US concludes five Israeli units have been involved in cross human rights abuses. yahoo.com/news/us-found-…

WASHINGTON, April 29(Reuters)-The U.S. State Department found five units of the Israeli military responsible for gross violations of human rights in incidents that took place outside of Gaza before conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas in October, the State Department said.

“We've become addicted to explosions.” Stunning work by Bellingcat tracking the scale of home demolitions by a single IDF unit in Gaza. “Behind each ruined building, there is a decision & an action which has been carried out by a specific unit or person.” bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/2…

SCOOP: I reviewed an internal State Dept memo, parts of which was classified, that included the most extensive and serious to date warnings to Secretary Blinken over Israel’s possible non-compliance with international humanitarian law. Here’s what I learned 1/X

UN says no evidence to support Israeli government claims against 4 of 12 UNRWA workers accused of taking part in Oct. 7 Hamas attack washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

What to know about Israel's possible #Rafah offensive - great teamwork from Becky Sullivan, ⁦Aya Batrawy⁩, ⁦jane arraf⁩, Anas Baba in #Rafah #Gaza and many more from our teams in Washington DC.

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At least six Western aid groups serving displaced, injured and starving Gazans shared their locations with the IDF, but were hit by Israeli strikes regardless. The VI team collected visual evidence and internal communications to show what happened. nytimes.com/video/world/10…

Israel used airstrikes, drones and ground raids to target one elusive militant, as its military brings Gaza tactics to the West Bank. The Wall Street Journal was there during one of the firefights between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants. Our report: wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Sobering reporting from the morgue in Rafah from NPR's Aya Batrawy and Anas Baba on the ongoing war in Gaza and the ever-growing civilian toll even before Israel launches a new ground operation.
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The UN has called for an inquiry into reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals: 'Among the deceased were allegedly older people, women and wounded, while others were found tied with their hands… tied and stripped of their clothes.' news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Nearly 300 bodies found in mass grave outside Gaza's Nasser hospital, according to civil defence workers. Some found with hands and feet tied - 'there were signs of field executions'. edition.cnn.com/2024/04/22/mid…

'Israel champions itself as a democracy and a bastion of press freedom in the region. Its actions tell a very different story.' Committee to Protect Journalists's Jodie Ginsberg says Israel's actions against media 'are more the hallmark of a dictatorship, not a democracy.' nytimes.com/2024/04/17/opi…