As the Israeli war continues to escalate, the Lebanese Parliament has voted 76-41 to extend their term in office by two additional years. Elections were meant to be held in May, but the soaring number of displaced civilians would make holding a vote exceedingly...
Ordering Civilians Out of Beirut Suburbs, Israeli Minister Vows Area Will Look Like Gaza City of Khan Younis
Israel continues to escalate the attack on Lebanon today, with the first strikes against the country’s north being reported, and additional strikes against the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, which came with new rounds of evacuation orders. The Israeli military ordered tens...
Human Rights Watch: Israeli Strikes on Lebanese Civilian Reconstruction Efforts Amount to a War Crime
The ceasefire “ending” the Israeli invasion of Lebanon went into effect in late November of 2024. Normally, that would usher in a period of reconstruction in the former war zone. That reconstruction has been challenged at every step, however, by Israeli attacks....
Israel Proposed New Security Deal Demilitarizing Southern Syria, Imposing No-Fly Zone
Ongoing security talks between Israel and Syria don’t appear to have reached any deal so far, though the Israelis have reportedly proposed a new security deal to replace the 1974 disengagement pact, which Israeli forces violated with an invasion in December. The new...
Watchdog Faults Israel for Indiscriminate Attacks on Lebanese Civilians
Israel’s continued airstrikes against Lebanon are fueling growing criticism internationally, particularly as a substantial number of civilians are being swept up in the strikes and few obvious justifications are ever offered for the drone strikes in populated areas....
Egypt Blocks Human Rights Watch Website Over Torture Report
Egypt Blocks Human Rights Watch Website Over Torture Report | Site is latest casualty of Egypt’s mounting censorship
Growing Evidence of Summary Executions by Iraqi Forces in Mosul
Growing Evidence of Summary Executions by Iraqi Forces in Mosul | HRW confirms 26 bodies found in govt-held areas since invasion began
Rights Groups Warn of Rising Civilian Toll in Turkish Crackdown on Kurds
Rights Groups Warn of Rising Civilian Toll in Turkish Crackdown on Kurds | Urge Turkey to rein in security forces


