UN Human Rights Council orders inquiry into Gaza hostilities

Israel announced plans for approximately 1,500 settlement housing units, drawing criticism as Palestinians sought self-determination and an end to settlement expansion.

Muhammad Abu Khdeir was abducted and murdered by Israeli extremists in East Jerusalem; his killing triggered widespread Palestinian protests.

Israel began large-scale military attacks in Gaza, while Palestinian armed groups fired rockets toward Israel. The escalation inflicted severe harm on civilians, particularly in Gaza.

Israeli forces launched a ground invasion during the 2014 war; fighting and displacement intensified, while Palestinian armed factions continued armed resistance.

Heavy fighting and Israeli bombardment in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood of Gaza City resulted in extensive civilian casualties and destruction; Palestinian armed groups also fought Israeli forces.

A planned humanitarian ceasefire broke down rapidly amid fighting around Rafah, with sharply disputed accounts of the initial events and heavy subsequent Palestinian casualties.

An Egyptian-brokered open-ended ceasefire entered into force at 19:00 local time, ending 50 days of major hostilities. Gaza faced extensive destruction and displacement.

UAW Local 2865 members voted to support a BDS resolution in a union-wide ballot; the action was debated within the labour movement and later challenged by the UAW international union.

The Security Council voted 14 in favour, none against and one abstention, reaffirming that Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, have no legal...

Approximately 1,500 Palestinian prisoners launched a mass hunger strike demanding family visits, medical care, an end to isolation and an end to administrative detention.