The latest report by the Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq contains detailed testimonies by the victims of violent, grotesque attacks by Israeli settlers and soldiers in the occupied West Bank.
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Israeli security forces forcibly displaced the entire population of three Palestine refugee camps in the occupied West Bank in January and February last year – and continue to prevent their return, in violation of international law, according to a new report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR.
Hacked emails show Yahav Lichner, a UN official, repeatedly supplied Israeli diplomats with confidential UN reports and private briefings. He now directs UNICEF’s Washington office.
Almost 1,000 days after October 7, there is still no new evidence backing up Israel’s claims of mass rapes and systematic sexual violence by Palestinians. In fact, the report appears to further undermine those claims.
Palestinian girl describes the moment that airstrikes killed her mother and siblings in Gaza: “I felt nothing. I went completely numb.” She is one of 16,000 girls, 22,000 women killed in Gaza since October 2023.
The report highlights the catastrophic impact on human development across Gaza, which is estimated to have been set back by 77 years.
Al‑Jazeera reports that most amputees who reached Egypt were stranded, unable to access public services or the long‑term rehabilitation they desperately needed.
Israeli forces are razing buildings to the ground in Naqoura, the southern Lebanon town that hosts UNIFIL’s headquarters