Archiv: scorched earth tactic / Taktik der Verbrannten Erde


22.08.2026 - 16:32 [ Middle East Eye ]

Israeli forces reportedly use phosphorus shells in attacks on southern Lebanon

In 2024, images and footage shared by Human Rights Watch showed the munitions hitting residential buildings in the southern Lebanese border villages of Kafr Kila, Mays al-Jabal, Boustane, Markaba, and Aita al-Chaab.

Inhalation of white phosphorus fumes can cause respiratory injuries and asphyxiation, and inflict second- and third-degree burns to the skin.

In 2023, HRW revealed that Israeli forces had used the weapon on the densely populated Gaza Strip and on two rural areas along the Israel-Lebanon border.

20.08.2026 - 21:40 [ Amnesty International ]

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.

20.08.2026 - 21:37 [ Amnesty International ]

Deutschland muss Aussetzung des EU-Israel-Abkommens zustimmen

(May 8, 2026)

„Die Aussetzung des EU-Israel Assoziierungsabkommens, gegen dessen Menschenrechtsklausel die israelische Regierung permanent verstĂ¶ĂŸt, ist eine juristische und moralische Verpflichtung. Außenminister Wadephul hat die Wahl, Menschenrechte zum Eckpfeiler europĂ€ischer Israel-Politik zu machen – oder mit Doppelstandards weiter die EU zu spalten und internationales Recht auszuhöhlen,“ sagt Julia Duchrow, GeneralsekretĂ€rin von Amnesty International in Deutschland.

„Deutschland sollte nicht lĂ€nger dazu beitragen, dass Israels GrĂ€ueltaten folgenlos bleiben. Stattdessen sollte sich Außenminister Wadephul der Mehrheit der EU-Staaten anschließen und die ĂŒberfĂ€lligen Schritte mittragen: die Aussetzung des Abkommens, ein Verbot des Handels mit illegalen Siedlungen sowie ein Ende sĂ€mtlicher Waffenlieferungen nach Israel“, sagt Philipp Frisch, Direktor von Human Rights Watch Deutschland.

17.08.2026 - 23:02 [ Middle East Monitor ]

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.

17.08.2026 - 22:53 [ NovaraMedia.com ]

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.

17.08.2026 - 22:03 [ Amnesty International ]

Deutschland muss Aussetzung des EU-Israel-Abkommens zustimmen

(May 8, 2026)

„Die Aussetzung des EU-Israel Assoziierungsabkommens, gegen dessen Menschenrechtsklausel die israelische Regierung permanent verstĂ¶ĂŸt, ist eine juristische und moralische Verpflichtung. Außenminister Wadephul hat die Wahl, Menschenrechte zum Eckpfeiler europĂ€ischer Israel-Politik zu machen – oder mit Doppelstandards weiter die EU zu spalten und internationales Recht auszuhöhlen,“ sagt Julia Duchrow, GeneralsekretĂ€rin von Amnesty International in Deutschland.

„Deutschland sollte nicht lĂ€nger dazu beitragen, dass Israels GrĂ€ueltaten folgenlos bleiben. Stattdessen sollte sich Außenminister Wadephul der Mehrheit der EU-Staaten anschließen und die ĂŒberfĂ€lligen Schritte mittragen: die Aussetzung des Abkommens, ein Verbot des Handels mit illegalen Siedlungen sowie ein Ende sĂ€mtlicher Waffenlieferungen nach Israel“, sagt Philipp Frisch, Direktor von Human Rights Watch Deutschland.

14.08.2026 - 13:23 [ NNA-Leb.gov ]

Israeli forces carry out large explosion in Markaba town- Marjeyoun district, Fires break out in Bani Hayyan due to Israeli artillery shelling ofTown

NNA – Marjeyoun – Israeli enemy army carried out a large explosion in the town of Markaba, Marjeyoun district.

NNA correspondent reported that fires broke out in the town of Bani Hayyan, Marjayoun District, as a result of ongoing Israeli artillery shelling of the town.

14.08.2026 - 13:20 [ NNA-Leb.gov ]

Army Command: Continued Israeli attacks hinder completion of deployment and return of residents to the South

(August 12, 2026)

NNA – The Lebanese Army Command – Directorate of Orientation issued the following statement: „Israeli occupation forces continue their attacks and violations of existing understandings and international law, the latest of which was the demolition of the Zawtar al-Sharqiyah municipality building in Nabatieh, as well as the public school, dispensary, daycare center and several homes in the town. This confirms the occupation‘s continued destructive approach aimed at inflicting the greatest possible damage on southern villages and towns and preventing the establishment of stability.“

03.08.2026 - 18:49 [ Statewatch ]

Exclusive: EU Commission still seeking controversial police agreement with Israel, despite warnings

(July 30, 2026)

Documents obtained by Statewatch through transparency requests show that Europol nevertheless hosted Israeli delegations—including representatives of the Israeli National Police—on at least four occasions between August 2024 and March 2026. The meetings, involving several departments within the agency, were facilitated by Israel’s liaison officer at Europol and culminated in a visit by Israel’s ambassador to the Netherlands to the agency’s headquarters in March 2026.

03.08.2026 - 18:30 [ Amnesty International ]

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.

