Archive for May 17th, 2025

17/05/2025

Gazans ‘In Terror’ after Another Night of Deadly Strikes and Siege

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Amid reports that Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight into Friday [] killed at least 64 people, aid teams once again pushed back strongly at allegations that aid is being diverted to Hamas, demanding an end to Israel’s blockade.

Displaced Palestinian children in Gaza. (Feb 2025)
© WHO | Displaced Palestinian children in Gaza. (Feb 2025)
 
Updating journalists in Geneva, World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris described another night of terror in the war-torn enclave.

She said that some of those injured in the attacks had sought help from the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza, even though it was now “just a shell” after 19 months of war.

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17/05/2025

End Senseless Killings in the Occupied West Bank: UN Human Rights

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The UN human rights office (OHCHR) called on Friday [] for an end to senseless killings in the occupied West Bank, where a pregnant Israeli woman was among the latest victims. 

School children walk through partially destroyed streets in Jenin in the West Bank. (file)
© UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh | School children walk through partially destroyed streets in Jenin in the West Bank. (file)

OHCHR has urged Israel to stop all extrajudicial executions and other unlawful use of force and ensure all those responsible are brought to justice.

Over the last two weeks, Israeli security forces killed two Palestinian men in planned summary executions, while seven others were killed in conditions that raise concerns over the use of unnecessary or disproportionate lethal force, the office said in a statement.

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17/05/2025

Fadimatou’s Struggle: Between Displacement and Hope

Human Wrongs Watch

By Firdaoussi Houreiratou and Patricia Pouhe | The Norwegian Refugee Council*

15 May 2025 — Before seeking refuge became her only option, Fadimatou lived a modest yet peaceful life in her hometown of Berberati in the Central African Republic (CAR), surrounded by family.

Fadimatou and her daughter. Photo : Patricia Pouhe/NRC

Her husband, a farmer, provided for their daily needs while she cared for their children, ensuring their education and wellbeing. Fadimatou could not imagine what was about to happen.

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