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Israeli drones are systematically targeting and destroying solar energy panels across northern Gaza, wiping out the area's last remaining source of power.
February 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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"New cohort of Israel-approved groups scaling up in Gaza can roughly be divided into two categories: those that appear well-intentioned but have chosen to barter silence for access, and others that seem more politically aligned with Israeli authorities"

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
Compliant aid: Who are the Israel-approved NGOs scaling up in Gaza?
As established groups that see advocacy as part of their mission are banned, a new cohort is being given preferential treatment to take their place.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
February 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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"Even if court was not impressed by Palestine Action... To win any judicial review against govt. on terrorism-related matter is difficult.., as to win any challenge to any statutory instrument (e.g. which proscribed Palestine Action)... To do both is remarkable"

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What the Palestine Action judgment means – and what it does not mean
13th February 2026 The High Court rules against the government, but not with enthusiasm * This morning the High Court handed down its judgment in the Palestine Action proscription challenge. I wrot…
davidallengreen.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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"United Nations stepped up its support today for world body’s special rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, who is facing calls to resign"

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/un-d...
UN defends rapporteur Albanese after calls for her resignation
THE United Nations stepped up its support today for the world body’s special rapporteur on Palestine who is facing calls to resign.UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Marta Hurtado has hit back at con...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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"On very day documentary Disunited Nations was screened in 122 Italian cinemas, attracting 10,000 viewers, French Foreign Minister Barrot called for Francesca Albanese’s resignation, accusing her of anti-Semitism for [non-existent] statement"

www.pressenza.com/2026/02/fran...
Francesca Albanese responds to France's false accusation of anti-Semitism
On the very day that the documentary Disunited Nations was screened in 122 Italian cinemas, attracting 10,000 viewers, French Foreign Minister Barrot
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February 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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The High Court of England and Wales has ruled that the British government’s ban of Palestine Action under terrorism legislation is unlawful, but the group will remain proscribed for now.

www.bbc.com/news/live/c8...
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now
Three judges rule against the Home Office in a massive blow to the government, but say the ban must remain until a further hearing.
www.bbc.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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"Board of Peace is not just controversial. It is structurally violent. It is a mechanism that takes catastrophe as given and begins planning around it instead of demanding justice for it. It treats a crime as a starting point for investment"

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
In Gaza, my homeland is being transformed into an engineering project
Trump’s Board of Peace is treating Gaza as a management problem, erasing Israeli crimes and the fact that the Palestinian people have rights.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
February 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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🔴 NEW: Aid Warehouse on Fire in Gaza, Cause Unknown

Civil Defense crews in Gaza Governorate have been battling a massive blaze for 9 straight hours at a 7-story building on Al-Thawra Street, Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza, says in a new video from the site...
🔴 NEW: Aid Warehouse on Fire in Gaza, Cause Unknown Civil Defense crews in Gaza Governorate have been battling a massive blaze for nine straight hours at a seven-story building on Al-Thawra Street, Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza, says in a new video from the site. The location was initially reported as residential but turned out to be a warehouse storing desperately needed tents, tarps, nylon sheeting, and food aid, now engulfed in flames. Civil Defense says teams are operating with severe shortages of vehicles, protective gear, oxygen cylinders, masks, hoses, and water tankers under the Israeli siege, and is calling on international and Arab institutions to urgently provide essential equipment. Translating Falasteen (Palestine) @translatingpal 🚨Palestinian Civil Defense crews in Gaza Governorate have been battling a massive fire for 9 consecutive hours in the basement of the seven-story Al-Barqouni residential building, located on Al-Thawra Street at the Thai Junction. Operations are still ongoing under extremely difficult and complex field conditions, as teams face severe shortages in firefighting equipment, vehicles, and water tankers needed to contain the blaze due to the Israeli occupation siege on the Gaza Strip. Mahmoud Basal Spokesperson for the Palestinian Civil Defense – Gaza Strip
February 14, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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🚨 Nickolay Mladenov, the High Rep. for the Gaza Board of Peace, warned that if the second phase of the ceasefire is not implemented quickly, Gaza risks sliding into a “second phase of the war.” Otherwise, Gaza would become permanently fragmented, not only divided from the West Bank but split...
🚨 Nickolay Mladenov, the High Representative for the Gaza Board of Peace, warned that if the second phase of the ceasefire is not implemented quickly, Gaza risks sliding into a “second phase of the war.” Otherwise, Gaza would become permanently fragmented, not only divided from the West Bank but split internally “into two zones.” Mladenov indicated any reconstruction and Israeli withdrawal from the current “yellow line” would only occur after Palestinian disarmament. “In order to be able to begin any reconstruction for the Gaza Strip,” he said, and the possibility of Israeli withdrawal from the current ‘yellow line,’ the Board of Peace would need to see the “disarmament of all factions in Gaza,” explicitly naming Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and citing others. He did not, however, reference any of the Israeli-backed armed gangs operating in the roughly 58% of Gaza east of the ever-expanding yellow line.
February 14, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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🇨🇺 Feb. 13 | The UN Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed extreme worry over the “deepening socio-economic crisis” in Cuba, highlighting several key issues:

