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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir published footage on August 18, 2026, showing construction of a facility intended to carry out executions by hanging. The footage showed Ben-Gvir standing near wooden and metal structures at a construction ...

CNN reported on an incident that occurred in Hebron in the West Bank in which a 7-month-old Palestinian child, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was shot during an encounter involving Israeli soldiers. According to the report, the family was traveling in a vehicle when ...

A flotilla of more than 50 civilian vessels organized by pro-Palestinian activists, including the Global Sumud Flotilla, attempted to reach the Gaza Strip in 2026 carrying humanitarian aid including food and medical supplies. Organizers stated the objective...

French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri filed a complaint in France on April 3, 2026, requesting a war crimes investigation into an Israeli strike on an apartment building in Beirut in November 2024. The strike reportedly killed seven civilians, including Cherri’...

The Israeli army conducted raids across the West Bank on April 1, 2026, resulting in the arrest of 16 Palestinian women, according to military and local sources. Authorities stated that the women were detained during coordinated operations in multiple towns...

On March 30, 2026, Israel’s parliament passed a law authorising the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks, particularly those involving the killing of Israelis. The legislation was approved by a vote of 62 to 48 and takes effect after 3...

U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has faced scrutiny in 2026 following financial disclosures showing investments in defense contractors, including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris, and Honeywell International. These companies supply equip...

On March 19, 2026, an 18‑month‑old Palestinian toddler was reportedly returned to his family in Gaza with injuries following detention by Israeli forces during a security operation near the Al‑Maghazi refugee camp. The child had been taken along with his fa...

Human Rights Watch and other international observers have reported that the Israeli military used white phosphorus munitions in populated areas of southern Lebanon during the ongoing conflict. The use of the incendiary chemical has raised serious concerns a...

As of March 2026, Israeli authorities have been retaining the bodies of prisoners who die while serving sentences, holding them until the official sentence period is completed. This policy applies to prisoners who die in custody and has been confirmed by st...

On February 28, 2026, an airstrike struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in the city of Minab in southern Iran during the opening phase of military hostilities between Iran and a coalition involving the United States and Israel. Iranian auth...

On February 27, 2026, reports from the occupied West Bank indicated that illegal Israeli settlers uprooted hundreds of Palestinian-owned olive trees and assaulted local residents. The incidents occurred across multiple villages in the northern West Bank, in...

A number of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have been held in Israeli detention facilities without formal charges or trial, including in an underground jail known as Rakefet, lawyers and rights groups say. The Rakefet complex, reopened af...

Palestinian-american teenager murdered by israeli settlers in west bank On February 18, 2026, a 17-year-old Palestinian-American teenager was shot and killed by Israeli settlers near the settlement of Ariel in the northern West Bank. Witnesses reported tha...

On February 12, 2026, reports emerged that Israeli cybersecurity and spyware firm Paragon Technologies inadvertently exposed its internal surveillance dashboard in a public LinkedIn post. The screenshot shared by the company showed detailed operational info...

ICE uses private jet linked to Trump ally to deport Palestinians to West Bank On February 7, 2026, investigations revealed that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) used a private jet owned by Florida real estate developer Gil ...

Argentina freezes archives linked to 1970s military junta In early February 2026, Argentina’s Ministry of Justice confirmed that access to a collection of state archives related to the country’s 1976–1983 military dictatorship had been temporaril...

Former Israeli soldier Adi Karni becomes subject of U.S. war crimes complaint On February 4, 2026, the Hind Rajab Foundation, a Brussels-based human rights organization, filed a legal complaint in the United States against Adi Karni, a former ser...

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IDF Blocks Palestinian Bedouins From Rebuilding Homes Burned By Settlers In early February 2026 the Israel Defense Forces issued orders preventing Palestinian Bedouin residents of the West Bank village of Mukhmas from rebuilding homes that were burned in r...

Palestinians Face Fresh Slew of Evictions in Silwan, After Court Dismisses Appeal In Silwan, East Jerusalem, Palestinian residents are facing new eviction orders following the dismissal of their appeal in a local court. The ruling permits the enf...

