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Palestinians to ask UK to own up to ‘law violations’ between 1917 and 1948
ByHaroon Siddique and Pippa Crerar September 7, 2025

Petition, drafted by human rights lawyers, says war crimes were committed during British occupation of PalestineA group of Palestinians will serve a legal petition asking the UK to take responsibility for what they call “serial international law violat…

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Palestinians to ask UK to own up to ‘law violations’ between 1917 and 1948
ByHaroon Siddique and Pippa Crerar September 7, 2025

Petition, drafted by human rights lawyers, says war crimes were committed during British occupation of PalestineA group of Palestinians will serve a legal petition asking the UK to take responsibility for what they call “serial international law violat…

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US imposes sanctions on Palestinians for requesting war crimes inquiry
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut and agencies September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

Rights groups in Gaza and Ramallah had asked international criminal court to investigate Israel over genocide claimsThe US has imposed sanctions against three Palestinian human rights groups that asked the international criminal court (ICC) to investig…

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The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war
ByAnnie Kelly September 1, 2025

With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever Continue reading…

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The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war
ByAnnie Kelly September 1, 2025

With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever Continue reading…

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The Guardian view on the killing of Gaza’s journalists: Israel wants to stop the world from seeing what it’s doing | Editorial
ByEditorial August 31, 2025

This is the most lethal war for the media in recent times. A generation of journalists is being wiped outDay by day, the death toll rises, the war crimes mount, and the outrage grows. Last Wednesday, the pope demanded that Israel stop its “collect…

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The Guardian view on the killing of Gaza’s journalists: Israel wants to stop the world from seeing what it’s doing | Editorial
ByEditorial August 31, 2025

This is the most lethal war for the media in recent times. A generation of journalists is being wiped outDay by day, the death toll rises, the war crimes mount, and the outrage grows. Last Wednesday, the pope demanded that Israel stop its “collect…

Read More The Guardian view on the killing of Gaza’s journalists: Israel wants to stop the world from seeing what it’s doing | Editorial
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UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide
ByJason Burke International security correspondent August 29, 2025

Internal letter also calls on UN member states to suspend arms sales, saying ‘criticising Israel is not enough’Middle East crisis – live updatesHundreds of employees of the United Nations’ leading human rights agency have backed an internal letter tell…

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US soldiers could be liable for war crimes in Gaza. Will they be prosecuted?
ByWilliam Christou August 29, 2025

Human Rights Watch says US military personnel could face criminal prosecution for assisting Israel’s war in GazaHuman rights groups and activists who protest against continued US support for Israel have focused primarily on the flow of US weapons, warn…

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‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focussed as an academic in Gaza
ByAhmed Kamal Junina August 19, 2025

It is hard to keep the mind sharp when the body is thin and dehydrated, but solidarity is teaching starving students their thoughts still matterI must admit: I write this piece while starving – too hungry to think clearly, too weak to sit upright for l…

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