A four-year-old child was among three Palestinians killed in Israeli air attacks in central Gaza on Sunday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to escalate attacks over the alleged launching of paper kites from the war-torn enclave.
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Red lines not red carpets: Why Italy & Germany must support suspending EU-Israel Agreement
(May 11, 2026)
Millions of people around the world are demanding that their leaders act to stop Israel’s violations. Humanity must win.
Deutschland muss Aussetzung des EU-Israel-Abkommens zustimmen
(May 8, 2026)
„Die Aussetzung des EU-Israel Assoziierungsabkommens, gegen dessen Menschenrechtsklausel die israelische Regierung permanent verstößt, ist eine juristische und moralische Verpflichtung. Außenminister Wadephul hat die Wahl, Menschenrechte zum Eckpfeiler europäischer Israel-Politik zu machen – oder mit Doppelstandards weiter die EU zu spalten und internationales Recht auszuhöhlen,“ sagt Julia Duchrow, Generalsekretärin von Amnesty International in Deutschland.
„Deutschland sollte nicht länger dazu beitragen, dass Israels Gräueltaten folgenlos bleiben. Stattdessen sollte sich Außenminister Wadephul der Mehrheit der EU-Staaten anschließen und die überfälligen Schritte mittragen: die Aussetzung des Abkommens, ein Verbot des Handels mit illegalen Siedlungen sowie ein Ende sämtlicher Waffenlieferungen nach Israel“, sagt Philipp Frisch, Direktor von Human Rights Watch Deutschland.
Gaza death toll exceeds 73,400 as Israel kills 10 more Palestinians in past 24 hours
Another 10 Palestinians were killed and 25 others wounded over the past 24 hours in the Gaza Strip, raising the death toll from Israel‘s genocide in the blockaded enclave since October 2023 to 73,417, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
The Guardian view on Israel’s death penalty: capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so
(March 31, 2026)
Execution will be the default for Palestinians found guilty of lethal attacks deemed as terrorist acts in the West Bank’s military courts – which have a conviction rate of around 96%. Amnesty International says that the system routinely relies on evidence extracted through torture and abuse. The death sentence will be imposed even if prosecutors do not seek it. Convictions need no longer be unanimous. There is no possibility of pardon. Executions must take place within 90 days. Within Israeli civilian courts, the new law imposes the death penalty for deliberately killing a person with the intention of “negating the existence of the State of Israel”. Life imprisonment can only substitute in unspecified “special” circumstances.
There could hardly be a more shocking contrast with the near-total impunity of Israelis killing Palestinians in the West Bank, amid increasing – and increasingly systematic – state-backed settler violence.
Israel’s Ben Gvir boasts of planned execution facility for Palestinian prisoners
“In this place, the terrorists will be executed,” Ben Gvir said in a video posted on Instagram, where he has around 150,000 followers.
In the video, Ben Gvir points towards what appears to be an active construction site and says the complex will include “viewing chambers where crime victims will be able to come and watch” Palestinians being hanged.
„We are fulfilling what we promised,“ the minister added.
Nine killed, 15 injured in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City
GAZA, August 19, 2026 (WAFA) – At least nine Palestinians were killed and 15 others injured on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City.
WAFA correspondent, citing sources at Al-Shifa Medical Complex, reported that the bodies of nine Palestinians, most of them burned and dismembered, were brought to the hospital, along with 15 injured Palestinians, most of whom were in critical condition.
Six killed, several others wounded in Israeli strike on Gaza City port
Israel has waged a military onslaught on the Strip since 7 October 2023, killing 73,399 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 174,310 others. It has destroyed 90% of the Strip’s infrastructure, with the cost of Gaza reconstruction estimated at $70 billion.
Since the Gaza ceasefire agreement went into effect on October 11, 2025, Israel has killed over 1,265 Palestinians and injured 4,198 others. The bodies of 813 slain Palestinians have been recovered during the same period.
In the last 24 hours, the bodies of five slain Palestinians along with 18 casualties were admitted to Gaza hospitals.
Moreover, at least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.
Reaktionen auf Ben-Gvir-Äußerungen: „Menschenverachtend“ und „verantwortungslos“
Ben-Gvir erweise sich erneut als „menschenverachtender Extremist“, sagte CDU-Außenpolitiker Norbert Röttgen der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung (FAZ). „Es ist überfällig, dass die EU gegen ihn als Person Sanktionen erlässt.“
Dass eine solche Person Mitglied der israelischen Regierung und dort für die Polizei zuständig sei, sei das eigentlich Erschütternde. „Für Deutschland heißt das, dass unsere Israelpolitik differenzierter und anspruchsvoller werden muss, als das bisher der Fall ist“, so Röttgen.
German lawmakers call for EU sanctions on Israel’s Ben-Gvir over Gaza killing remarks
From Merz’s conservatives to Alternative for Germany and the Left, condemnation cut across the Bundestag’s political spectrum.
EU faces criticism for secret police data talks with Israel: Report
(August 15, 2026)
The European Commission has been negotiating a secret agreement to share sensitive personal data with Israel’s police service, despite internal legal warnings that the deal could violate international law and put Palestinians at risk, according to a new report by civil rights group Statewatch published by Novara Media, Anadolu reports.