Israel accused of using ‘skunk water’ as crowd control in Palestinian territories On January 30, 2026, human rights groups and Palestinian authorities accused Israel of using a controversial crowd control measure known as “skunk water” in the Wes...

Mass protests across Iran have continued since late December 2025 amid economic hardship and political discontent, evolving into one of the largest uprisings since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. According to reporting and estimates from observers, the governm...

Recent Israeli military operations in Gaza have resulted in strikes on a wide range of civilian and non-military sites. Documented target types include mosques, churches, schools, kindergartens, hospitals, clinics, homes, apartment buildings, farms, greenho...

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor reported that an incident involving Israeli military forces and a Palestinian minor occurred in the northern Gaza Strip on December 10, 2025. According to the organization, the event took place in the Jabalia camp area amid ong...

On October 17, 2025, the director of the Government Media Office in Gaza, Dr. Ismail al-Thawabta, publicly accused the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) of removing organs from Palestinian bodies returned to Gaza after the exchange of prisoners and hostages. Al-T...

Qismah Ali Omar. Abduction and death in Darfur Qismah Ali Omar, a 22-year-old Sudanese tea seller, was reported missing in Zalingei, Central Darfur, in early September 2025. Witnesses indicated that she was abducted by unidentified armed individuals. Fol...

On July 9, 2025, the United States government announced sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, including the West Bank and Gaza. The sanctions designation,...

Mother Waits 36 Years for Israel to Return Son’s Body The article describes the story of a Palestinian mother who waited 36 years for Israel to return the body of her son, who was killed in 1979 during an armed clash with Israeli forces. After...

Guatemalan police clashed with members of a Jewish religious sect during an operation involving approximately 160 children authorities described as being at risk. The confrontation occurred as officials attempted to carry out court-ordered protective mea...

Palestinian Killed by Smoke Canister in Beit Lahia On 30 November 2024, a Palestinian man in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahia was reported killed after being struck by a smoke canister that had been fired by Israeli forces. Multiple local new...

International Criminal Court Arrest Warrants for Israeli Leaders On 21 November 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The warran...

Coordinated pager explosions in Lebanon attributed to Israeli intelligence On September 17, 2024, thousands of handheld pagers used by members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah exploded nearly simultaneously across Lebanon and parts of Syria....

Moshe Feiglin Statements on Gaza On June 12, 2024, Moshe Feiglin, an Israeli politician and former Knesset member, made statements regarding Palestinians in Gaza that drew widespread international attention. In a televised interview on Channel 12, he quote...

Doctors Allege Children Shot During Gaza Fighting as Israeli Military Rejects Claims Medical professionals working in Gaza said they have treated children with gunshot wounds that they believe were caused by Israeli sniper fire during the ongoing...

Increased Censorship on TikTok After Sale to Larry Ellison: What You Need to Know TikTok, one of the most popular social media platforms worldwide, has been under intense scrutiny due to concerns over data privacy, its Chinese origins, and its influence on...

On January 29, 2024, following the emergency call involving Hind Rajab, the Palestine Red Crescent Society dispatched an ambulance crew consisting of two paramedics to her last known location in Gaza City. Communication with the ambulance was lost shortly a...

Palestinian Holocaust The term “Palestinian Holocaust” has been used by activists and commentators to describe the cumulative impact of displacement, warfare, and territorial loss experienced by Palestinians since the early 20th century. In 1948, approxima...

Rights Group Reports Detention of Palestinian Children After Settler Confrontation in West Bank An Israeli human rights organisation reported that Israeli forces detained five Palestinian children for several hours after they were confronted by I...

Rights Group Says Fate of Palestinian Children Removed from Gaza Remains Unknown The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor reported that Israeli forces have removed Palestinian children from the Gaza Strip during ongoing military operations, with the whe...

Henry Kissinger, former United States secretary of state and national security adviser, played a central role in shaping U.S. foreign policy during the Vietnam War and other Cold War conflicts. His tenure has remained the subject of extensive debate, with s...

Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, issued remarks on October 20, 2023, in connection with document A/78/545 of the United Nations General Assembly. The document addressed...

During the Israel–Hamas war that began in October 2023, allegations emerged regarding the use of white phosphorus munitions by Israeli forces in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Human rights organizations reported evidence that they said indicated the use of whit...

Criticism Follows Israeli Military Probe Into Death of Palestinian Toddler Anger and criticism were expressed by Palestinian officials and human rights organisations following an Israeli military investigation into the fatal shooting of a Palesti...

Rachel Corrie, an American activist, was killed in Rafah, Gaza Strip, while participating in a protest against the demolition of Palestinian homes. The incident occurred on March 16, 2003. Corrie, a member of the International Solidarity Movement, was repor...

Palestinian Child Shot in Jenin Dies From Injuries, Rights Group Reports A Palestinian child who was shot during an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin died from his wounds, according to Palestinian officials and hu...

On May 11, 2022, Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist for Al Jazeera, was fatally shot while covering an Israeli raid in Jenin, West Bank. She was wearing a clearly marked press vest and helmet. Witnesses, colleagues, and video evidence indi...

On October 20, 2021, a report presented to the Knesset's Special Committee on Foreign Workers drew attention to allegations of widespread sexual abuse affecting Thai migrant agricultural workers in Israel. The report was prepared by immigration researchers ...

Palestinian Teen in Viral Image Charged Following Arrest in Hebron Israeli authorities charged 16-year-old Palestinian Fawzi al-Junaidi after his arrest in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Al-Junaidi became widely known after images showing...

A video documented by the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem shows an incident in which Israeli Border Police officers interact with a Palestinian child’s bicycle in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. The footage has circulated widely in discussions...

Goel Ratzon Convicted Of Multiple Sexual Offenses And Acquitted Of Slavery Charge On August 8, 2014, the Tel Aviv District Court in Israel convicted **Goel Ratzon**, a self‑styled spiritual guru and polygamist, of multiple sexual offenses includi...

Israeli cruelty to Palestinian children from abduction to prison Israeli forces conducted mass home break-ins and arrests across the West Bank in response to the alleged kidnapping of three youth from one of its settlements. These operations included raids...

2010 sermon statements attributed to Rabbi Ovadia Yosef 2010 sermon statements attributed to Rabbi Ovadia Yosef on gentiles In 2010, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a prominent Israeli religious authority and spiritual leader of th...

On February 12, 2010, U.S. Special Operations forces conducted a nighttime raid in Khataba village, in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The operation targeted a compound believed to be linked to insurgent activity. During the raid, five civilians were kille...

Palestinian children are regularly arrested and detained by Israeli authorities, primarily for security-related offenses, but there is no separate prison exclusively for them. They are held in military detention centers or Israeli prisons, often alongside a...

During the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995, reports and court filings alleged that weapons of Israeli origin were transferred to Serbian forces. In 2016, Israeli human rights attorney Eitay Mack filed petitions in Israeli courts requesting the declassifica...

The Fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, marked a pivotal moment in world history, symbolizing the collapse of the Cold War division between East and West Germany. The Berlin Wall, constructed in 1961 by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) under th...

Israel’s National Skin Bank and Controversy Over Organ Sourcing The Israel National Skin Bank (INSB) was established in 1986 jointly by the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps and the Ministry of Health. Its primary purpose is to store human skin for medic...

The Hama Massacre occurred in February 1982 when Syrian government forces launched a military assault on the city of Hama to suppress an uprising by the Muslim Brotherhood. The operation, commanded by then-President Hafez al-Assad, resulted in widespread de...

El Mozote massacre On December 11, 1981, Salvadoran Army units carried out a massacre in the village of El Mozote in Morazán Department, El Salvador. Soldiers of the Atlácatl Battalion, trained by the United States military, entered the village and killed ...

Background and Long‑Term Pattern Violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank has been tracked since at least 2006, with thousands of incidents of assaults, property damage, arson, intimidation, and land seizures doc...