Heftiger Austausch zw. den Ministern Smotrich und Ben Gvir und dem Stabschef laut israelischem Channel 12; Smotrich: “Wer sich nicht evakuieren lässt, gebt ihnen kein Wasser und Strom bis sie verhungern oder aufgeben”. Stabschef sagt, “Evakuierung” (Vertreibung) von 1 Million👇🏼

Mir fehlen die Worte: Sanitäter und Feuerwehr versuchen die getöteten Journalisten aus dem Nasser-Spital-Komplex in Khan Yunis zu holen, da schlägt erneut eine Rakete ein. Das waren Rettungsleute, die versucht haben Menschen zu bergen.

New AP investigation into the Israeli strikes on journalists and medics at Nasser Hospital includes a photo of what Israel had tried to allege was a Hamas-operated camera in a white towel, shown here once again as the Reuters livestream camera apnews.com/article/israel…

الصورة اللي طلبتها 😍 تصبحوا على خير 💛💛💛

Via Andrea Backhaus #gaza

The taking hostage of Palestinians and torturing of Palestinians in Israeli prisons is one of the most damning and underreported stories, certainly In Israel.

Why are international journalists still not allowed into Gaza if there is a ceasefire and a signed commitment not to return to war?

"My hands were cuffed behind my back, my eyes were blindfolded, and legs shackled... Then they released the dogs on us" Doctors from Gaza - held by Israel in prison / detention centres, without charge or trial - describe the torture they faced At least 80 Gazan healthcare

Vor einem Jahr wurde Baschar al-Assad gestürzt. Dafür haben Menschen in Syrien seit 2011 gekämpft. Noor Arabou war 14 Jahre lang Aktivistin. Jetzt sitzt sie im Parlament. trib.al/Kg0Kpq8

Human rights activist Hassan al-Hariri risked his life to gather evidence of atrocities committed by the Assad regime. One year after Assad’s fall, he says #Syria’s justice process still suffers from major shortcomings. #Interview by Andrea Backhaus👇 qantara.de/en/node/44569

Devastating Mada Masr مدى مصر investigation exposes billion dollar “goods coordination” system in #Gaza. It confirms what we witnessed: a war economy exploited by profiteers that was enabled & fueled by Israeli restrictions, while millions starved. #KingsOfFamine madamasr.com/en/2025/12/11/…

List of aid groups Israel is banning from operating in Gaza as of January 1 (via The Associated Press) 1. Action Against Hunger 2. ActionAid 3. Alianza por la Solidaridad 4. Campaign for the Children of Palestine 5. CARE 6. DanChurchAid 7. Danish Refugee Council 8. Handicap International:

The death toll of the Gaza War far exceeds the number of people killed by bombs or bullets.

The Syrian Army nearly completed clearing the Kurdish neighborhoods Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo City. Dozens of Kurdish Asayîş fighters accepted displacement to north-east Syria, under SDF control, rather than continuing to fight a losing battle. Notably, this is the

For months, it's been rumored that #Assad regime fighters had joined the #SDF -- with some captured en route from #Syria's Coast. Today, the pro-#Assad insurgent group the "Azrael Regiment" confirmed the death of x4 of its fighters alongside the #SDF in Sheikh Maqsoud, #Aleppo.

NEW #Syria Presidential decree: - Makes Kurdish a national language; - Permits Kurdish-language education; - Repeals all discriminatory #Assad-era legislation; - Grants citizenship to all Kurds; - Declares Nowruz a national holiday; & more.

My latest reporting from areas now under #Syria's government forces - but which weren't a few days ago - in Deir al-Zor *shared byline with excellent colleagues elsewhere

This is an important story from NE Syria, if you really want to understand why so many locals are happy that the SDF project is over. A side not familiar to many outside Syria, or even inside. By Faris Zwirahn in New Lines Magazine from his recent trips there newlinesmag.com/reportage/how-…

Ich spreche heute bei „Was jetzt“ DIE ZEIT über die desolate humanitäre Lage in #Nordostsyrien, die Verbrechen der SDF und eine mögliche Wiedererstarkung des IS. #Syrien zeit.de/politik/2026-0…

The Syrian Network for Human Rights Syrian Network considers that the detention of children and minors in al-Aqtan prison during the period of control by the Syrian Democratic Forces #SDF amounts to an arbitrary and unlawful deprivation of liberty where such detention occurs in a