Palestine

[The Hague Group] Spain and Ireland to join more than 20 states to declare ‘concrete measures’ against Israel (Middle East Eye, 2025-07-10)

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/spain-and-ireland-join-more-20-states-declare-concrete-measures-against-israel
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>> More than 20 countries are convening in Bogota next week to declare “concrete measures against Israel’s violations of international law”, diplomats told Middle East Eye.

>> The “emergency summit” is due to be held on 15-16 July, co-hosted by the governments of Colombia and South Africa as co-chairs of The Hague Group, to coordinate diplomatic and legal action to counter what they describe as “a climate of impunity” enabled by Israel and its powerful allies.

cf. >https://thehaguegroup.org/
#TheHagueGroup

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NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York.

For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian activist found himself uncharacteristically speechless.

“I cannot describe the pain of that night,” Khalil said finally, gazing down as the baby, Deen, cooed in his arms. “This is something I will never forgive.”

Israeli Settlers Set Fire Near Ancient Church in West Bank Christian Village - Antiwar.com (2025-07-08)

https://news.antiwar.com/2025/07/08/israeli-settlers-set-fire-near-ancient-church-in-west-bank-christian-village/
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>> Three priests based in the village of Taybeh issued a statement calling for help in the face of growing settler violence

>> In a joint statement, priests from the three churches in #Taybeh — the Latin Church, Greek Orthodox, and Melkite Catholic — condemned the attack and asked for action in the face of growing settler violence against the village, which comes amid a spike in settler attacks across the West Bank…

#WestBank #EndOccupation #SettlerViolence

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CAIR Condemns GHF’s Reported Plan for ‘Modern-Day Concentration Camps’ in Gaza (Council on American-Islamic Relations, 2025-07-07)

https://www.cair.com/press/_releases/cair-condemns-ghfs-reported-plan-for-modern-day-concentration-camps-in-gaza/
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>> The Council on American-Islamic Relations (#CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration and world leaders to reject a reported proposal by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (#GHF) to build “modern-day concentration camps” in Gaza to detain, reeducate and ultimately deport the Palestinian population of Gaza.

>> CAIR called the proposal a “recipe for ethnic cleansing.” The plan reportedly calls for establishing six camps where Palestinians would “temporarily reside, deradicalize, re-integrate and prepare to relocate if they wish to do so.”

#StopGenocide #EthnicCleansing #GazaConcentrationCamp

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The Israeli army announced on 8 July the deaths of five soldiers and the injury of over a dozen others due to an ambush laid by resistance fighters in the northern Gaza Strip the night before.

According to an initial army investigation, infantry soldiers from the Kfir Brigade's Netzah Yehuda Battalion were hit by a roadside explosive device. The army confirmed that rescue forces also came under fire while working to evacuate the casualties.

Among the 14 soldiers wounded in the ambush were two who were listed as being in serious condition.

The northern city of Beit Hanoun, where the ambush took place, had been heavily bombarded ahead of the army’s operations in the area, and had reportedly been secured by the Israeli military. The ambush took place shortly after 10:00 pm on Monday evening.

Tribal representatives in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron have rejected a reported proposal to establish a so-called “tribal emirate” in exchange for recognizing Israel as a Jewish state, Anadolu Agency reported on 7 July.

The proposal, first revealed by the Wall Street Journal, alleged that Hebron tribal leaders sent a letter to Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat, offering formal recognition of Israel in return for being appointed as representatives of Arab residents in Hebron and setting a timetable to join the US-led Abraham Accords.

In a press conference on Sunday, Hebron tribal figure Nafez al-Jaabari denounced the offer and declared the community’s rejection of the initiative.