▪️ W/ over 80% of water pumping on the island dependent on electricity, power cuts are undermining access to...
🇨🇺 February 13 | The UN Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed extreme worry over the “deepening socio-economic crisis” in Cuba, highlighting several key issues: ▪️ With over 80% of water pumping on the island dependent on electricity, power cuts are undermining access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene. ▪️ Decades-long U.S. embargo and recent oil shipment restrictions are responsible for compounding economic strain. ▪️ Fuel shortages are also jeopardizing hospitals, including ICUs and emergency rooms, and disrupting the storage and delivery of vaccines and other temperature-sensitive medicines. ▪️ The rationing system and basic food basket have been disrupted, affecting school meals, maternity homes, nursing homes, and other social protections. ▪️ Vulnerable groups are being hit hardest. ▪️ Electricity cuts are also limiting communications and access to information. 👉 OHCHR urged all states to lift unilateral sectoral measures, saying policy goals cannot justify actions that violate human rights.
February 14, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) told Drop Site’s Julian Andreone that the Trump admin. has provided Netanyahu w/ a “blank check” in failing to enforce the ceasefire in Gaza or push back on new West Bank annexation measures.

He warned Israeli officials are openly working to make a Palestinian state...
February 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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⚠️ Disturbing Footage

Israel’s Nat'l Sec. Min. Itamar Ben-Gvir alongside his IPS Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi stormed Ofer Prison ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, detonating stun grenades near Palestinian detainees and boasting conditions are now “the opposite of an all-inclusive hotel...
⚠️ Disturbing Footage Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir alongside his IPS Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi stormed Ofer Prison ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, detonating stun grenades near Palestinian detainees and boasting conditions are now “the opposite of an all-inclusive hotel.” Ben-Gvir remarked that his brutal prison conditions are still “not enough,” as he pushes for the ability to mass execute Palestinian prisoners. In November 2025, the Knesset advanced at first reading a bill from his Otzma Yehudit party allowing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted* of killing Israelis. The footage shows detainees forced face down, bodies lined up with hands bound behind their backs as armed forces move through the cells. More than 9,300 Palestinians, including about 350 children, remain jailed as rights groups and the United Nations document systematic torture, starvation, sexual violence, and medical neglect in the Israeli prison system. Only a little over 1200 of the detainees have been convicted of any charge. Israel’s military courts have a 99.7% conviction rate for Palestinians.
February 13, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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NATO states of Europe pledge hundreds of millions for Ukraine weapons to be bought from America, despite latter having acted as primary third party to war to date! Diplomatic incompetence impoverishing Europe?

www.reuters.com/business/aer...
NATO states pledge hundreds of millions for Ukraine weapons push, Rutte says
NATO states have announced hundreds of millions of dollars of support for the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons, NATO chief Mark Rutte said on...
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February 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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New study in Nature Magazine, "challenges premise that peace is byproduct of economic development & carries sobering implications for global aid industry... should shift to ‘peace first’ approach, with conflict prevention being its main concern"

