The move came in response to the Israeli Central Court’s decision following a request filed by the families. Israel plans to sell four boats seized while sailing towards the besieged Gaza Strip and distribute the funds among two settlers families. Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported yesterday that the move came in response to the Israeli Central Court’s Read More…
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New York Times Finally Admits US Aiding Saudi War Crimes In Yemen
US assistance to the Saudi-led coalition’s war in Yemen has amounted to killing innocent Yemeni civilians, the New York Times argued in its newspaper. The op-ed piece cited reports by the UN and international watchdog Human Rights Watch, which said the Saudi coalition is responsible for war crimes in Yemen. The report also emphasised the role of the Read More…
Israel Intends To Kill Civilians And Medical Staff Deliberately, Says New Report
A new report by a human rights organization has concluded that Israeli troops basically ignored the fact that Palestinian medical staff adhered strictly to international standards while treating demonstrators in Gaza’s Great March of Return protests, and shot them deliberately. This was despite the staff wearing distinct uniforms identifying them as medical personnel, and operating Read More…
Saudi Arabia Seeking Death Penalty For Five Human Rights Activists
Among the detainees is Israa al-Ghomgham, whom Saudi activists said was the first woman to face the death penalty for rights-related work possibly. Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists from the kingdom’s Eastern Province currently on trial in a secretive terrorism court, groups including Human Rights Watch Read More…
UN Chief Suggests Deploying UN-Mandated Armed Forces To Protect Palestinians
The protection of Palestinian civilians could be improved by the deployment of UN-mandated armed forces or unarmed observers, a beefed-up UN civilian presence or expanded UN assistance, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote in a report on Friday. The United Nations General Assembly requested the report in a resolution adopted in June that condemned Israel for excessive Read More…
Following Push By Bolton, Trump Green Lights More Cyberattacks
National security adviser John Bolton began the effort to remove the directive after he took up his position in April. President Donald Trump took steps on Wednesday to loosen limits on when the US government can deploy cyberweapons against adversaries, reversing Obama-era guidelines, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Trump signed an order reversing Presidential Policy Directive Read More…






