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In this thread @MouinRabbani explains why the ethnic cleansing being perpetrated by Israeli forces in Gaza is as obvious as it is horrifying. It is a crime forhold. It is unbearable to witness.

Superb political ad. One of the best you’ll see. This is better, and resonates more, than anything coming from Labour or the Tories.

194 pages documenting killing of Palestinian professors &systematic destruction of universities in #Gaza. This doesn’t include the slain students & primary schools. Text book #scholasticide that should’ve shaken every uni to its core, but they brutalized their students instead.

My latest piece- “Prosecuting Netanyahu for International Crimes – Playing the Long Game” has just been published in Opinio Juris: opiniojuris.org/2026/03/25/sym…

⚖️ UN EXPERT: Israel Using Torture In ‘Genocidal’ Campaign against Palestinians A new report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese finds Israel has systematically used torture against Palestinians since Oct. 2023, describing it as a core tool of genocide. ➤ Systematic torture as policy: Based on 300+ testimonies, the report says torture is embedded across detention sites and daily life, aimed at “breaking bodies” and forcing Palestinians from their land. ➤ Mass detention and abuse: Over 18,500 Palestinians have been detained, including children. Detainees face starvation, beatings, sexual violence, electric shocks, sleep deprivation, and denial of medical care. Deaths in custody range from 84 to 94+, with many cases concealed. ➤ Sexual violence documented: The report details rape and other forms of sexual abuse against detainees, used as a method of humiliation, coercion, and control. ➤ Targeting professionals: Doctors, journalists, UN staff, and academics are singled out, indicating an effort to dismantle Palestinian society’s capacity to function. ➤ Gaza as “torture environment”: The report says Israel has turned Gaza into a space where no place is safe, combining bombardment, displacement, starvation, and destruction of homes, hospitals, and cultural sites to inflict collective suffering. ➤ Starvation and siege: Policies cutting food, water, fuel, and aid are described as deliberate tools of mass suffering, with hundreds already dead from malnutrition. ➤ Psychological terror: Constant surveillance, forced displacement of nearly 2 million people, and repeated strikes on “safe zones” create what the report calls a permanent state of fear and coercion. The report from @FranceskAlbs concludes torture is being used both as a method and as evidence of genocidal intent, forming part of a broader system of domination, destruction, and forced removal.

From Gaza's killing fields to the NHS, now to Britain's Financial Conduct Authority, Palantir's ghastly tentacles have penetrated every pore of the British state. The UK's demos is now well and truly expelled from the UK's democracy-in-name-only theguardian.com/technology/202…

The world has given Israel "a licence to torture Palestinians", a UN expert said, with life in the occupied territories "a continuum of physical and mental suffering". u.afp.com/SLjJ

We made a film about the targeting of hospitals and killing of 1700+ medics in Gaza that the @UN describes as “medicide” for @BBCNews but they shat the bed and wouldn’t run it - but you can see it here on @Channel4 channel4.com/programmes/gaz…

"The choice before you is stark: either the prohibition of genocide and torture remains a binding legal norm, for it Israel's leaders must be held accountable, together with those who stand behind them, or it will stand exposed as an empty promise". - @FranceskAlbs

Israeli forces have expanded ground operations in southern Lebanon after indicating an intent to forcibly displace residents, destroy civilian homes and conduct strikes that could target civilians. hrw.org/news/2026/03/2…

I have a long post @opiniojuris today about the standard of proof that applies in #ICC disciplinary proceedings. The answer is clear and unequivocal: proof beyond a reasonable doubt. opiniojuris.org/2026/03/23/the…

The destruction of Gaza has not ended | Responsible Statecraft responsiblestatecraft.org/the-destructio…

📍 Gaza | One year has passed since the killing of 8 medics from the Palestine Red Crescent Society and 7 other first responders. Our thoughts are with their loved ones today. Humanitarian workers must be able to carry out their work in safety.

“Nothing had prepared me for what I saw and experienced in Gaza,” Jean-Pieere Filiu writes. “Nothing at all.” @MartinDiCaro on "A Historian in Gaza" responsiblestatecraft.org/the-destructio…

I join UN experts in condemning escalating ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, Israeli settler terrorism, and illegal annexation in the occupied West Bank

ICRC President: "War on essential infrastructure is war on civilians." "It must stop. Every effort to de-escalate is critical." "Deliberate attacks on essential services and civilian infrastructure can amount to war crimes."

* A summary of the report is available here: law4palestine.org/torture-and-ge… ** Presentation at the UNHRC: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k… *** Full Report bit.ly/unsropt-2026-r…

1. Today, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese presented her latest report to the Human Rights Council. It examines Israel's systematic use of torture against Palestinians since October 2023, and finds it constitutes a genocidal act. A thread 🧵[1/9] law4palestine.org/torture-and-ge…

UN experts have said that “the targeted destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system” by Israel’s military “amounts to ‘medicide’” and accused Israel of “deliberately attacking and starving healthcare workers, paramedics and hospitals to wipe out medical care. theguardian.com/global-develop…

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In my final op-ed as I end my tenure as Commissioner-General, I warn about relentless efforts to destroy UNRWA, amid growing disregard for international law. Read more in The Guardian ⬇️ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…