BREAKING: judicial review launched against NHS adoption of IHRA antisemitism definition

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The Israel lobby had stepped up its pressure on the NHS to adopt the (non-)definition, which even its author condemns as unfit because of its use to silence criticism of Israel’s crimes. Lobby groups have targeted health workers for as little as wearing a pro-Palestine pin. Lawfare group ‘UK Lawyers for Israel’ (UKLFI) has tried repeatedly to have British-Palestinian or pro-Palestinian doctors struck off. The same group, which is under investigation for its bullying tactics, succeeded in intimidating a London hospital into taking down a display of plates painted by Palestinian children.

Lawyers Imran Khan & Partners have served notice on the NHS of the judicial review proceedings. The same firm is also representing anti-genocide activists on hunger strike who are taking legal action against the Starmer regime for imprisoning them without trial.

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Three Palestine Action protesters end their hunger strike

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/14/three-palestine-action-protesters-end-their-hunger-strike

Lewie Chiaramello, Heba Muraisi and Kamran Ahmed

Four more who had paused their strikes choose not to continue after government opts against giving contract to Elbit Systems UK

Three Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners have announced the end of their hunger strike after the government decided not to award a £2bn contract to the Israeli arms company subsidiary Elbit Systems UK – with another four who had paused their protest choosing not to continue.

Fears had been growing for the welfare of those taking part. On Wednesday, Heba Muraisi, 31, would have been on day 73 of refusing food, the same number of days as reached by the Irish republican hunger striker Kieran Doherty, who survived the longest of 10 men who died in a 1981 action. The earliest death among the Irish republicans was after 46 days, raising fears about the risk to life of the prisoners in jail awaiting trial for offences relating to protests claimed by Palestine Action.

Among their demands had been to shut down Elbit Systems, a slogan used by Palestine Action in its campaign against the company’s UK sites.

Late on Wednesday, Prisoners for Palestine said the decision not to grant Elbit Systems UK the contract, under which it would have trained 60,000 British troops a year, fulfilled a key demand. It said the company had won more than 10 public contracts since 2012, and so the decision by the Ministry of Defence marked a shift in thinking among officials.

The Guardian understands that Umar Khalid, 22, who resumed his hunger strike on Saturday after previously pausing it, is continuing to refuse food.

Muraisi’s transfer back to HMP Bronzefield in Surrey had been accepted by HMP New Hall in Wakefield, to which she was moved last year, hundreds of miles from her family and friends. Her transfer had been another demand of the hunger strikers.

Prisoners for Palestine said Hoxha had been offered a meeting with the head of the joint extremism unit at her prison, which it said “orchestrates the prisoners’ treatment as ‘terrorists’”.

Another demand had been an end to the censorship of prisoners’ communications. The group said: “During the hunger strike, some of the prisoners started receiving bulk packages of withheld mail, and in one case received an apology from prison staff for a letter that was delayed by six months. Books on the topics of Gaza and feminism have also been given after months of waiting.

See the original article at https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/14/three-palestine-action-protesters-end-their-hunger-strike

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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
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Israel’s attacks on Gaza intensify, as freezing temperatures cost more lives

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Original article by Aseel Saleh republished from peoples dispatch under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA) license.

Israel has committed hundreds of ceasefire violations since October 2025, thwarting the possibility of advancing to phase two of the talks

Three months after the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal took effect, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continued carrying out grave violations across the besieged enclave.

At least three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a group of civilians in the Al-Balad area in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis on Monday, January 12.

A woman also sustained injuries on Monday after being shot at by Israeli soldiers in the Al-Batn al-Sameen area of Khan Younis.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Interior Ministry in the Gaza Strip announced that the police chief of Khan Younis, Lieutenant Colonel Mahmoud Al-Astal, was assassinated by an Israeli-backed militia in the Al-Mawasi area west of the city.

21 Palestinians, including 18 children, freeze to death

As the blockade imposed by the IOF on the war-torn territory still persists, the humanitarian crisis has aggravated, leaving many displaced people without shelter and heating during the cold weather.

