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In Gaza, #WestBank & East Jerusalem, Palestinians are subjected to a continuum of suffering - @FranceskAlbs denounces torture of Palestinians, says it extends beyond Israeli prison walls. “There is no refuge. No safe place to exist.” @UN_HRC #HRC61 ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

The seventh Israeli invasion of Lebanon is being waged in both the shadow of genocide in Gaza and within the world that Israel’s permission to commit genocide has created. This is a world where international law has become a punchline, where there are no innocents and where there is no form of degradation—starvation, siege, ethnic cleansing—that is off limits. It is a world where Israel can boast of their “success in Gaza” as a naked threat to civilians, where people in Lebanon are asked to choose between the slow asphyxiation of a so-called ceasefire and the catastrophe of a war without limits. In short, it is a world of permanent war, with shifting battlefields but one center: Palestine. "From Palestine to Lebanon, A War Without Limits and the Wages of Impunity" by @mayamikdashi. Read the piece on Jadaliyya: jadaliyya.com/Details/47267/…

FIFA's latest two rulings on Israeli soccer are an abdication of the soccer governing body’s responsibility to follow its own statutes and publicly stated commitment to human rights, write Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin. bit.ly/4rQNens

Palestine | "Israel’s actions in the West Bank amount to an institutionalized regime of systematic discrimination, oppression and violence against Palestinians, largely aimed at their subjugation and permanent dispossession," @NadaNashif told the @UN Human Rights Council. #HRC61

🚨 One year since the crime, and still no justice. Israeli forces ambushed & executed 15 rescue workers, then buried them in a mass grave. A deliberate massacre. A war crime. 🧵A thread on what happened⤵️

Eighteen-month-old Jawad Abu Nassar cries in agony after Israeli forces tortured him in front of his father to extract a confession, according to Palestine TV. The infant was released after 10 hours through the Red Cross with burns and puncture wounds, while his father, Osama Abu Nassar, still remains in Israeli detention. According to medical reports, the child’s injuries includes cigarettes extinguished on his leg and a nail inserted into it. The incident occurred after the father was separated from his child at a checkpoint near Maghazi refugee camp under Israeli gunfire

This day broke me. Hossam was such a lovely person and he was one of too many beautiful Palestinian lives taken by the Israeli regime. An incredible journalist, man, brother and humanitarian who would stay hungry so others could eat. Allah yer7amo.

I'm in Cuba, where many are without power and water as a U.S. oil blockade plunges the island into its worst crisis in recent history. “The U.S. is trying to punish the Cuban government,” one man told me. “But it’s the people who are suffering.” latimes.com/world-nation/s…

I'm an American trauma surgeon. One year ago today I was volunteering at Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza when Israel fired a missile into the room of my 16-year-old patient, Ibrahim Barhoum. The missile killed him instantly. If it had hit the room 90 seconds later it would have killed me, too. Today the US and Israel are still blocking medical supplies from entering Gaza, and are repeating the assault on hospitals and healthcare workers across Lebanon. This is nothing but barbarism. It must be stopped.

Gaza: Up to 10 Palestinians die daily due to Israeli restrictions on medical evacuations middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-pale…

Around 25% of Lebanon’s population has been expelled from their homes by Israel in the last three weeks.

Eleven families totaling around 80 individuals face imminent eviction from the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem at the hands of the Israeli authorities globalprotectioncluster.org/index.php/publ…

The carte blanche given to Israel to rebrand war crimes into war doctrine did not begin yesterday. In 2006 Israel announced the “Dahieh doctrine” as a shorthand for its blatant and intentional strategy of collective punishment of civilians in Lebanon. "From Palestine to Lebanon, A War Without Limits" by Maya Mikdashi jadaliyya.com/Details/47267

From today’s side event at the Human Rights Council session. PCHR’s Director, @RajiSourani , spoke of the horrific impact that the US sanctions had on our organization. Nevertheless, Mr. Sourani vowed that PCHR will continue to advocate for the rights of the Palestinian people and seek accountability for the international crimes committee by the unlawful Israeli occupation in the OPT, including the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Journalist Ehab Diab was detained in Gaza in late 2023 by Israeli soldiers & effectively disappeared. His family's inquiries went unanswered until, following months of work & demands by Gisha, the state admitted he was “being held as a corpse.” READ: wired.com/story/hassan-t…

