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Presidency warns of dangerous escalation amid colonist attacks, calls for international protection
RAMALLAH, July 4, 2026 (WAFA) â Presidential Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh affirmed that the organized terrorism carried out by colonist gangs against Palestinian villages and towns in Jenin, Nablus, Jerusalem, and Hebron in the occupied West Bank is a dangerous escalation of violence.
In a statement, Abu Rudeineh said the attacks have included assaults on homes and residents, the burning of agricultural land, the uprooting and destruction of olive trees, damage to private property, and the seizure of water sources.
He said the escalation, carried out with the direct protection and support of the Israeli army, which continues its daily policy of killing in the Gaza Strip, necessitates immediate international intervention to provide international protection for the Palestinian people before the situation spirals out of control.
ScharfschĂŒtzen haben saubere HĂ€nde
Unsere Massaker werden nur durch Werbepausen unterbrochen. Richter legalisieren sie. Korrespondenten töten uns mit passiver Sprache. Wenn wir GlĂŒck haben, sagen Diplomaten, dass unser Tod sie betroffen macht, aber sie erwĂ€hnen niemals den Schuldigen, ganz zu schweigen davon, ihn zu verurteilen. Politiker, trĂ€ge, unfĂ€hig oder mitschuldig, finanzieren unseren Untergang und tĂ€uschen dann, wenn ĂŒberhaupt, MitgefĂŒhl vor. Akademiker stehen untĂ€tig daneben. Das heiĂt, bis sich der Staub gelegt hat, dann werden sie BĂŒcher darĂŒber schreiben, was hĂ€tte sein sollen. Begriffe prĂ€gen und so weiter. VortrĂ€ge in der Vergangenheitsform halten. Und die Aasgeier, selbst diejenigen unter uns, werden Museen besuchen und das verherrlichen und romantisieren, was sie nicht zu verteidigen bereit waren â unseren Widerstand â, sie werden ihn mystifizieren, entpolitisieren, kommerzialisieren. Die Aasgeier werden unsere Leichen in Skulpturen verwandeln.
Und wir sterben.
âThe essence of childhood has been destroyedâ: Israelâs deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 7 October 2023
56. On 24 January 2024, at around 08:30, a family was preparing to evacuate from their ground-floor apartment in a seven-storey building at al-Amal, west of Khan Younis, following receipt of an evacuation order by the Israeli security forces. The father noticed quadcopters hovering over the area and presence of the Israeli security forces about 100 meters east of their house, instructing people to head west to Al-Mawasi in Khan Younis. His 15-year-old son stepped out of the house holding a white cloth, when the father, who was inside the house, heard a gunshot from the eastern side where Israeli soldiers were located. The boy was hit in the left foot, and he fell on his face. As he attempted to stand, two more gunshots were fired within seconds from the same direction. One shot hit the boy on his back and another on the left side of his neck. Seeing this, the boyâs 20-year-old brother ran towards him and was also shot on the left side of his chest. He collapsed on top of his younger brother.
57. The victimsâ mother waved her hands at the south side window to signal for an ambulance when the Israeli security forces fired bullets which hit her too, slightly injuring her in her left hand. The father tried several times to pull away the bodies of both his sons but, every time he tried to advance towards them, the Israeli security forces fired in his direction. He then left the neighbourhood with the rest of his family. In early March 2024, he learned that two days after the incident, an ambulance arrived to retrieve his sonsâ bodies. To date, the family is unaware where the bodies are buried.
58. The Commission assesses that the 15-year-old boy holding the white flag was shot by Israeli soldiers using a DAN.338 calibre bolt-action sniper rifle, commonly used by Israeli snipers, from a position located around 200 metres away. Given that sniper rifles used by the Israeli security forces normally have a precision accuracy range of more than 1,200 metres, the Israeli shooter should have been able to see that the target was a child and that he was holding a white flag. The additional two shots fired after the boy was hit were likely meant to ensure that he was dead. The additional killing of the boyâs brother points to a deliberate effort by the Israeli security forces to target the boy as well as any person that came to retrieve him. The Commission could not find any indication of a threat towards members of the Israeli security forces from the familyâs location. The Commission finds that the Israeli security forcesâ 98th Division were operating in the area at the time of the incident.
Injuring of a 10-day-old baby by quadcopter inside the tent in Nuseirat camp
59. On 12 April 2024 at 13:00, a 10 day-old-baby boy was shot by a quadcopter while being breastfed by his mother inside their tent in Nuseirat camp. The mother was alone in the tent, breastfeeding her baby, when a single bullet from a quadcopter hit the baby in the head and exited through the back of his head, hitting the pillow behind her. The baby survived but sustained brain injuries and now suffers from seizures.