27.07.2026 - 19:49 [ Wafa.ps ]

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27.07.2026 - 19:39 [ GlobalPost.com ]

Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Villages, Torch Mosques Across West Bank

Israeli settlers carried out attacks on a number of Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank early Sunday, setting fire to two mosques and other properties.

Sunday’s attacks were spurred by clashes that erupted in the village of Tell, in the northern West Bank, where a crowd of Israeli settlers, some armed, approached the Palestinian village Friday.

Villagers came out to confront them, and a standoff followed, with video appearing to show one of the Palestinians grabbing a settler’s weapon. Palestinian authorities said the settlers provoked the violence, while the Israeli military said both sides fired shots. Four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed.

27.07.2026 - 19:30 [ NNA-Leb.gov ]

Army: Israeli forces continue attacks, violations of ceasefire understandings & international law

NNA – Lebanese Army Command said that Israeli forces continue to carry out attacks and violate existing ceasefire understandings and international law through the systematic destruction of homes, shelling, machine-gun fire, land bulldozing, and the burning of olive groves and agricultural land across several areas in southern Lebanon.

In an issued statement by the Army‘s Orientation Directorate on Sunday, it indicated that the Israeli forces have demolished a water facility belonging to the Litani River Authority in Markaba and opened fire near army positions in Kfartebnit, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, and Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, disrupting its operations.

25.07.2026 - 16:36 [ Wafa.ps ]

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24.07.2026 - 11:11 [ Wafa.ps ]

Four Palestinians killed, four injured by Israeli forces during attack by colonists near Nablus

Issam al-Saifi, secretary of the Fatah movement in Tell, said colonists attacked two homes in the eastern part of the town, prompting residents to confront them and force them to withdraw.

He said half an hour later, the colonists attacked the western part of the town again, leading to clashes between residents on one side and the colonists and Israeli occupation forces, who stormed the area to provide them protection to the colonists.

He added that Israeli soldiers and colonists opened fire indiscriminately at residents, killing four young Palestinians, including two brothers and their two cousins, and injuring four others. Israeli forces also declared the town a closed military zone, while colonists continued to deploy around the area.

04.07.2026 - 23:25 [ Wafa.ps ]

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04.07.2026 - 23:20 [ Wafa.ps ]

Presidency warns of dangerous escalation amid colonist attacks, calls for international protection

RAMALLAH, July 4, 2026 (WAFA) – 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.

30.06.2026 - 11:41 [ Wafa.ps ]

Israeli forces intensify military operations across Gaza

WAFA correspondents reported that Israeli occupation forces carried out four large-scale demolition operations at dawn on Tuesday, targeting homes and civilian infrastructure in the eastern and northeastern areas of Khan Younis.

Artillery shelling also struck the northwestern areas of Rafah, while Israeli military vehicles opened fire toward the eastern parts of Khan Younis.

In Gaza City, Israeli forces detonated a booby-trapped robot loaded with a large quantity of explosives, targeting homes in the Tuffah neighborhood in the northeast of the city. This coincided with heavy gunfire from military vehicles and sporadic explosions in the Shuja‘iyya and Tuffah neighborhoods.

20.06.2026 - 15:28 [ Amnesty International ]

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.

15.06.2026 - 17:31 [ AP Archive / Youtube ]

Gaza City in ruins – the impact of two years of war on the Gaza Strip

(October 15, 2025)

Two years of war between Israel and Hamas have left the main city of the Gaza Strip all but destroyed.

Drone footage captured on Wednesday shows entire neighborhoods in Gaza City reduced to rubble.

Streets are unrecognizable and once-bustling markets are now just twisted metal and concrete.

15.06.2026 - 17:26 [ UNRWA / X ]

Shocking footage shows unimaginable destruction #Gaza city, including our health centre. +70% of civilian infrastructure- including homes, hospitals & schools- have been destroyed or severely damaged.

(Februar 15, 2024)

84% of health facilities have been affected by attacks.

Nowhere is safe.

08.06.2026 - 18:40 [ Amnesty International ]

Suspend EU-Israel Trade Agreement

Israel is committing heinous violations of international law against Palestinians and in Lebanon with impunity, and has just adopted a death penalty law targeting Palestinians. The European Union (EU) is Israel’s biggest trading partner, and must take concrete action. Italy and Germany can sway the decision to suspend the EU-Israel trade agreement. Send a message and demand Giorgia Meloni and Friedrich Merz stop greenlighting Israel’s genocide, unlawful occupation and apartheid.

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Send a message and demand the leaders of Germany and Italy support suspending the EU’s trade agreement with Israel. There is no time to lose.

29.05.2026 - 19:15 [ Amnesty International ]

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.

23.05.2026 - 11:30 [ Italian Government - governo.it ]

Joint Statement from the leaders of the E4 + Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands on the situation in the West Bank

(May 22, 2026)

We call on the Government of Israel to …

14.05.2026 - 09:04 [ Middle East Eye ]

Israel uproots thousands of grapevines in Hebron to expand settler road

Zuhur Tarwa stood in shock as Israeli army markers appeared across her vineyard, declaring it confiscated.

The 68-year-old Palestinian had spent years tending the land with her two daughters in the fertile Baqa’a Valley, east of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

Their 200 grapevines once filled the plot with broad green leaves, promising a strong harvest.

Before that could happen, the confiscation order arrived – followed soon after by bulldozers.

“They razed the entire land, uprooting the grapevines and other crops,” Tarwa told Middle East Eye.