The draft agreement, originally negotiated with the European police agency Europol, would allow the exchange of biometric data, genetic information, location data, political views, and personal details.
Critical research indicates the deal has progressed despite a 2022 ruling by the Council of the EU’s Legal Service which deemed the proposal legally untenable.
EU Moves to Share Data With Israel That ‘Could Be Used to Kill Palestinians’
(August 4, 2026)
Under the plans, the bloc’s law enforcement agency, Europol, would exchange sensitive personal information about Palestinians with Israel’s police force, which is headquartered in the illegally occupied West Bank.
There is also concern the deal could harm members of the Palestinian diaspora, with a risk that activists in Europe could be targeted.
The data would include names, identification numbers, locations, genetic and biometric information and details about people’s political views, beliefs and personal lives.
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Deutschland muss Aussetzung des EU-Israel-Abkommens zustimmen
(May 8, 2026)
„Die Aussetzung des EU-Israel Assoziierungsabkommens, gegen dessen Menschenrechtsklausel die israelische Regierung permanent verstößt, ist eine juristische und moralische Verpflichtung. Außenminister Wadephul hat die Wahl, Menschenrechte zum Eckpfeiler europäischer Israel-Politik zu machen – oder mit Doppelstandards weiter die EU zu spalten und internationales Recht auszuhöhlen,“ sagt Julia Duchrow, Generalsekretärin von Amnesty International in Deutschland.
„Deutschland sollte nicht länger dazu beitragen, dass Israels Gräueltaten folgenlos bleiben. Stattdessen sollte sich Außenminister Wadephul der Mehrheit der EU-Staaten anschließen und die überfälligen Schritte mittragen: die Aussetzung des Abkommens, ein Verbot des Handels mit illegalen Siedlungen sowie ein Ende sämtlicher Waffenlieferungen nach Israel“, sagt Philipp Frisch, Direktor von Human Rights Watch Deutschland.
Extremist Israeli minister calls for killing ’30 to 40′ Palestinians in Gaza each night
“It’s no secret, I disagree with the prime minister,“ he said. “I think targeted assassinations should be carried out in Gaza, taking down 30 to 40 every night,” said the far-right Israeli minister.
“Not just those who pose an immediate threat, there are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldn’t live. They’re not even people,” added Ben-Gvir.
Ben-Gvir also promised Braslavski that he would seek to allow him to personally take part if prisoners are executed under Israel’s recently enacted death penalty law for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks on Israelis.
Israeli minister calls for hanging Palestinian prisoners ‚one by one‘
Speaking with former Israeli captive Rom Braslavski, Ben-Gvir said that hanging would be the primary method of execution under the death penalty legislation he has been actively promoting.
„I will do the impossible when the time comes,“ the minister remarked during the conversation. „I promise you that I will do everything in my power and turn the world upside down to make this happen“.
In addition to his comments on the death penalty, Ben-Gvir expressed satisfaction regarding the harsher conditions Palestinian prisoners are currently facing within the Israeli penal system.
Gaza death toll rises to 73,399, injuries to 174,310 since October 2023
GAZA, August 17, 2026 (WAFA) — The death toll from Israel‘s war on the Gaza Strip has risen to 73,399, while the number of injured has reached 174,310 since October 7, 2023, according to medical sources.
The sources said Gaza hospitals received five fatalities over the past 48 hours, including two newly reported deaths and three bodies recovered from under the rubble, as well as 18 injured people.
US giving Netanyahu free pass on Gaza plan: Palestinian politician
“Netanyahu is stalling, and he is abusing the whole situation, and he is continuing the bombardment,” Barghouti told Al Jazeera.
“Unfortunately, the Trump administration is not responding to the challenge that Netanyahu put on table. Netanyahu rejected the peace plan. He rejected what was proposed. He rejected what Palestinians accepted and has shown great flexibility towards. And the United States, instead of telling Netanyahu that he has to respect what he has accepted before and start implementing it, they’re giving him leeway,” he said.
Medienschau: Geheimpolizei? Gut!
Verfassungsschutz (VS) und BND sollen per Gesetz Polizeibefugnisse erhalten, beschloss das Kabinett am Mittwoch. Was die Dienste bisher einfach so oder mit Amtshilfe erledigt haben, erhält nun Legalisierungstünche. Der Devise, alles dem Krieg gegen Russland und der Aufrüstung unterzuordnen, stimmen die meisten Kommentatoren zu. Sie finden offenbar auch, dass Friedensfreunde, also Staatsfeinde, mehr bekämpft werden müssen.
Redakteure deutscher Bürgermedien finden jedenfalls mehrheitlich eine angriffslustige deutsche Geheimpolizei gut.
