Ethnic cleansing
In suspending funding to UNRWA, the West has become an active participant in Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians

Israel has made life impossible for Gazans by eliminating all material conditions for their survival including the crucial support provided by the UN refugee agency

Israel wants either an apartheid state or an ethnic cleansing process, both crimes under international law

The Israeli political class appears to be using the conflict that began on October 7 as the pretext to erase Palestinians from Palestine

Jenin military operation Israeli invasion of Jenin continues for second day amid growing Palestinian resistance

At least 10 Palestinians have been killed and over 100 wounded in indiscriminate air and ground attacks being carried out by the Israeli occupation forces inside densely populated areas in Jenin 

Israeli home demolitions in Negev desert Israeli authorities demolish five Bedouin homes in Al-Naqab desert

According to locals, the demolition efforts have been going on since February. Israeli authorities had served the home owners with eviction notices and had been pressuring them to vacate their homes and relocate in order to illegally take over the land

UN commemorates Nakba Palestinians mark 75th anniversary of Nakba, call for Israel’s suspension from UN

For the first time, the United Nations marked Nakba and the forced displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians during the founding of Israel in 1948. However, the US, Canada, and some EU countries chose not to participate on Israel’s request

Rohingya refugee camp fire Bangladesh Thousands of Rohingya refugees rendered homeless in Bangladesh after massive fire

At least 2,000 makeshift houses were damaged in the blaze, forcing thousands to flee from the refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar

Rohingya refugees Facing state persecution in two countries, Rohingya have been pushed to flee at an alarming rate

Two reports chronicle the alarming state of refugees in Myanmar and Bangladesh. In 2022, there was a 360% increase in the number of Rohingya attempting deadly sea crossings in these two countries

Masafer Yatta evictions by Israel Hundreds of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta face forced displacement by Israel

The UN and other human rights bodies have previously termed Israel’s forced displacement of communities from Masafer Yatta a “serious breach of international humanitarian law” and a “war crime”

Rohingya refugees Forgotten Rohingyas mark fifth year of mass exodus 

Close to 750,000 Rohingyas fled due to the ethnic cleansing campaign, the majority of whom are now living in camps in Bangladesh

UNSC talks on Gaza UN Security Council holds emergency meeting to discuss Gaza amid fragile truce 

Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland reported during the meeting that in three days, Israel had carried out 147 airstrikes which killed 46 Palestinians, including 16 children, and injured 360 more

Palestinians stage protests, Guatemala’s president objects to family bill and other stories

Today we look at protests by Palestinians against illegal demolitions by Israel, the Protection of Life and Family law in Guatemala, and more

Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes Palestinians observe general strike denouncing illegal home demolitions in occupied East Jerusalem

Around 800 Palestinian homes are facing the threat of demolition by the Israeli municipality of Jerusalem which plans to replace them with 500 new illegal settlement units and a shopping mall