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The prime ministers of Spain and Ireland have asked the European Commission to urgently review whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations in Gaza as international pressure grows for Israel to hold off on an assault of the densely packed southern border city of Rafah. The two...

International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan said on February 12 that he was deeply concerned about reports of bombardment and potential ground incursion by Israeli forces in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Khan posted on X after airstrikes in the city that is the last refuge of about a...

France has announced sanctions against 28 Israeli settlers whom it accused of committing human rights abuses against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank. The 28 individuals would be banned from entering France, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said on February 13. “These...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on February 7 rejected a proposal for a Gaza war truce by Hamas, saying victory was within reach and only total defeat of the movement that rules the blockaded strip would ensure Israel's security. "We are on the path to total victory. Victory is within...

United Nations experts have condemned the deadly attacks on journalists and media workers in Gaza, calling on Israel to allow journalists to enter the besieged territory and to ensure their protection. In a statement released on February 1, the experts described the war on Gaza as the “most...

At least 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip have been left unaccompanied or separated from their families nearly four months into Israel’s assault on the enclave, the United Nations children’s agency estimates. Nearly all children in the strip also require mental health support, UNICEF said on...

Hamas said on January 30 it was weighing up a new ceasefire proposal in the war with Israel in Gaza, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his forces would not withdraw from the enclave until they had achieved "total victory." The developments came hours after Israeli commandos...

The World Court ordered Israel on January 26 to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire as requested by the plaintiff South Africa. The court found that there was a case to be heard about whether Palestinian...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold public hearings in proceedings launched by South Africa against Israel over the Gaza war on January 11 and 12, it said on January 3. South Africa had asked the ICJ on Friday for an urgent order declaring that Israel was in breach of its obligations...

Israel’s Supreme Court has struck down a highly disputed law passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government that rolled back some of the high court’s power and sparked nationwide protests. The law, passed in July, was part of a broader judicial overhaul proposed by Netanyahu and...