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Since the outbreak of the war, thousands of Gazans have been held as unlawful combatants in military detention facilities at the Ofer, Sde Teiman, Naftali and Anatot military camps (the latter closed in May 2025). Human rights organizations and media outlets have documented extremely harsh detention conditions, especially during the early months of the conflict: constant four-limb shackling, including during sleep and meals; blindfolding; denial of contact with the outside wo

Freedom of movement is a fundamental right and an essential component of individual liberty in its most basic sense. Restrictions on movement directly impact other human rights as they impede access to healthcare, education, employment, agricultural land, and more. Palestinians’ right to travel freely within and out of the West Bank has been subject to varying degrees of limitations since the onset of the occupation. Since the October 7 Hamas attack and the ensuing war, restr

The collapse of Gaza’s healthcare system played a key role in the unprecedented humanitarian crisis from the very beginning of the war. The health catastrophe escalated during the war’s second year, as hospitals were bombed and medical teams and emergency services were targeted. Additionally, the extensive restrictions Israel imposed on the entry of humanitarian aid led to acute shortages of medicines, equipment, medical devices, and fuel. Figures According to UN figures , as

Despite being required to pay municipal taxes like all city residents, Palestinians in East Jerusalem face discrimination in the provision of municipal services and infrastructure. Education The total number of students enrolled in Arab schools in East Jerusalem is 107,290.  According to a recent report by Ir Amim , which draws on data from the Jerusalem Municipality, East Jerusalem’s education system suffers from a shortage of approximately 1,461 classrooms, spaces needed to

In addition to house demolitions ostensibly undertaken for operational needs or when construction has been done without a permit, the military also carries out punitive house demolitions in the West Bank. These demolitions are explicitly designed to harm the relatives of Palestinians suspected or convicted of security offenses to serve as a deterrent to potential attackers. This is essentially an official policy of harming innocents, whose effectiveness is questionable. Home

Until October 2023, Israel permitted the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to visit Palestinian detainees and regularly provided it with information, in accordance with its obligations under the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions. But with the onset of the war, Israel withheld ICRC access to prisoners and information, in a measure contrary to international law. In response to a petition  submitted by ACRI, PHRI, HaMoked, and Gisha in February 2024, the state an

Freedom of movement is a fundamental right, which covers an individual’s right to leave their home and return as they wish. For years, Israeli policy restricted the entry and exit of Gaza residents. This policy has become even more draconian since the beginning of the war, especially after Israel took control of the Rafah crossing in May 2024. Israel now controls all of Gaza’s border crossings and rejects the vast majority of requests to leave the Strip for basic needs such a

At the end of 2024, the Israeli government  approved a proposal  to introduce a  new registration mechanism for international humanitarian organizations  working mostly in the Occupied Territories, including Gaza, and “whose primary activities are conducted with Palestinian residents for the purpose of providing assistance to their welfare.” Section 7 of the new procedure contains an open list of grounds for denying or revoking an organization’s humanitarian registration, ena

Archaeology has long been used as a tool for violating Palestinian rights and appropriating spaces, sites, and holdings in East Jerusalem. The practice is expanding, with notable examples including the continued archaeological excavations in various locations in the Silwan neighborhood (such as the Kedem Complex and the Pool of Siloam), which disrupt residents’ daily lives; the ongoing promotion of the Old City cable car project, responsibility for which has been transferred

During two years of warfare and the decimation of living conditions in the Gaza Strip, Israel persisted in its policy of releasing detainees to Gaza  whose registered address is within the Strip. Detainees who were arrested as undocumented residents in the West Bank or Israel, even after spending extended periods outside Gaza, were released directly into the Strip, despite the clear risks to their safety. This policy constitutes a violation of international law and the princi