Cases of torture reported in Israel’s Ganot prison: Monitor
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has received reports of torture in southern Israel’s Ganot prison (formerly known as Nafha and Rimon prisons), which it said were part of a broader policy of abuse within Israeli jails.
The group said Israeli officers handcuffed detainees tightly, blocking the flow of blood to the hands as a mean of torture and fired sound bombs within the compound.
It added that “crackdowns in various prisons are being carried out at an increasing pace to tighten control over prisoners and torture them”.
Israel’s total blockade of Gaza is likely breaking international law: UK foreign secretary
Britain’s top diplomat, Foreign Secretary David Lammy, has told the House of Commons “it’s difficult to see how denying humanitarian assistance to a civilian population can be compatible with international humanitarian law”.
Although he said it’s for courts not governments to decide, Lammy said it was “appalling and unacceptable” for Israel to block aid and electricity to Gaza.
He said Israel’s actions “reinforce” the UK decision last year to suspend some arms exports to the country.
Earlier this week, Lammy said Israel had broken international law, but later reverted to the government’s longstanding position that Israel’s actions are “at clear risk” of breaching the law.
The ICJ already ruled on aid over a year ago. The court decided, governments continue to ignore the rulings of the ICJ.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/02/israel-defying-icj-ruling-to-prevent-genocide-by-failing-to-allow-adequate-humanitarian-aid-to-reach-gaza/
One month after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered “immediate and effective measures” to protect Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip from the risk of genocide by ensuring sufficient humanitarian assistance and enabling basic services, Israel has failed to take even the bare minimum steps to comply, Amnesty International said today.
The order to provide aid was one of six provisional measures ordered by the Court on 26 January (2024) and Israel was given one month to report back on its compliance with the measures. Over that period Israel has continued to disregard its obligation as the occupying power to ensure the basic needs of Palestinians in Gaza are met.
Israel’s demolitions changing map of occupied West Bank
Israel is conducting one of the largest demolitions in years in the West Bank and has been very clear about its intention to eliminate those refugee camps.
The Jenin refugee camp will no longer exist and the Tulkarem refugee camp will be no different. Over the past weeks, we’ve seen the displacement of over 40,000 Palestinians from those two camps after watching their homes being torn to the ground.
This has a very dire psychological impact on Palestinians across the West Bank, who fear they are next.
In the meantime, we are getting reports that at least eight flights were disrupted around Ben Gurion Airport. The airlines that had resumed operating will be holding a meeting with the Israeli civil aviation authority later this afternoon to discuss safety measures.
This is all happening as the Israeli government had assured the Israeli public that bombarding Gaza was the only way to ensure security.
The ICJ also ruled over the Westbank last July, also ignored
https://www.icj-cij.org/node/204176
THE COURT,
(1) Unanimously, Finds that it has jurisdiction to give the advisory opinion requested;
(2) By fourteen votes to one, Decides to comply with the request for an advisory opinion;
(3) By eleven votes to four, Is of the opinion that the State of Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is unlawful;
(4) By eleven votes to four, Is of the opinion that the State of Israel is under an obligation to bring to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible;
(5) By fourteen votes to one, Is of the opinion that the State of Israel is under an obligation to cease immediately all new settlement activities, and to evacuate all settlers from the Occupied Palestinian Territory;
(6) By fourteen votes to one, Is of the opinion that the State of Israel has the obligation to make reparation for the damage caused to all the natural or legal persons concerned in the Occupied Palestinian Territory;
(7) By twelve votes to three, Is of the opinion that all States are under an obligation not to recognize as legal the situation arising from the unlawful presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by the continued presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory;
(8) By twelve votes to three, Is of the opinion that international organizations, including the United Nations, are under an obligation not to recognize as legal the situation arising from the unlawful presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory;
(9) By twelve votes to three, Is of the opinion that the United Nations, and especially the General Assembly, which requested this opinion, and the Security Council, should consider the precise modalities and further action required to bring to an end as rapidly as possible the unlawful presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
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