Rückkehr der Gestapo? Deutschland reißt die Trennmauer zwischen Polizei und Geheimdiensten ein
Mehrere Politiker nutzten den Leipziger Drohnenvorfall für weitere Forderungen: Schleswig-Holsteins Ministerpräsident Daniel Günther (CDU) will die Verfassung ändern, um Bundeswehreinsätze im Inneren zur Drohnenabwehr zu ermöglichen; der Verteidigungsausschussvorsitzende Thomas Röwekamp (CDU) fordert eine Zentralisierung der Luftsicherheit bei der Bundespolizei. Rheinmetall-Chef Armin Papperger kündigte an, gemeinsam mit der Deutschen Telekom Mobilfunkmasten zur Drohnenfrüherkennung zu nutzen.
Der WSWS-Autor Peter Schwarz sieht in dem Gesetzespaket keine Reaktion auf reale „hybride Bedrohungen„, sondern die gezielte Vorbereitung eines Polizeistaats, der die wachsende Opposition gegen Aufrüstung und Sozialabbau im Inneren unterdrücken soll – mit stillschweigender oder offener Unterstützung aller Bundestagsparteien.
Lebanese officials ‘have lost all leverage’ after putting ‘all their eggs in the US-Israeli basket’
The Lebanese government has been left at the “mercy” of the US and Israel after signing on to the Washington-brokered framework agreement, argues Ziad Abu Rish, an associate professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Bard College in the US state of New York.
He noted that Zawthar al-Gharbiya remains the only village Israeli forces have withdrawn from under the framework agreement and Israel has since publicly declared it is no longer interested in creating additional withdrawal zones.
Photos: Aftermath of Israel’s deadly strikes in south Lebanon
A man reacts amid the rubble of a destroyed home that was hit by an Israeli air strike in the village of Ansar, southern Lebanon, Saturday [Mohammed Zaatari/AP]
Gaza death toll rises to 73,391 since October 2023
GAZA, August 15, 2026 (WAFA) — The death toll from Israel‘s ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 73,391 Palestinians, with 174,280 others injured, since October 7, 2023, according to medical sources.
Deadly dawn in south Lebanon: 11 killed in Israeli strikes on Ansar and Deir el-Zahrani
Since 3:30 a.m., southern Lebanon has woken up to one of the deadliest days since the large-scale fighting ended last June.
Inside a house in Ansar, two families who had been displaced from their areas during the previous war were seeking shelter in what they hoped would be a safer location.
The strike killed seven people, including children and two women, and wounded others, turning their displacement from war into death in a place of refuge.
The strike on Ansar was not the only attack.
Death Toll in Gaza Rises to 73,389 Since the Onset of Israeli Aggression
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The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Thursday that the death toll from the Israeli occupation‘s aggression on the Strip has risen to 73,389 martyrs and 174,266 injured since the start of the aggression on October 7, 2023.
Gaza death toll rises to at least 73,388
The ministry said Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,259 Palestinians and wounded 4,148 others since last October’s ceasefire.
Since October 2023, at least 73,388 Palestinians have been killed and 174,259 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza, according to the ministry.
Can Netanyahu say just what he likes?
(October 25, 2015)
A political consultant once related how he lunched with Benjamin Netanyahu, who ordered a hamburger with fries. He was not supposed to be eating such foods – doctor’s orders. As they were finishing up, Bibi’s wife, Sarah, came in, saw the evidence and began to see red. Netanyahu, all righteous indignation, looked her straight in the eye and said he had eaten no such hamburger. The storyteller said he was convinced at that moment that Netanyahu himself believed it.
If apocryphal, it is definitely in character. Netanyahu regularly embraces bad ideas or even lies so totally that he convinces himself of their rightness. Others start to believe them too. His outlandish idea, uttered in a speech, was that Hitler would have been happy with just expelling Jews if a Palestinian, the then grand mufti of Jerusalem, had not suggested annihilation instead.
CAIR Renews Call on Congress to Demand Israel Release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya After Torture Reportedly Causes Broken Ribs
(August 5, 2026)
“Dr. Abu Safiya has been in Israeli captivity since December 2024. In that time, he has been subjected to repeated acts of torture causing serious injuries. Dr. Abu Safiya’s only crime was treating the thousands of Palestinians maimed by Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza. We call on all members of Congress to demand his immediate release from captivity and hold the Israeli government accountable for its treatment of him.”
CAIR has previously called for Dr. Abu Safiya’s release.
Gaza health chief urges action to ‘save’ Dr Abu Safia before it’s too late
Fears mount for life of Hussam Abu Safia detained by Israel amid reports of torture and lack of medical care.
I Saw Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Save Lives. Now Israel Is Holding Him Hostage.
I first met Abu Safiya at the beginning of February 2024 when I visited Kamal Adwan Hospital. I entered the pediatric intensive care unit, where several premature babies were receiving treatment. Their health conditions were critical, and they were suffering from malnutrition.
I saw Abu Safiya moving between the hospital departments. He appeared anxious and exhausted as he asked one of the nurses to search for formula specifically needed for premature infants…..
Israel rejects Trump’s Gaza peace plan, saying no withdrawal until Hamas disarms
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country has rejected the latest US-backed peace plan for Gaza, demanding the full disarmament of Hamas before any Israeli forces withdraw.
The comments come more than a week after Trump announced a breakthrough in negotiations, with his Board of Peace (BoP) issuing a new 15-point plan aimed at securing lasting peace in the territory