Red Ribbons Campaign aims to draw attention to more than 9,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, including more than 400 children and 150 medical workers

Kaden Rummler and Britain Rodriguez tell KTLA and LA Times of being shot at close range during California protest Two protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, California, according to reports. The blindings come amid rising scrutiny of federal authorities’ use-of-force policies, after the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer set off nationwide protests. Continue reading...

Israel’s war in Gaza has caused high numbers of maternal and neonatal deaths, say two reports

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Heba Muraisi, 31, has lost 10kg, is struggling to breathe and is suffering from headaches after turning down food at HMP New Hall in Yorkshire following alleged break-ins and criminal damage.

The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

NGOs and UN agencies have consistently disputed Israeli claims about how much aid is entering the devastated territory.

This time of year is the true beginning of winter: the 40 coldest and harshest days of the season. One resident of Gaza City describes the reality for Palestinians living with little shelter and no el...

<article data-history-node-id="433236" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/over-100-palestinian-prisoners-died-israeli-custody-october-2023-report" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/over-100-palestinian-prisoners-died-israeli-custody-october-2023-report" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Over 100 Palestinian prisoners died in Israeli custody since October 2023, report says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="649" data-start="279">A total number of 32 detainees, including a child, died in Israeli custody in 2025, bringing the number of prisoners killed since the start of the current phase to more than 100,&nbsp;the Palestinian Information Centre reported, citing a report by rights groups.</p> <p data-end="649" data-start="279">In a joint report, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners Club and Addameer said&nbsp;dozens of Gaza detainees remain forcibly disappeared, and Israeli authorities are withholding the bodies of 94 prisoners.</p> <p data-end="957" data-start="651">The report also said testimonies and evidence indicate a deliberate policy of physical and psychological targeting of prisoners, including torture, starvation, denial of treatment and solitary confinement.</p> <p data-end="1172" data-start="959">The groups recorded about 21,000 arrests in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, since the start of what they describe as genocide, and more than 7,000 arrests this year alone, including 600 children and 200 women.</p> <p data-end="1414" data-start="1174">According to the report, 49 percent of prisoners are held without charge or trial, including 3,350 administrative detainees and 1,220 classified by Israel as “unlawful combatants”, alongside the continued administrative detention of dozens of children and women.</p> <h3 data-end="1414" data-start="1174">Related:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/palestinians-raped-israeli-jailers-speak-out">Palestinian prisoners speak out about how they were raped in Israeli jails</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir pictured during a visit to a prison in footage shared by the ministry (Telegram)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="bcc3091b-c2bf-4359-81c6-cc8547eadd60" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/israel-ben-gvir-prison-telegram-august-2025_0.jpg" width="994" height="559" alt="Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir pictured during a visit to a prison in footage shared by the ministry (Telegram)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir pictured during a visit to a prison in footage shared by the ministry (Telegram)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...