Iceland & Netherlands intervene in ICJ Israel genocide case
12 March 2026 Sondos Asem, Middle East Eye The move adds to an expanding list of governments weighing in on the high-profile Gaza case before the UN’s highest court Iceland and the Netherlands filed declarations to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, bringing the number of countries seeking to participate in the proceedings to 18. Both states filed declarations under Article 63 of the court’s statu
Middle East Eye
3 days ago
Genocide Warning: Lebanon
Smoke billows after Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, March 6, 2026. credit: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir Genocide Warning: Lebanon March 2026 By Genocide Watch Hezbollah is a genocidal terrorist organization. Like its Iranian sponsors, Hezbollah openly declares its intention to destroy the nation of Israel, a policy of genocide. Since October 7, 2023, Hezbollah has launched over 10,000 attacks against Israel, including nightly missile
Genocide Watch
5 days ago
Israel Strikes Syria After Druze Clashes
Samantha Granville Beirut Israel says it will not tolerate Syrian attacks on the Druze minority (Reuters) Israel says it has carried out air strikes on Syrian government infrastructure in the south of the country, in response to what it described as attacks on Druze civilians in Suweida province. In a statement, the Israeli military said it hit a command centre and weapons stored at army compounds overnight. "The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] will not tolerate harm towards the
BBC News
Mar 21
Hindutva & Zionism: Ideologies of Exclusion
Hindutva & Zionism: Exclusionary Religion, Racism, and Nationalism A Formula for Forced Displacement and Genocide By Areeka Khan, Genocide Watch March 2026 PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: SAM FINE/PHOTOS VIA GETTY IMAGES This report examines the historical origins and social impact of Hindutva in India and Zionism in Israel and Palestine. It explores how these ideologies shape national identity, citizenship, and belonging, and how they produce, sustain, and justify exclusion, forced disp
Israel extending ‘Gaza playbook’ to Lebanon
Medical Aid for Palestinians accuses Israel of ‘deliberately terrorising civilian populations’ across Lebanon. First responders evacuate a body from the site of an Israeli attack in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on March 6, 2026 [AFP] Israel is exporting its “Gaza playbook” to Lebanon, a nonprofit group has warned, as the Israeli military continues to attack the country after ordering the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians. Medical Aid fo
Al Jazeera
Mar 8
Genocide Alert: Future Consequences of the War in Iran
By Michał Jagielski Senior Iran and Central Asia Team Leader Genocide Watch On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel fired a salvo of missiles, hitting several targets across Iran and starting the ongoing war . As of March 5, the conflict has killed over 1,000 Iranians, including 168 schoolgirls and staff in the attack on an elementary school in Minab, 77 Lebanese, 11 Israelis, 11 people in other affected countries,and six U.S.soldiers. US and Israeli bombing
Genocide Watch
Mar 6
Lebanese civilians flee amid Israeli strikes on Beirut
Highways gridlocked as thousands evacuate while Israel launches its deadliest assault on Lebanon in over a year, killing 31 people. A displaced family fleeing Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon arrives in the southern port city of Sidon, early Monday. [Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo] Lebanese civilians have fled southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs as a deadly escalation erupts between Israel and Hezbollah. Many are seeking sanctuary in makeshift shelters across Lebanon
Al Jazeera
Mar 2
At least 80 children dead as missile hits school in Iran
By Deepa Parent and Tess McClure The building appears to be among many devastated in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ as long expected attacks arrive An image taken from Iranian state television broadcast on 28 February showing what it says is the site of US and Israeli strikes that hit a girls’ elementary school in Minab, southern Iran. Photograph: Alex Mita/IRIB TV/AFP/Getty Images Iran’s parents had just dropped their children off for class on Saturday morning when they
The Guardian
Feb 28
Somalis Rally Against Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland
Africanews December 31, 2025 Hundreds of Somalis protest Israel's recognition of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation, the first by any country in more than 30 years, in Mogadishu Tens of thousands of Somalis took to the streets across the country on Tuesday to protest Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, a self-declared breakaway region that Somalia considers part of its sovereign territory. Large crowds gathered in the capital Mogadishu at the na
Africanews
Feb 19
Israel Launches Deadly Strikes in New Ceasefire Violations
The Israeli military continues to demolish structures in northern Gaza while also blocking the entry of aid. By Al Jazeera Staff January 4, 2026 Displaced Palestinian children watch as the first supermoon of the year, the ‘Wolf Moon’, rises over the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, on January 3, 2026 [Eyad Baba/AFP] The Israeli army has launched more attacks into parts of Gaza outside its direct military control, despite the ceasefire deal mediated by the Unite
Al Jazeera
Jan 4
Aid Groups Face Challenges After Israel Bans Gaza Operations
International aid groups grapple with what Israel’s ban will mean for their work in Gaza By Sam Mednick and Julia Frankel January 4, 2026 TEL AVIV (AP) — Israel’s decision to revoke the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations this week has aid groups scrambling to grapple with what this means for their operations in Gaza and their ability to help tens of thousands of struggling Palestinians. The 37 groups represent some of the most prominent of the more
Associated Press
Jan 4
