Francesca Albanese
Yemen’s armed forces resume attacks against Israel, affirm solidarity with Palestine

Yemen’s naval forces, under the command of the Houthis, launched direct attacks against Israeli-linked ships in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait on December 3. The Armed Forces have also announced the resumption of strikes against the Israeli occupation as it continues its genocidal bombing of Gaza.

Palestinian children Israel arrested 570 Palestinian children in first half of 2023

At least 29 of the Palestinian children arrested by the Israeli forces this year in six months were below the age of 12, and two of them were just 10 years old. Israel has already killed 31 Palestinian children this year

Francesca Albanese report Israel has turned all of occupied Palestine into an open air prison, says UN expert’s report

A report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says that apart from physically arresting over 800,000 Palestinians, including tens of thousands of children, Israel also controls the movement of millions through barriers, permits, and illegal settlements

Kenneth Roth denied Harvard fellowship Alumni, students condemn Harvard Kennedy School’s denial of fellowship to former HRW chief Kenneth Roth

Former Human Rights Watch head Kenneth Roth was initially was offered a position at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. The offer was the withdrawn, reportedly due to the HRW’s “anti-Israel bias” and his social media posts critical of Israel

Shireen Abu Akleh killing Israel lashes out against US decision to investigate killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

For months, the US had declined to conduct any investigation into the killing of the Palestinian journalist and accepted the Israeli version calling it an accident. This is despite repeated appeals by Akleh’s family and human rights groups for an inquiry

Israeli assault on Gaza ends after ceasefire agreement

Israel’s airstrikes began on Friday after it announced that it would target Islamic Jihad leaders and members in Gaza.