Assassinated: the arch-enemies of Israel killed in twin strikes – Financial Times
Hamas leaders and operatives: assassinations and attempted assassinations – Reuters
With US aid and acquiescence, Israel has established two standards for future international conflicts: it is OK 1) to assassinate an opponent’s political leaders and their families, and 2) to level an opponent’s entire infrastructure with heavy civilian casualties. Long-term consequences?
“The staggering number of men, women, children, doctors, journalists and human rights defenders detained since 7 October, most of them without charge or trial and held in deplorable conditions, along with reports of ill-treatment and torture and violation of due process guarantees, raises serious concerns regarding the arbitrariness and the fundamentally punitive nature of such arrests and detention, said UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk…
“Detainees said they were held in cage-like facilities, stripped naked for prolonged periods, wearing only diapers. Their testimonies told of prolonged blindfolding, deprivation of food, sleep and water, and being subjected to electric shocks and being burnt with cigarettes. Some detainees said dogs were released on them, and others said they were subjected to waterboarding, or that their hands were tied and they were suspended from the ceiling. Some women and men also spoke of sexual and gender-based violence.”
Israel continues strikes on humanitarian area in Gaza despite official designation – ABC