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A 16-year-old Palestinian boy from the West Bank with an intellectual disability has been detained in Israel without trial for six months. His lawyer, Riham Nassra, says that he does not understand that he is in administrative detention, is unable to express himself and has faced ostracism and violence in custody due to his condition.

Administrative detention is arrest and detention in which no indictment is filed and the evidence against the suspect is not presented to their lawyer. It is usually based on classified intelligence, and the ostensible goal is to prevent future activity rather than as a punitive tool.

The teen's condition was not mentioned in the transcripts of the hearings on his administrative detention order; his lawyers argued in their request that his situation was not brought to the attention of the court. In response, the military prosecution argued that his medical status was presented to the courts that discussed the approval of the order, as well as to the chief of the IDF Central Command when he issued the order.

Al Jazeera in Palestine: A timeline of coverage against all odds (Al Jazeera, 2025-01-03)

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/a-history-of-al-jazeera-in-palestine
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“Al Jazeera Media Network has strongly condemned the Palestinian Authority (PA) ban on its operations in the occupied West Bank this week, calling it an action that ‘aligns with Israeli occupation practises’”

“The PA’s decision to ban Al Jazeera mirrors Israel’s announcement last year that the channel would be banned in Israel and then its closure of the bureau in Ramallah.

“Here’s a breakdown of how Al Jazeera has been targeted by both the PA and Israel…”

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By Jack Nicas
Reporting from Jerusalem and from the Qalandiya refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
Jan. 2, 2025

https://archive.ph/Rr1hu

Breaking: Brazilian Court Orders Police to Act on Israeli War Crimes Suspect Following HRF Complaint - THE HIND RAJAB FOUNDATION (2025-01-03)

https://www.hindrajabfoundation.org/perpetrators/breaking-brazilian-court-orders-police-to-act-on-israeli-war-crimes-suspect-following-hrf-complaint
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“In a historic legal development, Brazilian authorities have taken decisive action on a criminal complaint filed a week ago by the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) against an Israeli soldier currently in Brazil on tourism. The Federal Court of the Federal District, following the Federal Prosecutor’s agreement, has issued an urgent order for the police to investigate and take action against the suspect, ...”

“The HRF’s complaint accuses the suspect of participating in massive demolitions of civilian homes in Gaza during a systematic campaign of destruction. These acts are part of a broader effort to impose unbearable living conditions on Palestinian civilians, constituting genocide and crimes against humanity under international law.”

#HindRajabFoundation #WarCrime
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January 02, 2025

January 4, 2025 at 9:15 am

7,000+ Authors and Book Workers Join Historic Boycott against Complicit Israeli Publishers: Thousands join pledge for Palestinian rights since October (The Palestine Festival of Literature, 2024-12-16)

https://www.palfest.org/press-release-refusing-complicity-2
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"Upon its release on October 28th, 2024, the public letter announcing the campaign already constituted the largest boycott against Israeli cultural institutions in history. Now, with thousands more signing on, this letter signals a watershed moment in the international movement for Palestinian rights..."

Link to the Letter (still open to sign) ⬇️
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11KaIIavJWoaoyA5d969dk1MbgH6mRgaC7FTmNb-2tpw/viewform?pli=1&pli=1&pli=1&edit%5C_requested=true

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U.S./Israeli Yemen Strikes Won't End Houthi Resistance. Ending Gaza Genocide Will: Shireen Al-Adeimi (Democracy Now!, 2024-01-03)

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/3/yemen/_israel/_strikes
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"The Pentagon announced this week it launched a wave of airstrikes on Sana’a and other parts of #Yemen on Tuesday. U.S. Central Command said it targeted command and weapons production facilities of Ansarallah, the militant group also known as the Houthis that rules most of Yemen... A Houthi spokesperson said ... the movement would continue attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and against Israel aimed at ending that country’s war on Gaza. ... Yemeni American scholar Shireen Al-Adeimi says of the Israeli and U.S. strikes. 'The only thing that will stop Ansarallah from rerouting ships in the Red Sea and stopping their attacks … is an end to the genocide in Gaza and an end to the starvation of the Palestinian people.'”

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Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya's life in danger due to torture: Immediate international intervention needed for his release (Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, 2025-01-03)

https://euromedmonitor.org/en/a/6587
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“Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has received information that Dr. Abu Safiya’s health has deteriorated due to the torture he endured during his detention, … Euro-Med Monitor warns of the grave risk to his life, following patterns of deliberate killings and deaths under torture previously suffered by other doctors and medical staff arrested from Gaza since October 2023.”

“Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (#PHRI) submitted a request on behalf of Dr. Abu Safiya’s family to obtain information and facilitate a lawyer’s visit on 2 January 2024. However, the Israeli authorities claimed to have no record of his detention, stating they had no indication of his arrest.”

#EuroMedMonitor #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya
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At least 17 people have been reported killed in Israeli attacks since dawn across the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian news organisations.

Gaza’s Government Media Office said Israel carried out “horrific crimes” over the previous 24 hours with 34 air strikes that killed 71 civilians across the Palestinian enclave.

January 2, 2025 at 3:26 pm

By Ahmed Aziz in Khan Younis, occupied Palestine and Mera Aladam
Published date: 2 January 2025 15:00 GMT

By Ahmed Dremly in Gaza, occupied Palestine and Lubna Masarwa in Jerusalem
Published date: 2 January 2025 13:34 GMT

https://bsky.app/profile/jehadabusalim.bsky.social/post/3lekqqyrtgs2h

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Jan 01, 2025

An Egypt firm is making $2m a day from Palestinians fleeing Israel's war on Gaza (Middle East Eye, 2024-05-01)

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-firm-palestinians-fleeing-war-gaza
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※Published 1 May 2024, somehow missed this and numerous other articles about the topic till now 😕

“Investigation by Middle East Eye reveals that a company owned by an ally of the Egyptian president may have earned at least $118m in three months”

“Hala Consulting and Tourism Services, a firm owned by Sinai tribal leader and business tycoon Ibrahim al-Organi, has been charging Palestinians crossing from Gaza's Rafah to Egypt at least $5,000 per adult and $2,500 for children under 16.

“It has a monopoly on providing transfer services at the Rafah crossing, the only #Gaza exit not bordered with Israel and the single route out of the coastal enclave for Palestinians…”

#ArabSolidarity
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