The African Union’s Peace and Security Council unanimously demanded Israel reverse its recognition of Somaliland, warning the move threatens territorial integrity across the continent and reflects Israel’s expanding strategic footprint in Africa tied to Red Sea competition.
Israeli forces shot a woman and two children near displacement tents outside the declared ceasefire boundary in Khan Yunis. UNRWA reports that 90% of Gaza’s schools have been damaged or destroyed — and the facilities that remain are functioning as shelters, not classrooms.
France demanded the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Palestine resign over a quote she never said — and maintained the demand after French media confirmed the misquotation. The campaign against Francesca Albanese reflects a broader European effort to silence the most rigorous international documentation of Israeli violations.
An Israeli court denied entry to a five-year-old Palestinian cancer patient registered in Gaza, blocking a bone marrow transplant his doctors called urgently necessary — because the child’s registry classification overrides his medical need, his West Bank residence, and his life.
Israel is constructing a dedicated execution compound and drafting hanging procedures for Palestinian prisoners under a death penalty bill championed by Ben-Gvir — preparations underway before the law has even passed, as more than 9,300 Palestinians remain in Israeli custody.
Gaza’s confirmed death toll has passed 72,000, with 576 more Palestinians killed since the October ceasefire took effect — a ceasefire Israeli forces have violated more than 1,500 times. Researchers say the actual toll may be far higher, with bodies still buried beneath the rubble.
UNICEF reports that at least 37 children have been killed in Gaza since January 1, 2026 — adding to the more than 100 children killed during the three months following the October ceasefire. The agency warns conditions remain ‘extremely fragile and deadly’ for children across the territory.

The EU Just Approved Google’s $32 Billion Purchase of an Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Built on Surveilling Palestinians
The EU approved Google’s $32 billion acquisition of Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz without conditions — deepening global integration of technologies developed through Israel’s military-linked cyber sector, which has used Palestinian occupation as its testing ground.