Archive for December 11th, 2023

11/12/2023

Yemen: “Death Is More Merciful Than This Life”

Human Wrongs Watch

By Human Rights Watch*

Warring Parties Deepen Water Crisis. Government, Houthi Abuses in Taizz Have Led to Severe Lack of Water.

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(Beirut) – Houthi and Yemeni government forces have violated the rights of Taizz residents to water since the Houthis laid siege on Taizz city in 2015, creating a desperate situation, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today [11 December 2023].
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11/12/2023

Israel’s 2,000-pound Bunker-Busting Bombs, Supplied by US, May Have Annihilated Gaza

Human Wrongs Watch

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11 2023 (IPS)* As the civilian death toll in Gaza continues to rise to unprecedented heights —reaching over 17,000 since October 7, with more than 46,000 injured – one of the most distressing reports to come out of the war zone is the use of excessively heavy weaponry by Israel.
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On Oct. 19, 2023, Ahmad, 9, stands in the ruins of his house, destroyed by an aerial bombardment in Rafah city. “Here was my room, my bed, my toys, and my clothes,” he said. “I cannot see anything now except rubble and traces of the fire that destroyed everything.” Credit: UNICEF/UNI457839/El Baba

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