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More than 8,000 Palestinian children have been killed since the beginning of Israel’s offensive in Gaza on October 7. Many of these children have been killed in air strikes. However, rumours that Israeli soldiers have been physically abusing Palestinian children, sometimes detaining them in cages, have also been circulating on…

Israelis were left stunned and speechless when three hostages held by Hamas were killed by Israeli forces in the middle of an active war zone, after they waved a white flag and screamed out in Hebrew apparently to show they did not pose a threat

The Israeli military says it is investigating the killing of two Palestinians in the West Bank after soldiers were caught on camera shooting down the men at close range when they did not appear to pose a threat

After more than 80 Israeli captives have been released by Hamas in return for 180 Palestinian prisoners, Israel has accused Hamas of breaking the ceasefire agreement.

While the world remains fixated on the devastating October 7 Hamas attacks and the subsequent Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, there has been a pronounced – and mostly unnoticed – escalation in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Protesters have denounced state-owned Israeli company Mekorot for its human rights record as it expands in Argentina.

When Israeli warplanes swooped over the Gaza Strip following Hamas militants’ brutal attack on southern Israel, Palestinians say a different kind of war took hold in the occupied West Bank

Communities who have clung on for decades are leaving their homes in the face of rising attrition by Israelis

Israel can’t afford to cast a blind eye on settler violence

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank in the days after Hamas' attack on southern Israel.

Palestinians in the territory are facing a harsh crackdown from Israeli forces and threats to their lives from settlers