Is Israel's interception of the Gaza #FreedomFlotilla legal? In @ConversationCA, @Heidi__Matthews & I examine the legality of Israel's actions against the #Madleen & its passengers within the context of Israel's unlawful blockade, occupation, & genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

“For unions in Canada to officially suspend relations with the Histadrut would be a substantial, peaceful means of sanctioning Israel and the wider institutional apparatus it uses to maintain an apartheid labour regime and to enable the ongoing settler colonization and genocide.”

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A year has passed since the detention of my father, In this white coat, he walked alone amidst death, destruction, and in front of tanks—not because he was fearless, but because his oath and his humanity were greater than any fear. He refused to abandon the children and the wounded at Hospital , and for that, he was detained. This image is a testament to the courage of the man who was the last line of defense for life, and it is the very same scene that ended with his unjust arrest. A full year of injustice has passed. Today, we ask for nothing but his freedom. Please share his story to keep his voice alive.

Today, a 29-day-old baby died at Nasser hospital, southern Gaza, Palestine, just two hours after arriving at the MSF- supported paediatric ward in the early hours of the morning. Despite treatment efforts, he could not be saved. According to the Ministry of Health, he died from hypothermia. "Children are losing their lives because they lack the most basic items for survival. Babies are arriving to the hospital cold, with near-death vital signs: even our best efforts are not enough. They say the war has ended, but people are still having to fight for their lives," says Bilal Abu Saada-Nursing Team Supervisor at Nasser Hospital. The harsh winter weather combined with the already dire living conditions is increasing health risks and MSF teams are consistently seeing high rates of respiratory infections - something which will only increase throughout winter and is particularly dangerous for children under five-years old As Gaza is battered by heavy rains and storms, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians continue to struggle in flooded and broken makeshift tents. MSF calls on Israeli authorities to urgently allow a massive scale up of aid into the Strip.

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🚨⚠️ Heart attacks🫀in people under 40 have risen 66% since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. COVID is a vascular disease COVID can affect the cardiovascular system by increasing blood stickiness, which raises the likelihood of blood clot formation.

Darfur, Sudan: NRC is providing relief in North Darfur, but are prevented from reaching Al Fasher. There, a calculated and long-planned campaign of destruction is taking place. The city has been under siege and bombardment for more than 500 days, but now the violent chaos has deteriorated dramatically. Vulnerable civilians tell us about house-to-house raids and of people hiding in holes buried underground to survive, as entire families are being killed. These assaults against civilians and humanitarians in and around Al Fasher must immediately end. Reports of deliberate and widespread attacks on populated areas - including killings and summary executions – and the specific targeting of local humanitarian responders. Many local volunteers, who have provided lifesaving aid in appalling conditions, are now in extreme danger. In Tawila – 60kms from Al Fasher – people are arriving exhausted, starved, traumatised, injured. Many arriving having lost family members en route. 🟠NRC teams continue to respond in Tawila🟠 The town is an open-air camp which was already at its breaking point, with a widespread cholera outbreak, families surviving on scraps, sleeping in the dirt under shelters made out of straw, with barely any access to clean water and toilets. 🟠NRC is running day and nights shift to register those newly arriving 🟠With our support, local responders are running 10 community kitchens that provide a meal (often the first meal in days) for those arriving 🟠We are also working to provide temporary housing, planning for cash distribution, and in coming days will also begin psychosocial support activities for children The situation in and around Al Fasher demands immediate international attention. This crisis can be halted, but only with decisive, united action: ⬇️

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Amid all the news, today marks the first anniversary of Israel burning 19-year-old Shaban Al-Dalou alive in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after sustaining a 7-stitch head injury. He was a universe of a human being, growing with wounds and surviving on scraps of hope.

This aerial image from the 1960s shows that the 'yellow line' of Israel's redeployment in Gaza is roughly matching with the border of the area's coastal sand dune, leaving Gaza without the absolute majority of its agricultural areas on the fertile soils in the east.

Crucial thread on new report by UN Special Committee on Israel’s illegal actions in Palestine

UPDATED: the Cartography of Genocide platform shows atrocity by atrocity the way Israel destroyed of ALL aspects of Palestinian life in Gaza. We will keep monitoring. The genocide does not just end with ceasefire. It continues as long as conditions of life are not restored.

🆘 PLEASE SHARE 🙏🏻 🆘 Activist Okey Vitalis Nnorom who joined the Omar AlMokhtar Flotilla sailing alongside the Global Sumud Flotilla, remains in detention, despite earlier false reports claiming he was handed over to the Nigerian embassy in Jordan. The occupation authorities deliberately obfuscated information and misled lawyers about the detainees’ status. Supporters are called on to contact their local Nigerian embassy and the Nigerian government to demand Michael’s immediate release.