60. The Commission viewed and analysed images of the bullet that hit the baby. The Commission concluded on reasonable grounds that the bullet was fired from a sniper rifle mounted on a quadcopter. Considering that the shooting occurred in broad daylight, the
Commission concludes that the quadcopter controller would have been able to see inside the tent and assesses that the target was a mother and a baby.
Injuring of a four-year-old girl in Khan Younis displacement camp
61. On 24 August 2024, at around 08:00, a four-year-old girl was hit by a bullet to her head while she was eating with her family in her tent in Khan Younis, southern Gaza…………..
HRC Press Conference: Commission of Inquiry (COI) on OPT, including East Jerusalem, and Israel
Press conference with the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel, to launch their latest report.
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Speakers:
– Srinivasan Muralidhar, Chair of the Commission
– Florence Mumba, Commissioner
– Chris Sidoti, Commissioner
Israel continues to commit genocide, atrocity crimes by deliberately targeting Palestinian children, UN independent commission finds
Last year, the commission concluded that âIsrael had committed genocide against the Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip, found that the intense scale and systematic nature of the Israeli military operations have continued, resulting in unprecedented death, injury and trauma of Palestinian children.â
Here are some findings in the commissionâs latest report:
– Israel has killed 20,000 children and injured 44,000 more since 7 October 2023
– Severe physical and mental injuries, mass trauma, orphanhood, separation, disability, repeated displacements, starvation and the collapse of education and healthcare have erased childhood and will continue to affect children in Gaza throughout their lives
– Palestinian children have been arrested and subjected to torture and other severe forms of mistreatment in Israeli prisons and detention facilities, with no information on their whereabouts
– Israeli security forces have used sexual violence against children as part of the collective shaming and oppression, entrenched within a prolonged, ethnic, gendered and intergenerational pattern of occupation and hostilities
EU fails to agree on sanctions on Israelâs far-right minister Ben-Gvir
EU foreign ministers have failed to agree on sanctions against Israelâs far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, the blocâs foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says.
âMany member states have also proposed to sanction Minister Ben-Gvir, but no consensus on that was reached,â Kallas said.
this is the biggest blunder in American history. Mark my words
(December 9, 2023)
The Agony Around the Democratsâ Mysterious, Ridiculous Autopsy
(May 22, 2026)
Rarely has a document been at once as mysterious and anticlimactic as the Democratic National Committeeâs autopsy of what went wrong in the 2024 election, which, after much drama and angst, was finally published on Thursday.
The committeeâs chair, Ken Martin, promised a full audit of party operations when he was running for his seat, and again when he won it. Last July, officials said it would be out in the fall. Fall came and went, and in December, Martin said it wouldnât be released at all. By hiding it, Martin made the report an object of suspicion and fascination.
Joint List Factions Ready to Form Alliance of Independent Parties Ahead of Elections.
According to Jabareen, âThe dissolution of the Joint List in 2021 was a severe mistake that cost the Arab public political power and influence. Today, everyone understands this.â He added that despite ideological gaps with Raâam, âThe price of running separately will be unbearableâa drop in voter turnout and the continuation of the far-right rule.â He also emphasized that intensive talks are underway to reach agreements: âWe are doing everything we can to bring hope back to our public.â
Representatives from Hadash and two Arab partiers, Balad, and Taâal held a joint meeting last night to accelerate the reunification of the Joint List and remove obstacles toward an agreement. The three parties emphasized their consensus on core political issues and highlighted the importance of ongoing political and parliamentary coordination after the elections.
In a joint statement, the parties declared: âWe would like Raâam to be a partner in the political agreement, but we are aware of the significant gaps between our positions regarding the character and path of the Joint List. Nevertheless, recognizing the importance of unity against existential threats, the parties expressed willingness to reach an agreement with Raâam based on a âtechnical joint listâ for the elections, aiming to raise voter turnout, strengthen Arab representation, and topple the far-right government.â
Gaza war and Israel go unmentioned in Democratsâ 2024 election autopsy report
Axios reported in February that the top Democrats who worked on the report concluded that Harris âlost significant support because of the Biden administrationâs approach to the war in Gaza.â
If thatâs the case, itâs not reflected in the document that CNN published on Thursday morning.
Read the DNCâs 2024 autopsy obtained by CNN
CNN is publishing a copy of a report into why Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election conducted at the request of Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin.
This version of the report â better known as the 2024 autopsy â was written by Democratic strategist Paul Rivera. The DNC withheld the report until presented with CNNâs reporting about much of its contents. The copy published by CNN includes annotations in red that the DNC added to its version of Riveraâs report. CNN has not modified the report and does not vouch for the accuracy of any statements within the report or the DNCâs annotations.
