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Critics May Face Repression in Azerbaijan Amid COP29, Human Rights Watch Warns
The 20-page UN agreement with Azerbaijan “is replete with ... ambiguities on the protections for participants’ rights.”
I Gave Birth During Genocide, Into a World I No Longer Know
My child is 8 months old. Surviving the genocide in Gaza is the only life he knows. I fight every day to keep him alive.
Israeli Troops Have Repeatedly Filmed Themselves Committing War Crimes
“Investigating War Crimes in Gaza,” a new documentary by Al Jazeera, examines social media posted by Israeli soldiers.
WHO: Disease Outbreaks Imminent in Lebanon With Over 1M Displaced by Israel
All of Lebanon’s over 900 shelters are full, officials have said, with 1.2 million displaced by Israel’s assault.
As Israel Extends Its Genocide Into the West Bank, It Targets and Kills Children
Israel is killing scores of Palestinian children, Defense for Children International-Palestine’s Miranda Cleland says.
Report: Blinken Signed Off on Israeli Policy to Attack Humanitarian Aid Trucks
The policy was formulated as civil society in Gaza was crumbling due to Israel’s bombings and aid blockade.
Israel Has Killed, Wounded or Rendered Missing 10 Percent of Gaza Population
Israel has killed 42,000 Palestinians and injured over 100,000 in a year — according to the most conservative counts.
View From Gaza: This War Has Broken Me in Ways I Didn’t Think Possible
I’ve lost 60 family members in the last year, and I struggle to process how quickly everything has changed.
Unprecedented Israeli Airstrike in West Bank Kills 20, Wiping Out Entire Family
“We’ve been living through the occupation’s raids for more than a year now, but this was different,” said an eyewitness.
US Health Workers Back From Gaza Estimate Death Toll Is at Least 119,000
Meanwhile, Gaza officials reported this week that Israel has wiped out 902 entire families, at a minimum.