Israeli human rights NGO documenting abuses in the Occupied Territories
Palestinian health officials report that Israeli forces have killed a 15-year-old in Ramallah and another teenager in the Qalandia refugee camp after raids across the West Bank. Dozens have been detained, including women, amid rising violence since October 2023. The death toll in the West Bank now exceeds 1,085 with ongoing clashes and arrests.
Palestinian paediatrician Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, remains detained by Israel without charge. Rights groups including MSF and PHRI report severe health deterioration and alleged torture, calling for urgent independent medical review and his release. UN and other bodies have highlighted his case, as international pressure grows.
A coalition of EU and allied missions has criticised Israel’s use of administrative detention, urging access to detainees and medical care in Gaza and the West Bank. Separately, new limits on ICRC access to Palestinian detainees raise alarms about oversight and potential abuses.
A Jerusalem court has paused the transfer of Nile crocodiles to Ketziot Prison while it reviews a petition by Let the Animals Live. The case ties Ben-Gvir’s security measures for Palestinian prisoners to animal welfare and environmental concerns, with a final ruling pending government response.
Israeli prosecutors have indicted settler Yinon Levi for reckless manslaughter over the July 2025 shooting that killed Palestinian teacher and activist Awdah (Awdeh) Hathaleen in Umm al‑Khair. The indictment adds armed trespass and malicious damage counts. Rights groups say the charge is rare and insufficient; campaigners and the family call for murder charges.
Residents in Masafer Yatta and West Bank villages have reported repeated settler attacks, property damage and soldiers escorting or standing by during incidents. Witnesses have described settlers grazing livestock in homes' gardens, arson, and assaults near mosques. Humanitarian groups have recorded high demolition and displacement rates since October 2023.
B’Tselem reports detail a five-front strategy—violence, movement limits, economic strangulation, social destruction, and ethnic cleansing—driving Palestinians to lose daily life, with checkpoints, land seizures, and rising unemployment reshaping the landscape since late 2022 and the Gaza war’s 2023 onset.
The UK has announced a broad set of sanctions over Israeli settlements, targeting goods, financing and services linked to the West Bank. Lawmakers and experts call for a fuller approach, citing the occupation itself and the need for stronger action to support a two-state solution.
More than 100 Israeli settlers have attacked the West Bank village of Jalud while Israeli forces were attempting to escort a displaced Palestinian family back to their home. Settlers set fire to houses and vehicles, injured three security officers and blocked the return. International organisations and some Israeli officials have criticised the violence.
Palestinian communities rely on springs and stone reservoirs for tourism and irrigation, but Israeli settlers backed by a hard-line government have intensified efforts to seize springs and declare heritage sites in the West Bank. In Fasayil, water from a natural spring has been diverted to an artificial pool named after Herod, triggering investigations and large government funding for related archaeological projects. The move is part of a broader push to redefine memory and access in occupied areas, drawing protests from rights groups.
A federal judge has ordered Salah Sarsour released from ICE detention after finding a substantial free-speech retaliation claim. The government maintains he poses a security risk due to past convictions; Sarsour intends to appeal. Deportation to the West Bank could end his life as he has lived in the U.S. for over three decades.