Turkish Parliament Speaker Calls for Suspension of Israel‘s UN Membership
(April 18, 2026)
The Turkish official drew a direct historical parallel to the global response against Apartheid South Africa, which saw its credentials suspended by the UN General Assembly in 1974. „Just as the world united to suspend South Africa‘s membership over its racist, criminal policies, we must now act with the same resolve against the Israeli regime for its identical treatment of the Palestinian people,“ he argued. „This is not merely a regional dispute; it is a litmus test for the credibility of the international legal order.“
Turkey says Israel should be suspended from UN General Assembly
(August 25, 2025)
On 27 September 1974, the UN Credentials Committee rejected South Africaâs credentials, a routine procedure before General Assembly meetings.
Three days later, the General Assembly passed Resolution 3207, urging the Security Council to review South Africaâs membership in light of its constant violations of the Charter.
Although the Security Council vetoed the resolution, in November of that year the president of the General Assembly, Algeriaâs Abdelaziz Bouteflika, ruled that, given the Credentials Committeeâs decision and the adoption of Resolution 3207, the General Assembly would refuse to allow South Africaâs delegation to participate in its work.
South Africa remained suspended from the General Assembly until June 1994, following the end of apartheid.
Activists argue that the UN General Assembly could apply the same process to Israel. They note that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in July 2024 issued an advisory opinion declaring Israelâs decades-long occupation of Palestinian territories âunlawfulâ and its near-complete segregation of populations in the West Bank a breach of international law on âracial segregationâ and âapartheidâ.
Albanese: Israelâs actions in Palestine constitute genocide, calls for Israelâs suspension from the UN
(March 8, 2025)
Albanese went on to clarify that UNRWA cannot disappear because it is a UN body protected by international law. „Member states cannot eliminate it by changing laws or cutting funding, as Israel and other countries have attempted. The rights of Palestinian refugees will remain intact because those rights are codified in international law.“
She also raised the issue of Israelâs violations against the UN, citing the destruction of 70% of UN premises in Gaza and the targeting of UNRWA schools, which had been sheltering refugees. „Israel has violated the UN Charter, and it must be held accountable for its actions. I have called for the suspension of Israel‘s credentials in the UN because of its disregard for international rules and laws. Israel has destroyed or damaged UN premises, targeted shelters, and accused the UN of terrorism.“
Arab, Islamic leaders call for suspension of Israel‘s UN membership
(November 12, 2024)
„There is a paragraph in this text that I find very important and vital, a paragraph that talks about moving before the General Assembly to freeze Israel‘s membership,“ Aboul Gheit said.
He reminded the attendees that, despite ongoing regional conflicts, the UN has never revisited Israel‘s 1949 admission under Resolution 181.
âToday, the Islamic group and the Arab group are two organisations moving before the international community, and I am confident that there are many countries that will support the idea of freezing membership,â he added expressing optimism that the proposal would garner widespread backing.
Malaysia prepares draft resolution to expel Israel from UN
(November 6, 2024)
Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced that Malaysia is preparing a draft resolution for the UN General Assembly to expel Israel from the United Nations.
âWe are also studying (a proposal)⊠after the violation of laws, principles and UN decisions, for Israel to be expelled as a member of the UN,â Anwar told parliament in a special address on Monday.
Israel is a rogue nation. It should be removed from the United Nations
(October 15, 2024)
Over the past year, Israel has launched attacks on multiple countries and occupied territories: the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran.
Yet countries and territories aside, Israel has also targeted one specific organization with a series of unprecedented rhetorical and violent attacks.
Yes, the United Nations. We have all witnessed Israel, in effect, declare war on the UN.
âJeder hatte Angst, was Falsches zu sagen. Jeder hatte Angst, den Job zu verlierenâ
Der Journalist Fabian Goldmann hat in seinem Buch âStaatsrĂ€sonfunk: Deutsche Medien und der Genozid in Gazaâ ĂŒber das Versagen der sogenannten deutschen âLeitmedienâ in der Berichterstattung zum Gaza-Krieg geschrieben. Im hier abgedruckten Kapitel âDruck von allen Seitenâ (im Buch Kapitel 8.6.) berichtet Goldmann ĂŒber die Angst in den Redaktionen und den Druck auf Journalisten â durch ihre Vorgesetzen, Social-Media-Kampagnen sowie israelische Regierungsvertreter und Organisationen. Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen, der zeigt, wie stark die Pressefreiheit beim Thema Israel und Gaza in Deutschland aktiv eingeschrĂ€nkt wird und wie sehr auch die Journalisten selbst darunter leiden. Ein Buchausschnitt von Fabian Goldmann.
