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Adalah petitions Israeli Supreme Court to allow MPs to visit Palestinian prisoners

Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi, who is a Palestinian citizen of Israel, and Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel – have said there is an urgent need for these visits in light of the “harsh and inhumane” conditions in which Israel is holding Palestinian prisoners.

In the past six months, at least 13 Palestinians in Israel Prison Service (IPS) facilities have died.

The petition seeks an immediate halt to a policy implemented by the National Security Minister, the far-right Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the IPS, which has prevented Tibi from holding meetings with Palestinian prisoners for more than a year.

Tibi and Adalah are requesting a court order to allow him to visit prisoners, including Palestinian political leader and prisoner Marwan Barghouti, who has been subject to assaults by Israeli prison authorities, according to his family.




Netanyahu vows to increase ‘military pressure’ on Hamas

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the military will increase “pressure” on Hamas in a bid to secure the release of hostages in Gaza.

“In the coming days we will increase the military and political pressure on Hamas because this is the only way to free our hostages,” Netanyahu said in a video statement on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Passover.

He added that the military would “deliver additional and painful blows” without specifying. Netanyahu added that he would fight against any US attempts to sanction the Netzah Yehuda battalion, which is accused of committing human rights violations in Gaza.



Rights group seeks probe into role of tech firms, media platforms in killings of Gaza civilians

A human rights group has said that the role of major technology companies and international social media platforms in the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza must be investigated.

“These companies need to be held accountable if found to be complicit or not to have taken adequate precautions to prevent access to, and exploitation of, users’ information,” the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said.

There are frequent reports that Israel uses a number of artificial intelligence-supported technological systems to illegally track and monitor Palestinians, the group said.

“Google and Israel are collaborating on several technology initiatives, including Project Nimbus, which provides the Israeli army with tools for the increased monitoring and illegal data collection of Palestinians, thereby broadening Israeli policies of denial and persecution, plus other crimes against the Palestinian people.”

This project in particular has prompted significant human rights criticism, driving dozens of company employees to protest and resign, with others being fired over their protests.


The Euro-Med Monitor field team has also said it documented accounts of Palestinian civilians who, as a consequence of their social media activity, have been singled out as suspects by Israel, despite having taken no military action.

Health Ministry identifies 2 teens killed by Israeli forces near Hebron

We are getting more details on the two Palestinian teenagers shot dead by the Israeli army north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The Health Ministry identified them as Mohammed Jabarin, 19, and Mousa Jabarin, 18.

The military earlier claimed two “terrorists” arrived at the Beit Einun junction and one tried to stab Israeli soldiers while the other opened fire against the unit. The Wafa news agency reported medics were prevented from reaching the two teenagers.


A covered body is pictured at the site of a reported attack at the Beit Einun junction