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.
Israel has threatened to resume its war on Gaza within 60 days if Hamas does not disarm completely. For the roughly 6,000 Palestinians — a quarter of them children — living with amputations from two years of bombardment, the ultimatum means recovery itself is now under threat.
Palestinian Prisoner Society lawyers documented Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stomping on detainees’ heads and filming the abuse during a raid on Ofer Prison’s Section 26 — part of an ongoing pattern of calculated brutality against over 9,300 Palestinian prisoners.
The British Museum altered ancient Middle East display panels removing references to ‘Palestine’ — changes that coincided with a formal complaint from UK Lawyers for Israel, sparking accusations of historical erasure and raising questions about political pressure on public institutions.
A self-identified Israeli soldier speaking on a TikTok livestream from Gaza confirmed the killing of Palestinian civilians and admitted to sexual violence — statements that, while horrifying, align with what UN bodies and human rights organizations have documented throughout the genocide.
Arundhati Roy withdrew from the 2026 Berlinale after jury president Wim Wenders said filmmakers should ‘stay out of politics’ when asked about Gaza — a statement Roy called ‘a way of shutting down a conversation about a crime against humanity.’
The UN announced Israel blocked three humanitarian missions in Gaza — including wastewater access — as Rafah returnees reported interrogation, blindfolding, and denial of medical care. At the Munich Security Conference, the debate was about reconstruction governance.

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.