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How to rescue the aid industry: focus on conflict prevention, not just relief
In an era of escalating conflict, a development-only approach to aid will yield fleeting results.
www.nature.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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"People who stalk & bully children do not live in dark corners of internet. They live... work alongside us. They teach our children, treat patients, manage teams. They sit in safeguarding meetings. They are your sister, cousin, mother" as platform owners grow fat

www.thenerve.news/p/tattle-lif...
A 16 year old girl was hounded until the day she died by the 'ordinary women' of Tattle Life. A ban is long overdue.
The suicide of 16-year-old Princess Dickson came after incessant targeting on the anonymous influencer gossip forum. The commenters – mainly professional women – should be ashamed, writes Dr Jessica T...
www.thenerve.news
February 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Epstein saw Brexit as incredible opportunity: "Descent into “tribalism”, as he called it, would open the door to millions of back door deals among the wealthy who would be the only remaining bidders in the fire sale of the UK’s collapsing assets"

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Power, Money, Deception, and Brexit: A Short History of the Oligarchy vs The People
It should never be surprising when governments allow billionaires to have their way, given that government itself was invented by the wealthy in the first place.
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February 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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"Virginia Giuffre’s memoir lays bare the brutal reality behind trafficking: while the wealthy and well-connected evade scrutiny, it is poor and marginalised girls who pay the price in a system built to defend privilege"

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/who-...
Who protects the powerful? Epstein, class power and the cost to working-class girls
VIRGINIA GIUFFRE’s memoir, Nobody’s Girl, is a harrowing account of how she was trafficked and prostituted to the wealthiest and most high-ranking people in the world. She outlines how childhood sexua...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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Those in Epstein's world, "share 1 critical trait: each already commands enough respect and/or influence that the objective rarely was to achieve that status; rather, it was to reap the benefits of their status whether it be an enlargement of existing privileges"

consortiumnews.com/2026/02/12/t...
The Banality of Evil & Jeffrey Epstein
Who was this nonpareil hustler? That is the question that challenges our understanding of human behavior, says Michael Brenner. By Michael Brenner The Epstein affair is the greatest scandal of mod...
consortiumnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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Official criteria for FBI redactions in Epstein files

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The FBI’s Reasons for Redacting the Epstein Files
A document from the Epstein files explains the FBI’s justifications for redactions in the massive trove.
www.bloomberg.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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"Ongoing releases from US Justice Department continue to unravel Epstein's post-conviction activities. These revelations prompt renewed calls for transparency in how elite networks shape global health strategies"

www.ibtimes.co.uk/epstein-conn...
Epstein files reveal 2015 pandemic planning email to financier
Newly-released Jeffrey Epstein documents include a 2015 email from security analyst Walter Kemp discussing pandemic preparedness meetings and involving global bodies like the WHO
www.ibtimes.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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"Epstein bankrolled “principal home & funding source” for bitcoin, world’s largest cryptocurrency, during its nascent stages; he also invested $3m in Coinbase in 2014, largest US cryptocurrency exchange, & in Blockstream"

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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www.gadgetreview.com/jeffrey-epst...
Files cast light on Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to cryptocurrency
Newly released documents detail convicted sex offender’s early backing of bitcoin and Coinbase
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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3/ Palais Epstein, ancestral home, sometime Austrian government building...
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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3/ Epstein descended from the same-named prominent industrial banking family in Vienna

www.aa.com.tr/en/world/eps...
Epstein files show email exchange with Rothschild banker on Hitler shelter claim
Emails discuss claims Adolf Hitler once lived in homeless shelter reportedly funded by Rothschild, Epstein families - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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2/ Claire Dennis' film, Les Salouds, or Bastards, runs a plot set in France and Europe about abuse of girls by men in power, very similar to what's emerged from Epstein files

film-cred.com/bastards-cla...
Capitalistic and Patriarchal Violence in Claire Denis' ‘Bastards’ - Film Cred
'Bastards' is less interested in "telling a conventional story" than it is with crafting an "ominous atmosphere" that teases its viewers.
film-cred.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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1/ Video displaying forged Epstein passport from the 1980s, issued from Austria, showing him frequently traveling to Paris

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w75a...
New Epstein Files: Agent Epstein, Sulfuric Acid, and Redactions Forensic Expert Analysis
YouTube video by Dr. G Explains
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM