Israel targeting UN relief workers in Gaza: The UN’s move came shortly after it said one person had been killed and two hurt when a fork-lift truck on a UN aid mission came under Israeli tank fire at Gaza’s Erez crossing. The UN’s relief agency Unrwa said it was “with great regret” that it had [...]
40 dead as Israelis bomb two UN schools: Israel’s assault on Gaza has exacted the bloodiest toll of civilian lives yet, when the bombing of UN schools being used as refugee centres and of housing killed more than 50 people, including an entire family of seven young children. Most of those killed were in the [...]
Oxfam has reported that the northern town of Beit Hanoun in Gaza Strip was experiencing serious sewage flooding after generators that run the local pumping station ran out of diesel: International aid agency Oxfam today called on the high level EU delegation, expected to arrive in the Middle East Sunday, to put maximum pressure on all [...]
Richard Falk writing for The Nation: The Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip represent severe and massive violations of international humanitarian law as defined in the Geneva Conventions, both in regard to the obligations of an Occupying Power and in the requirements of the laws of war. Those violations include: Collective punishment: The entire 1.5 [...]
Francis A. Boyle, a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law, argues for the establishment of an Israeli War Crimes Tribunal: The United Nations General Assembly must immediately establish an International Criminal Tribunal for Israel (ICTI) as a “subsidiary organ” under U.N. Charter Article 22. The ICTI would be organized [...]
Ali Abunimah: we have no words left: Israel says it is acting in “retaliation” for rockets fired with increasing intensity ever since a six-month truce expired on 19 December. But the bombs dropped on Gaza are only a variation in Israel’s method of killing Palestinians. In recent months they died mostly silent deaths, the elderly [...]
National Demonstration: London, Saturday 3 January Hands of Gaza: Stop the Bombing: Free Palestine Assemble: 12:30 PM Embankment, WC2 For details of daily demonstrations in London and actions around the country see the Stop the War Coalition website.
On Tuesday, 30 December, at 5 AM, several Israeli gunboats intercepted the Dignity as she was heading on a mission of mercy to Gaza Strip. One gunboat rammed into the boat on the port bow side, heavily damaging her. The reports from the passengers and journalists on board is that she is taking on water [...]
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights report on the brutal collective punishment taking place in Gaza today: Today … the largest medicines and medical supplies store of the ministry of health in Gaza was bombarded. It mainly serves Shifaa hospital. The store, located next to the Falastin football stadium was [...]
Although Israel has continued it’s blockade of Gaza Strip the Israeli government is attempting to blame Hamas for breaking the ceasefire. Israel mounts PR campaign to blame Hamas for Gaza destruction: Stung by the wave of international criticism earlier this year when Israel invaded Gaza to stop militants firing rockets, in an operation dwarfed by its [...]
Taher al-Noono, a Hamas spokesman, speaks to reporters in Gaza following Israeli attacks which killed more than 195 people and wounded more than 200 others.