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Friday briefing: Why a growing number of experts say Israel is practising apartheid
ByAamna Mohdin February 6, 2026

In today’s newsletter: As Gaza’s crossings reopen only partially and displacement accelerates in the West Bank, claims of systematic domination are being made by human rights groups, legal scholars and former Israeli officialsGood morning. The Rafah c…

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Shin Bet chief’s brother charged with ‘assisting enemy’ over cigarette smuggling in Gaza
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent February 5, 2026

Bezalel Zini accused of role in taking goods into the occupied Palestinian territory during an Israeli blockadeThe brother of Israel’s internal security chief has been charged with “assisting the enemy in wartime” for his alleged role in a smuggling ne…

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Florida bill seeks to ban use of ‘West Bank’ in schools and state agencies
ByLucy Campbell February 4, 2026

The bill would mandate use of the biblical term ‘Judea and Samaria’ after a similar effort passed in ArkansasFlorida legislators are pushing to pass legislation that would ban the use of the term “West Bank” in K-12 public schools and state agencies, i…

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Revealed: Israel bulldozed part of Gaza war cemetery containing allied graves
BySeham Tantesh in Gaza, Julian Borger in London and Ben Doherty in Sydney February 4, 2026

Satellite images and witness testimony show destruction as IDF claims it was forced to take defensive measuresIsraeli forces have bulldozed part of a Gaza cemetery containing the war graves of dozens of British, Australian and other allied soldiers kil…

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Israeli strikes kill at least 21 in Gaza as Rafah patient crossings halted
ByReuters February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

Six children among dead as Israeli agency restricts evacuations two days after crossing to Egypt reopenedIsraeli tank shelling and airstrikes have killed at least 21 people, including six children and seven women, in Gaza, and Israel has halted the eva…

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French magistrate reportedly summons two French-Israelis over ‘complicity in genocide’
ByJon Henley and Emma Graham-Harrison February 3, 2026

Nili Kupfer-Naouri and Rachel Touitou said to be accused of trying to block delivery of humanitarian aid to GazaA French investigating magistrate has issued summonses to two French-Israeli nationals in relation to “complicity in genocide” over allegati…

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Gaza: Rafah crossing reopens under Israeli restrictions – The Latest
By February 3, 2026

A small number of Palestinians from Gaza have started crossing into Egypt for medical treatment after Israel allowed a limited reopening of the Rafah border crossing. It had been largely closed since Israeli troops seized it in May 2024, cutting off a …

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Human Rights Watch researchers resign after report on Palestinian right of return blocked
ByAlex Kane of Jewish Currents February 3, 2026

The organization claims the report, which finds Israel’s denial of the right of return is a crime against humanity, is ‘paused pending further analysis and research’Two Human Rights Watch (HRW) employees who make up the organization’s entire Israel and…

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Marwan Barghouti, ‘Palestine’s Mandela’, to publish book from prison
ByEmma Loffhagen February 3, 2026

Unbroken: In Pursuit of Freedom for Palestine is a collection of writings by the Palestinian political leader, who has been held in Israeli prisons since 2002A collection of writings by the imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti will …

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Palestinians hope for more after limited Rafah crossing opening – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian February 3, 2026

A dozen Palestinian returnees were allowed into Gaza from Egypt late on Monday night after the long-awaited reopening of the Rafah border crossing was marred by delays. Their arrival came hours after a small group of medical evacuees was ferried into E…

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