Gaza: Doctors Under Attack wins BAFTA award after BBC rejection The documentary Gaza: Doctors Under Attack won the current affairs award at the BAFTA Television Awards after previously being dropped by BBC and later broadcast by Channel 4. The film examines attacks on medical workers and healthcare facilities in the Gaza Strip during the war. Journalist Ramita Navia said during remarks following the award that the documentary represented “the findings of our investigation, that the BBC paid for but refused to show”.
Doctor says targeting healthcare workers 'consistent policy' of Israel Dr Tahir Mohammed said he has seen “absolutely no” evidence supporting Israeli claims that Hezbollah has used ambulances in Lebanon to transport weapons, Al Jazeera reported. Speaking about Israel’s escalating attacks on Lebanese health workers, the surgeon who has worked in Lebanon and Gaza said the allegations “carry no weight”, citing incidents in which ambulance crews and aid workers were allegedly prevented from reaching wounded civilians in southern Lebanon. Mohammed also referred to incidents in Gaza Strip involving Palestinian ambulance workers who were killed while attempting to retrieve injured people.
Israeli settlers dig up Palestinian grave and force family to rebury father Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank dug up the grave of 80-year-old Palestinian Hussein Asasa just hours after his burial, forcing his family to exhume and rebury his body in another cemetery near Jenin. Mohammed Asasa said settlers arrived at the village cemetery under the protection of Israeli forces and ordered the family to remove the body, claiming the land belonged to the nearby illegal Sa-Nur settlement recently re-established by Israel. "They had dug out the grave and reached the body.
Israel says it deported activists detained from Gaza-bound flotilla mission Israel says it has deported two activists detained after the interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla. In a post on X, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Avila were removed from the country following the completion of an investigation. “After their investigation was completed, the two professional provocateurs, Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Ávila, from the provocation flotilla, were deported today from Israel,” the ministry said.
Amnesty praises expected release of Global Sumud Flotilla activists Amnesty International official Erika Guevara Rosas has welcomed reports that Israel intends to release two activists seized from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla. The activists, Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Avila, were detained after Israeli forces intercepted the flotilla on 29 April and taken to Israel, where they later alleged abuse while in custody. “According to Sally Issa, Saif’s wife, the release is imminent, bringing a sense of hope after days of unlawful detention and abuse by Israeli authorities,” Rosas said in a post on X.
Ben Gvir branded 'hangman of the century' over push for Palestinian executions A human rights group, the Red Ribbons Campaign, has “condemned in the strongest terms” efforts by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to advance death penalty legislation targeting Palestinians . The group, which raises awareness about the 9,100 Palestinians that are held unlawfully in Israeli detention, described the minister as the “hangman of the century” for seeking the execution of Palestinians. It warned that many Palestinians held by Israel could now face execution under the proposed measures.
Ben Gvir branded 'hangman of the century' over push for Palestinian executions Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 05/09/2026 - 21:29 The right-wing minister faces mounting international condemnation over plans to execute Palestinian prisoners Palestinians take part in a protest a day before Palestinian Prisoners' Day, in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on 16 April 2026 (Yosri Aljamal/Reuters) Off A human rights group, the Red Ribbons Campaign, has “condemned in the strongest terms” efforts by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to advance death penalty legislation targeting Palestinians . The group, which raises awareness about the 9,100 Palestinians that are held unlawfully in Israeli detention, described the minister as the “hangman of the century” for seeking the execution of Palestinians. It warned that many Palestinians held by Israel could now face execution under the proposed measures.
UN says Israel displaced nearly 40,000 Palestinians in West Bank Israel has driven nearly 40,000 Palestinians from their homes across the occupied West Bank since the start of last year, according to the United Nations. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN chief, cited data from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs during a briefing at UN headquarters in New York. He said ongoing demolitions and other Israeli measures continue to force Palestinians from their homes.
Jewish settler attack wounds two Palestinian women in occupied West Bank Israeli settlers have wounded two Palestinian women in an attack on communities south of Nablus, Wafa reported. Witnesses said a group of settlers threw stones at homes in the Wadi al-Hajj Issa area between Jurish village and the town of Aqrabah on Saturday evening. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its teams treated two women wounded in the assault, including a 35-year-old pregnant woman and a 65-year-old woman.
EU chief urges increased humanitarian access in south Lebanon European Union Crisis Management Chief Hadja Lahbib urged for increased access for humanitarian aid currently struggling to get into areas in southern Lebanon which have been bombarded by Israeli strikes. “Humanitarian aid is ready, but too often it cannot reach those who need it most,” Lahib told a news conference on Saturday ahead of an expected EU aid delivery.
Israeli settlers force Palestinian family to exhume father’s body in West Bank Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 05/09/2026 - 13:36 Under military protection, settlers threw stones as a grieving family was forced to remove their father’s remains for reburial elsewhere Settlers said the grave was too close to the recently re-established settlement of Sa-Nur near Jenin, despite the family having obtained permits to bury him there (X/screengrab) Off Israeli settlers forced a Palestinian family on Friday to exhume their father's body from a cemetery in the occupied West Bank. The settlers said the grave was too close to the recently re-established settlement of Sa-Nur, near Jenin, located around 300m from the burial site. This was despite the family of Hussein Asasa reportedly obtaining the necessary Israeli permits to bury him there.
Israel set to release two Gaza flotilla activists, representatives say Two Gaza flotilla activists imprisoned by Israel are set to be released from detention, according to a rights group representing them. The activists, who are Spanish and Brazilian nationals, were captured by Israeli forces in international waters while aboard a vessel carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. They were taken to Greece before being transferred to an Israeli prison, where they reportedly suffered abuse, according to the rights group.
