‘We Returned from Hell’: Palestinian Journalists Describe Torture, Rape, and Starvation in Israeli Prisons

A landmark report by the Committee to Protect Journalists documents how 58 of 59 Palestinian journalists released from Israeli custody since October 2023 describe being subjected to torture or abuse — including beatings, sexual violence, starvation, stress positions, and psychological threats against their families.

An American Teenager Was Shot Dead by Israeli Settlers While Protecting His Village’s Livestock. The UN Demanded an Investigation.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the killing of 19-year-old Palestinian-American Nasrallah Abu Siam, who was shot and beaten by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Mukhmas while trying to prevent them from stealing his community’s sheep. Three others were wounded in the same attack.

The ‘Board of Peace’ Is Building a 350-Acre Military Base in Gaza. Palestinians Were Not Asked.

Contracting records reviewed by the Guardian reveal the Trump administration’s Board of Peace is planning a 5,000-person military installation covering more than 350 acres in southern Gaza — complete with armored watchtowers, bunkers, and a firing range — on land whose ownership is unclear and where 1.9 million displaced Palestinians now live.

A Judge Blocked the Deportation of Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi. The Government Was Trying to Expel Him for His Politics.

On February 20, 2026, in Civil Rights, Immigration, Issues, News, News & Views, Palestine, Region, USA, by admin

An immigration judge has blocked the deportation of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian permanent U.S. resident and Columbia University student who led anti-genocide protests on campus. His attorneys say the Trump administration sought his removal specifically because of his political activism. United Voices calls the ruling a win for free speech — and a warning about how far the administration has been willing to go.

Ramadan Began with Israeli Forces Blocking Al-Aqsa and Demolishing a Hebron Family’s Home

On the first day of Ramadan, Israeli occupation forces imposed sweeping movement restrictions around Al-Aqsa Mosque — capping West Bank access at 10,000 worshippers and issuing more than 250 expulsion orders — while simultaneously demolishing a residential building housing over 40 Palestinians in Hebron.

A Judge Blocked the Deportation of Mohsen Mahdawi. The Government’s Case Fell Apart Over a Paperwork Error.

Immigration Judge Nina Froes terminated deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi — a Palestinian Columbia University graduate student and refugee camp-born lawful permanent resident — after the Trump administration failed to properly authenticate the key evidence in its case: a memo by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Israel’s Surveillance Industry Has Turned Your Car Into a Spy. A New Investigation Reveals How.

A Haaretz investigation reveals that Israeli cyber companies have developed a new intelligence sector called CARINT — car intelligence — capable of tracking vehicles by movement data, accessing in-car microphones and cameras, and potentially disabling cars remotely. The findings land as Israeli spyware firm Paragon faces fresh scrutiny for targeting journalists and activists.

For the First Time, FIFA and UEFA Leaders Have Been Referred to the ICC for War Crimes. Palestinian Footballers Did It.

A coalition of Palestinian footballers, clubs, and advocacy groups filed a 120-page complaint at the International Criminal Court on February 16 accusing FIFA president Gianni Infantino and UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity — specifically apartheid and the transfer of civilians into occupied territory — by allowing Israeli settlement clubs to compete in official football leagues.

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