♦️One Year On: Justice for the 15 Paramedics Killed in Gaza Must Not Be Delayed Today marks one year since the killing of 15 Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) paramedics in Gaza—men who set out on 23 March 2025 to save lives and never returned. The bodies of eight PRCS paramedics, six Civil Defence first responders, and one United Nations staff member were recovered from a shallow grave a week after their killing, after safe passage to the area was secured. This discovery underscored the gravity of the incident and deepened the suffering of the families awaiting answers. As the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), we remember them not only as humanitarian workers, but as fathers, sons, colleagues, and members of a community that continues to endure profound loss. We represent the victims and their families. Over the past year, we have worked closely with them in their pursuit of truth and justice—an effort marked by grief, resilience, and an unyielding demand for accountability. This case has been thoroughly documented and investigated. Last year, it has been submitted before the International Criminal Court, where we are seeking accountability for these unlawful killings and for the broader pattern of attacks against medical and humanitarian personnel in Gaza. These were not incidental losses—they were individuals clearly engaged in protected humanitarian work. “For one year, these families have carried unimaginable grief while being denied the most basic right to justice,” said Raji Sourani, Director of PCHR and principal lawyer representing the victims. “We have taken this case to the International Criminal Court because accountability is not optional—it is a legal obligation. These paramedics were targeted while saving lives. This is a grave breach of international humanitarian law, and those responsible must be held to account. Without justice, these violations will continue.” For months prior to their killing, and in the time since, medical teams across Gaza have operated under relentless and dangerous conditions. The scale of loss among healthcare workers is staggering. Each paramedic killed is not only a life taken unjustly, but a critical link in an already fragile system of care that has been irreparably weakened. According to PCHR’s legal analysis, these crimes form part of a broader pattern of conduct that amounts to an ongoing genocide. “There is no doubt: these killings integrate grave international crimes,” added Chantal Meloni, international legal expert supporting the case. “Under international humanitarian law, intentionally directing attacks against medical personnel and humanitarian workers constitutes a war crime. The evidence gathered in this case points to serious violations that demand thorough investigation and prosecution at the highest level.” We speak today with the voices of the families we represent—families still waiting for answers, still denied justice. Their pain is compounded by the lack of accountability and the continued targeting of those who risk everything to save others. International humanitarian law is unequivocal: medical personnel, ambulances, and humanitarian workers must be protected at all times. Attacks against them are strictly prohibited. Yet, one year on, these fundamental protections have been repeatedly violated. This anniversary is not only a moment of remembrance—it is a call to action. We urge the international community to support ongoing efforts at the International Criminal Court and to ensure that those responsible are held to account. Justice delayed is justice denied. The Gaza paramedics we honor today were carrying out their duty to humanity. We owe them more than remembrance—we owe them justice. pchrgaza.org/?p=38116

UN rapporteur Albanese says Israel ‘given license to torture Palestinians’ aje.news/e3f29t?update=… via @AJEnglish

Independent expert @FranceskAlbs presents latest report to the Human Rights Council #HRC61. “What once operated in the shadows is now practiced openly: a regime of organised humiliation, pain & degradation, sanctioned at the highest political levels.” ohchr.org/en/documents/c…

‘Substantial evidence’ of double-tap strike in killing of Hind Rajab aje.news/95e3ng via @AJEnglish

Israel spent two years physically destroying Gaza's entire healthcare system. This was done in plain view of two American administrations that were all too happy to subsidize the slaughter of doctors and nurses. Now, the US and Israel are repeating this horror in Lebanon. And still, more than two years in, major American medical associations like @AmCollSurgeons and @AmerMedicalAssn refuse to adopt statements from their members condemning the wholesale destruction of healthcare with American weapons and under the aegis of American diplomatic cover. Shameful doesn't begin to describe this kind of institutional cowardice. haaretz.com/middle-east-ne…