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Israel Must End Mass Incommunicado Detention and Torture of Palestinians from Gaza

Amnesty International calls on Israeli authorities to end their indefinite incommunicado detention of Palestinians from Gaza in flagrant violation of…

July 18, 2024

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Israel/ OPT: Hamas and Other Armed Groups Must Immediately Release Civilians Held Hostage in Gaza

Hamas and other armed groups must immediately and unconditionally release all civilian hostages who have been held in captivity in…

July 12, 2024

Palestinians walk along a devastated street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on June 14, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Update from Amnesty Fieldworker in Gaza 

Our Amnesty International fieldworker in Gaza provides an update while continuing to gather evidence of human rights violations and war…

June 17, 2024

President Biden marking D-Day alongside President Macron in France.
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Amnesty International USA and Amnesty International France Call on Macron and Biden to Urgently Stop Sending Weapons to Israel

Comments from Paul O’Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA and Jean-Claude Samouiller, President of Amnesty International France as President…

June 6, 2024

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New Crossing Points and ‘Floating Dock’ are Cosmetic Changes, as Humanitarian Access Disintegrates in Gaza, Warn Aid Agencies

As Israeli attacks intensify on Rafah, the unpredictable trickle of aid into Gaza has created a mirage of improved access…

May 28, 2024

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Israeli air strikes that killed 44 civilians further evidence of war crimes – new investigation

The International Criminal Court should investigate as war crimes three Israeli air strikes that killed 44 Palestinian civilians, including 32…

May 27, 2024

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Israel must comply with International Court of Justice order calling it to immediately halt military operations in Rafah

With this order the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – the UN’s principal court - has made it crystal clear:…

May 24, 2024

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Israel/OPT: ICC Applications for Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Sinwar and Other Senior Israeli and Hamas Officials Crucial Step Towards Justice  

This move sends an important message to all parties to the conflict in Gaza and beyond that they will be…

May 21, 2024

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World Leaders Fail to Act as Israeli Invasion of Rafah Worsens Humanitarian Catastrophe 

Over 1.5 million people, including 600,000 children, are at serious risk.

May 15, 2024

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Amnesty International USA Response to New Weapons Transfer to Government of Israel 

Enough is enough. President Biden must urgently suspend all transfers of weapons to the government of Israel and push for…

May 15, 2024

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Mass Forced Displacement in Gaza Highlights Urgent Need for Israel to Uphold Palestinians’ Right to Return 

This Nakba day the fate of Palestinians is more perilous than ever – dispossessed and subjected to systematic human rights…

May 15, 2024

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Over 300 Palestinian-Bedouin Face Forced Evictions Following Mass Home Demolitions in Negev/Naqab

The Israeli authorities’ demolition of 47 homes in Wadi al-Khalil without proper consultation or compensation underscores the urgency to dismantle…

May 9, 2024