Arab parties meeting to discuss reuniting into Joint List bloc
Last month, the Hadash party announced that it would promote direct dialogue with other Arab parties to explore the revival of the Joint List, which at its peak in 2015 and 2020 became the third-largest bloc in the Knesset and briefly held kingmaker influence.
The Hadash source said that several discussions have since taken place but that Mondayâs was the first to be publicized, signaling âmomentum.â
The bloc split due to internal fighting in 2021 when Mansour Abbasâs Islamist United Arab List (Raâam) broke away and it collapsed the following year ahead of the 2022 election.
Occupation Soldiers Detained Solidarity Delegations Supporting Palestinian Victims of Settlers Terror
he delegations to Bethlehem and the Jordan Valley, were stopped by soldiers and police officers, and activists held protests on the scene. In other areas, activities proceeded as planned. âWhile settler terror gangs operated across the West Bank unhindered, the police and army blocked hundreds of activists this morning who came to demonstrate solidarity with the victims,â one of the participants told Zo Haderekh.
Hundreds of activists from a wide range of organizations took part in the protest, including Partnership for Peace, Rabbis for Human Rights, Peace Now, Hadash, Zazim, The Parents Circle-Families Forum, Standing Together, Jordan Valley Activists, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Women Wage Peace, A Land for All, Combatants for Peace, Breaking the Silence, and Mothers Against Violence.
Partnership for Peace stated: âHundreds of Israelis who set out to oppose terror and demand the state enforce the law in the occupied territories were detained at all checkpoints. It was proven that when the army wants to, it can act efficiently. We expect authorities to show the same determination in protecting innocent people who undergo daily violent pogrom attacks. We will not stop striving for peace, justice, and equality for all residents of the region.â âWe will continue the struggle against the occupation and ethnic cleansing! They will not succeed in stopping us!â they emphasized.
WATCH: The Palestinian shot dead hours before his son was born
Nayef Samaro left work in Nablus to run errands for his wife, who was hours away from delivering their first son by caesarean section.
The 26-year-old soon-to-be father was excited, despite the Israeli army raiding his city.
But before the birth, an Israeli soldier shot Nayef in the head, leaving him to bleed out in the street.
He never saw his son.
Watch our report here:
Arab parties clash over delayed Joint List agreement, but deny breakdown in talks
(April 5, 2026)
While acknowledging that there was a âheated meeting,â the source added that âsuch disagreements are naturalâ and said that another meeting will take place in the coming weeks.
MK Odeh: Will do Everything to Prevent Smotrich-Netanyahu-Ben Gvir from Continuing in Power
Smotrichâs comments drew immediate condemnation from the opposition, with Raâam chairman Mansour Abbas asserting that âhuman life holds no value in his eyesâ. MK Ayman Odeh, the chairman of Hadash-Taâal parliamentary faction, also slammed Smotrich, declaring on X that âwhat the racists and Kahanists say is not important, what matters is what we will do.â âAnd we, the Arab citizens, together with the democratic Jews, will do everything, simply everything, to prevent Smotrich-Netanyahu-Ben Gvir from continuing to another term,â Odeh wrote.
‚Killing like we haven‘t since 1967‘: Top Israeli general brags about shooting Palestinians in occupied West Bank
âA plasterer in [the West Bank city of] Ramallah earns 1,500 shekels ($510) a month and a plasterer in [the Israeli town of] Ramle earns 7,000 shekels a month, so of course he‘s willing to risk being shot in the knee or a week of detention, if he succeeded in crossing over and can work in a bakery,â Bluth explained.
âThere are a lot of âlimping monumentsâ in Palestinian villages, of those who tried to [cross the barrier], so there is a price being paid,â he boasted.
The Israeli general also said Palestinians throwing rocks were engaged in âterrorism,â while bragging about how many his troops had killed last year.
Israel killing Palestinians âlike we haven‘t since 1967â, top commander says
Israelâs top commander in the occupied West Bank has said the army is killing Palestinians at levels ânot seen since 1967â, according to Haaretz.
Avi Bluth, head of the Israeli armyâs Central Command, made the remarks in a closed forum, where he also defended looser rules of engagement allowing troops to fire at unarmed Palestinians.
He acknowledged a discriminatory approach whereby Jewish Israeli stone-throwers are not targeted while Palestinians carrying out similar acts are fired at.
„In three years, we have killed 1,500 terrorists,“ he said, referring to Palestinians.
„So how is there no intifada? Why arenât they taking to the streets? Why is the Palestinian public indifferent? Why are there no disturbances?“ Bluth, a settler who has been the Israeli army commander in the West Bank since 2024, added.