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☆ 'Survival feels uncertain': Palestinians in Gaza describe desperation under Israeli bombardment
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Dalya Al Masri | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Mostafa Alkharouf | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesEvery day in the Gaza Strip brings desperate uncertainty as the war intensifies, Palestinian residents told CNBC. We don't know when our turn is, but we expect to get bombed any minute," Shouq Al Najjar, a 28-year-old development worker in Gaza, told CNBC. We're living in constant fear, and survival feels uncertain," she told CNBC. Home to 2.3 million people and roughly twice the size of Washington, D.C., the Gaza Strip is considered one of the most densely populated areas in the world. He was speaking via voice note in Rafah, near the single exit point out of the Gaza Strip that is not controlled by Israel.

Persons: Mostafa Alkharouf, Benjamin Netanyahu, Al Najjar, Najjar, Khan Younis, It's, Netanyahu, Zakout, Juliette Touma Organizations: Anadolu Agency, Getty, CNBC, Israel's, Palestinian, Hamas, Washington , D.C, Human Rights Watch, United Nations, West Bank, Israel Defense Forces, Mezan, Human Rights, Israel, World Health Organization, United Nations Relief, Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees Locations: Gaza, Sderot, Israel, Washington ,, Palestinian, Gaza City, North Gaza, Rafah, Egypt

☆ Palestinians ask war crimes court to probe Israel over genocide allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Palestinians fleeing north Gaza move southward as Israeli tanks roll deeper into the enclave, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip November 10, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa Acquire Licensing RightsTHE HAGUE, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Three Palestinian human rights groups said they have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel, accusing it of committing war crimes including genocide by bombing and besieging the Gaza Strip. It has previously said allegations of genocide are deplorable and that its actions target militants of the Hamas group that rules Gaza, not civilians. "These actions amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide and incitement to genocide," they said in a joint press statement. Last week, families of Israeli victims of the Oct. 7 attacks also filed papers at the ICC urging it to look into Hamas crimes.

Persons: Abu Mustafa, Al Haq, Al Mezan, Stephanie van den Berg, Henriette Chacar, Andrew Heavens, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, HAGUE, Court, Palestine Human Rights, ICC, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Hague, Palestine

☆ Opinion | An Unarmed Teen Was Shot During a Cease-Fire. Israel Was Never Held to Account.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Rabea Eghbariah | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

The injury left Mr. Nabaheen permanently paralyzed and wheelchair bound for the rest of his life. I represented him as part of a landmark case that sought civil remedies for his life-changing injuries through the Israeli court system. Put simply, Mr. Nabaheen’s case set a chilling precedent such that no one in Gaza can seek compensation for any damages caused by Israel. Many of them, like Mr. Nabaheen, had already survived several wars before finally succumbing to this one. And like Mr. Nabaheen, there will likely be no recognition or recourse for their tragedies.

Persons: Attiya Nabaheen, Nabaheen, Mezan, Nabaheen’s, Al Mezan, Mr, ”, Esther Hayut, “ Organizations: Palestinian, Israeli, Legal Center, Arab Minority Rights, Al Mezan, for Human Rights, Israeli Ministry of Defense, United Nations, Supreme Locations: Gaza, Israeli, Haifa, United States, Israel, Adalah, Gaza City

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