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An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Gaza City early Saturday killed at least five people, including a father and his two daughters. The mother was wounded and later died, with several others injured. The strike came without warning, according to local reporters.
Behind mounting evidence of crimes against Palestinians lie lawyers facing harassment and violence. From Gaza to The Hague, the drive to bring justice to light is threatened by systematic retaliation.
Rising public sympathy for Palestine in the Netherlands, evidenced by a key court acquittal, a Eurovision boycott, and opinion polls, contrasts with the government's continued support for Israel. Analysts caution that foreign policy is slow to change, but grassroots pressure is mounting.
The Palestine Premier League has been suspended for nearly three years due to the Gaza war, leaving players jobless and forcing them into odd jobs. Experts warn the suspension has set Palestinian football back by 20 years, with a generation of talent at risk of being lost.
The UK Court of Appeal will rule Monday on whether the government was correct to proscribe the activist group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. The High Court previously found the ban unlawful, but it remains in place pending the appeal. The case follows the sentencing of four activists who were convicted as terrorists for causing criminal damage at an Israeli arms company facility.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has condemned a property event in London promoting land and property sales in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The event, set for Sunday, has drawn criticism from human rights groups. Khan said he opposes the event and has discussed it with police.
More than 60 US lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on February 13, urging the Trump administration to press Israel to lift restrictions so Gaza cancer patients can be medically evacuated to the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The letter highlights that Gaza's healthcare system is nearly destroyed, with an estimated 11,000 cancer patients facing a death sentence as cancer deaths have tripled since October 2023.
The UK, Australia, and Canada have each contributed £1 million to create a joint peace fund promoting a two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict. The fund targets community projects involving youth, civil society, and women, and aims to curb Israeli settler violence while providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
Amnesty International has accused Israel of carrying out a systematic ethnic cleansing campaign against Palestinians in the West Bank, which it says goes far beyond the violence of extremist settlers. The report contends this is a state policy aimed at promoting annexation and expanding illegal settlements. It highlights how settler attacks, often ignored by Israeli authorities, have displaced thousands and destroyed communities, particularly in Area C.
