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 head of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law says Gaza’s population has declined by more than 10% since October 2023 — an indicator that implies a death toll potentially exceeding 200,000, far beyond the 72,000 bodies recovered and confirmed.
More than 900 Palestinians have been displaced in the West Bank since January 1, with the UN documenting over 50 settler attacks in just two weeks. The displacement is accelerating alongside Israel’s new land registry plan condemned by 80+ UN member states as de facto annexation.

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.