Israel’s soldiers are sharing footage of Palestinian detentions in the occupied West Bank, despite the army’s pledge to act on previous misconduct revealed by the BBC. Legal experts say the filming, and its posting online, could be a war crime. The BBC has analysed 45 photos and videos, which include those of detainees draped in
The UN humanitarian aid chief has defended the organisation’s use of casualty figures in the Gaza war in response to sharp criticism by Israel. Martin Griffiths told the BBC the UN was “very cautious” in its approach. Israel earlier said a recent reduction in UN estimates of killed Palestinian women and children suggested it had
Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up a camp outside an historic graduation hall have left the area, saying the University of Cambridge has “agreed to negotiate”. The Cambridge for Palestine group set up tents last week outside King’s College and later moved to the lawn outside Senate House. The group, protesting against the war in Gaza,
The first shipment of humanitarian aid has arrived in Gaza via a temporary floating pier, the US military has confirmed. US Central Command said that aid trucks began moving ashore at about 09:00 local time (07:00 BST) on Friday. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the delivery of 8,400 plastic shelters was “the culmination of a
The Israeli military intensified its attacks on northern Gaza on Monday, battling a regrouped Hamas in areas it said it had cleared and renewing questions over Israeli strategy in the war as the United States issued some of its harshest public criticism yet. Israel has insisted that it must invade Rafah, a city in southern