Administrative Detention: Held Without Charge or Trial
Administrative detention holds Palestinians for months without charge or trial, using secret evidence. Since Oct 2023, numbers surged past 3,400, per Addameer.
The May 2021 Escalation: Jerusalem, Sheikh Jarrah, Gaza, and the Unity Intifada
The May 2021 Gaza Jerusalem escalation: how Sheikh Jarrah evictions and Al-Aqsa raids ignited 11 days of war killing 256 Palestinians and 13 Israelis.
The 2014 Gaza War (Protective Edge): Casualties, Destruction, and the Long Aftermath
Protective Edge 2014 casualties: 2,251 Palestinians killed, 551 children, in 51 days. Shujaiyya, Khuza’a, Rafah — and what the UN found.
The 2012 Gaza War (Pillar of Defense): What Happened and Why It Mattered
Pillar of Defense 2012 Gaza: eight days of Israeli bombardment, 167 Palestinians killed, Iron Dome’s debut, and an Egypt-brokered ceasefire that changed nothing.
The 2008–2009 Gaza War (Cast Lead): Casualties, Destruction, Goldstone Report
Cast Lead 2008 2009 casualties exceeded 1,400 Palestinians killed in 22 days. The Goldstone Report documented war crimes including white phosphorus attacks.
The 1967 Occupation: How One Week Created Today’s Reality in the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem
The 1967 occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem transformed Palestinian life overnight. What changed for ordinary people from day one.
Daily Briefing — Palestine, 11 May 2026
Gaza’s death toll climbed to 72,737 since October 2023 as Israeli strikes continued; West Bank settlers attacked communities and Israeli forces raided Nablus while a $270m Israeli-only roads project advanced annexation.
1967 and the Beginning of Occupation: How the Six-Day War Created Today’s West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem
In June 1967, in six days of fighting, Israel occupied the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula. Sinai was returned to Egypt in 1982. The Golan was unilaterally annexed in 1981 and is held under international protest. The West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza remain — fifty-eight […]
Daily Briefing — Palestine, 7 May 2026
Israeli forces killed Palestinians in Gaza and continued demolitions and settler violence across the West Bank on 7 May 2026, as the UN called for the release of Gaza flotilla detainees held without charge.
Daily Briefing — Palestine, 30 April 2026
Israeli forces seized Gaza-bound aid boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, while strikes in Gaza killed at least six people and settler attacks continued across the West Bank.
Daily Briefing — Palestine, 28 April 2026
Gaza’s death toll climbs to 72,594 as Israeli forces kill a 9-year-old east of Khan Younis; across the West Bank settlers attack shepherds, uproot olive trees, and Israeli forces detain 140 Palestinians.