warrants expected soon; Republican and Democratic parties scramble to ingratiate with Israel; much more.

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Israel has killed over 2,500 Palestinians every month since ICJ ruling – Day 284

[email protected] July 18, 2024 Elor Azaria, FIFA, free speech, gaza pier, genocide, home demolition, humanitarian aid, Netanyahu, rafah crossing, torture, water shortage, West Bank

ICJ genocide ruling apparently meaningless to Israel, as Palestinian deaths, torture continue apace; Gaza pier debacle comes to an end; water crisis for Palestinian residents of Jerusalem; Israel demolishes high number of West Bank structures; Netanyahu says No to October 7th investigation; Israeli gov’t continues racist, anti-free speech actions; US sanctions one Israeli soldier for years-old crime; more.

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‘I have the prison inside me’: The emaciated Palestinian bodybuilder broken by Israel

[email protected] July 18, 2024 administrative detention, Israeli prisons, routine daily beatings, starvation, torture, uncharged prisoners

Muazzaz Abayat speaks to Middle East Eye from a hospital bed in his native Bethlehem after spending nearly nine months in Israeli administrative detention.

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Israel may be using internationally banned weapons against Gazans – Day 282

[email protected] July 16, 2024 Ahmad Ramzi Abed Sultan, banned weapons, Bezalel Smotrich, biden and palestinians, blocking aid to gaza, ceasefire deal, deir al balah, JD vance, mawasi attack, prison rape, Rafa Salameh, Republican platform, sanction israeli settlers, torture

Israel’s possible use of internationally banned weapons; new allegations of rape and torture of Palestinian prisoners; 13 human rights groups accuse Israel of blocking aid to Gaza; municipality runs out of fuel, water pumps cease; estimated 15 years, $500 million to clear rubble; EU sanctions settlers; Israel explains its failed attack on Mawasi; West Bank death, home demolitions; Smotrich opposes release of any Palestinian prisoners; RNC platform mentions one foreign country – Israel; a quick look at JD Vance’s position on Israel; Biden’s delusional statement on Palestinians; more.

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Israeli leaders angry that tortured Gazan prisoners were released, not that they were tortured – Day 269

[email protected] July 2, 2024 Anti-Defamation League, Elise Stefanik, humanitarian bubble, israeli home demolition, israeli settler violence, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, palestinian journalist killed, palestinian prisoners, skin disease, torture, west bank deaths

More testimonies of Israeli torture; Shujayea attack continues; Khan Younis evacuation orders; Israel plans “humanitarian bubbles” in Gaza; journalist killed; skin diseases on the rise; West Bank woman & child killed; Israel plans ground operation in Lebanon; Israeli settler violence ongoing; widespread condemnation of Israel’s rampant home demolitions; ADL suing foreign countries; Israel needs 10K more soldiers; anti-encampment bill in Congress; more.

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Gazans used as human shields, subjected to cruel new types of torture – Day 268

[email protected] July 1, 2024 administrative detention, cruel and unusual punishment, Gaza, human shield, Israel, itamar ben gvir, palestinian prisoners, torture, west bank death

Israel’s inhumane practices toward Gazan prisoners & civilians; hospitals about to shut down for lack of fuel; such Israeli restrictions long predate Oct. 7- see this 2006 video; Ben-Gvir calls for Palestinian prisoners to be starved, then shot in the head; new racist bill making its way through Israeli legislature; female prisoners mistreated; West Bank assassination; more.

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In Rafah, 83% of refugees report no access to food – Day 265

[email protected] June 28, 2024 baruch goldstein, gaza death toll, gaza pier, medical evacuation, military aid to israel, october 7, torture

Yet another malnutrition death; Gazans surrounded by sewage, garbage, insects; starvation setting in; out of 10,000+ medical evacuations needed, 19 permitted to leave; Gaza’s ambulance rescue service about to stop due to lack of fuel; Biden admin about to release part of suspended bomb shipment; Israeli soldiers’ actions; Congress votes to conceal Gaza death toll; much more.

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Inside the Base Where Israel Has Detained Thousands of Gazans

[email protected] June 12, 2024 abuse, allegations, detainees, Gaza, Gaza medical workers, interrogation, investigation, Israeli doctors, israeli health ministry, Israeli military, painful procedures, Palestinians, Sde Teiman, torture, violation of international law

New York Times reports: Since Israel invaded Gaza, the Sde Teiman military base has filled with blindfolded, handcuffed detainees, held without charge or legal representation.

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UN: Israel committed crime of “extermination”; US defense commander was in Israel during Nuseirat massacre – Day 249

[email protected] June 12, 2024 Antony Blinken, ceasefire, centcom, crimes against humanity, extermination, famine, genocide, humanitarian aid, nuseirat, starvation, torture, weapons transfer, West Bank

US presence in Israel during Nuseirat attack; 3,000 at-risk children could die “before their families’ eyes” without aid; 6 killed in West Bank again; House proposes millions more to Israel; US experts say “policies should be America first, not Israel first; US Congress members have an “AIPAC guy”…

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