Palestinian Christian body warns EU they are under existential threat A delegation from the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine warned European Union officials that current Israeli policies pose a grave threat to the survival of the historic Palestinian Christian presence in the region, Wafa news reports. During a meeting in Brussels, organised in cooperation with the Mission of the State of Palestine to the EU, Reverend Dr Mitri Raheb highlighted the dramatic decline in the Palestinian Christian population and drew attention to the targeting of churches, Christian institutions and educational facilities in Gaza. Raheb called on the EU to adopt clearer and more decisive positions in defence of international law, human rights, and accountability, adding that protecting the Palestinian Christian community is a moral, humanitarian and international responsibility.
'Integrity costs something': Eurovision winners want Israel out of the contest Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Wed, 05/06/2026 - 14:43 Former champions call for boycott of event over 'catastrophe' in Gaza and say show cannot be separated from political reality 2013 Eurovision winner, Danish singer Emmelie de Forest, performs on stage during the song contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 10 May 2014 (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP) Off The organisers of the Eurovision song contest have always maintained that they want to keep politics out of the event. In practice, however, politics has always played a major role, with rows over international affairs, human rights and domestic unrest popping up each year. The 1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal that overthrew the country's dictatorship and led to independence for its African colonies was sparked off by the airing of Portugal's Eurovision entry for that year, E depois do adeus ("And After the Farewell"), by Paulo de Carvalho.
Germany's 'constructive dialogue' is a sham, a cloak used to shield its support of a genocidal regime Submitted by Jurgen Mackert on Wed, 04/29/2026 - 09:15 With its emphasis on weasel words, Germany has given Israel a free hand and backing for its barbaric campaigns of extermination German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul pictured during a flight to Tel Aviv, Israel, 10 March 2026 (Felix Zahn/AA/Israeli Foreign Office supplied) On It was to be expected. On 21 April, Germany , together with Italy, blocked a motion by Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia to suspend the EU-Israel trade agreement due to Israel ’s human rights violations, its genocidal war against Gaza , and settler violence in the occupied West Bank . Although this step would not have changed much - if anything- as the Zionist entity would have retained its privileged access to the European market, in another shameful, unmasking reaction, Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul declared the three countries’ move to be " inappropriate ", saying: "We have to talk with Israel about the critical issues… that has to be done in a critical, constructive dialogue with Israel.
UN says 40,000 Palestinians displaced in West Bank since start of 2025 The UN says around 40,000 Palestinians have been internally displaced in the occupied West Bank since the start of 2025 due to Israeli army and settler violence. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, said in a statement on Friday that at least 42 people, including 12 children, were displaced due to home demolitions from Israeli settlers in the first week of May alone.
Palestinian mountaineer is raising $10m for Gaza by climbing Mount Everest Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Fri, 05/08/2026 - 18:43 Mostafa Salameh has made it to the top three times before, but this journey has a particular, more personal resonance British-Jordanian-Palestinian climber and motivational speaker Mostafa Salameh holds up a Palestinian flag in an undated photo taken in Iceland last year (Supplied) Off It's late on a Friday evening, at Mount Everest's base camp, 17,500 feet above sea level, when Mostafa Salameh speaks to Middle East Eye over the phone. "It's a clear sky tonight, after it's been snowing in the past week," he says, sounding upbeat from his tent. This is his sixth attempt to summit the world's highest peak, in the Himalayas, measuring some 29,000 feet.
Exclusive: Karim Khan says he would cooperate with an inquiry into Cameron's alleged ICC threat Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 05/07/2026 - 14:44 ICC prosecutor details 2024 call in which he said Cameron threatened to defund the court in interview with MEE Britain's former Prime Minister David Cameron leaves after a keynote discussion at the two-day Copenhagen Democracy Summit at the Royal Danish Playhouse in Copenhagen on May 13, 2025. (AFP) Off The British chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has confirmed he would cooperate with an inquiry into the April 2024 phone call between himself and then-British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, in which he has said Cameron threatened to defund the ICC if he pursued arrest warrants for Israeli officials. Karim Khan revealed details of his call with Cameron, a former British prime minister who is now a peer in the House of Lords, in an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye this week.
Exclusive: ICC prosecutor Karim Khan details 'dangerous' attempt by states to remove him The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has accused members of the court's governing body of waging a "dangerous" and biased campaign to remove him from office over unfounded sexual misconduct allegations and his investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes. Speaking exclusively to Middle East Eye, Karim Khan described the extraordinary intimidation and pressure he said he had faced in connection with his pursuit of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister - including threats made by former British foreign secretary David Cameron and US Senator Lindsey Graham. He accused members of the bureau of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP) of subverting basic legal principles by ignoring the outcome of a United Nations investigation into the misconduct allegations - which they had commissioned - when judges appointed to review its findings concluded there was no evidence of wrongdoing.
Every Moment Is a Life: A Gaza anthology curated by Susan Abulhawa is a tour de force Submitted by Hossam el-Hamalawy on Thu, 05/07/2026 - 10:10 The beautifully compiled book’s descriptions of the torturous nature of the routine during genocide is a particularly notable inclusion Palestinian children wade through flood water in Maghazi, Gaza during heavy rains on 25 November 2025 (AFP) Off Every Moment Is a Life arrives with an almost unbearable question: How can literature be made from a genocide still in motion? There is something perverse, even obscene, about aesthetic experience under such conditions. To read these polished, translated short stories while Palestinians in Gaza are still being starved, bombed and displaced can feel like admiring the composition of a beautiful photograph whose subject is a pile of bodies.