The Gaza-based Palestinian Health Ministry reported that three Palestinian children, including a newborn and a two-month-old baby, have frozen to death since Sunday, January 11.

The ministry added that 21 Palestinians, including 18 children, died in Gaza due to the cold weather since the beginning of Israel’s genocidal aggression on October 7, 2023.

In a statement released on Monday, the ministry further indicated that 442 Palestinians died, while 1,240 others were injured, as a result of Israeli violations of the truce agreement that came into force in October 2025.

This takes the official death toll of Palestinians, who were killed by the IOF across Gaza in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks to 71,419 people.

In spite of Israel’s continued atrocities, mediators and guarantors of the ceasefire deal, above all the Trump administration, remain unmoved, crushing every hope for advancing towards phase two of the agreement.

Original article by Aseel Saleh republished from peoples dispatch under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA) license.

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Israel raises alert for Air Force after reports of possible US strike on Iran

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A view of fighter jet being prepared ahead of Israeli army’s attack on Iran, on October 26, 2024 in Israel. [Israel Defense Forces (IDF) – Anadolu Agency]

Israel has raised its alert level for the Air Force and army troops in anticipation of a possible US strike on Iran, media reports said Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports.

The Maariv newspaper, citing Israeli military sources, said the alert level was raised in the Air Force, the Military Intelligence Service and the Northern Command.

No decision, however, was made to change the level of readiness on the home front.

The army “continues to closely monitor developments in Iran amid concerns that the US military may launch an attack on Tehran,” said the newspaper.

Israel’s army is currently coordinating with US Central Command (CENTCOM) regarding any possible attack on Iran, according to the report.

Reports have emerged of a potential US strike on Iran, where anti-government protests have continued since late last month.

Iranian officials have accused the US and Israel of backing “riots” and “terrorism.”

There are no official casualty figures, but the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a US-based rights group, estimates that the death toll has reached more than 2,000, including security forces and protesters.

READ: Saudi Arabia leads Gulf efforts to dissuade Washington from striking Iran

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Israeli prime minister returns to court for 70th hearing in corruption trial

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv, on April 21, 2025. [Moti KIMCHI / POOL / AFP / Getty Images]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared Tuesday before the District Court in Tel Aviv for the 70th time as part of his ongoing corruption trial, Anadolu reports.

Independent Israeli journalist Orly Barlev, who has closely tracked the case since its outset, said the latest session marked the 70th day of Netanyahu’s courtroom testimony.

“Today marks the 70th day of testimony by the defendant Netanyahu, with questioning continuing in Case 4000,” Barlev wrote on the US social media company X.

The hearing comes as Israeli society remains divided over Netanyahu’s request for a presidential pardon from President Isaac Herzog, a move that has drawn both political backing and sharp criticism.

Netanyahu formally submitted the pardon request on Nov. 30 last year, seeking relief from the corruption charges without admitting wrongdoing or withdrawing from public life.

Since the trial began, Netanyahu has consistently denied all allegations. Under Israeli law, however, a presidential pardon can only be granted following an admission of guilt.

READ: Israeli court rejects Netanyahu’s request to reduce his corruption trial days

The prime minister is facing charges in three separate cases, commonly known as Case 1000, Case 2000 and Case 4000. The indictments were filed in late November 2019 by then-Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit.

Case 1000 centers on allegations that Netanyahu and members of his family received costly gifts from wealthy businessmen in exchange for political favors.

Case 2000 involves claims that Netanyahu held talks with Arnon Mozes, publisher of the privately owned Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, in an effort to secure favorable media coverage.

Case 4000 focuses on accusations that Netanyahu granted regulatory benefits to Shaul Elovitch, former owner of the Walla news website and a senior executive at Bezeq telecommunications company, in return for positive press.

Netanyahu’s trial has been underway since 2020 and remains unresolved. He continues to dismiss the charges, portraying them as a politically motivated effort to force him from office.

Beyond the domestic proceedings, Netanyahu is also facing international legal scrutiny. In November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against him over war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Gaza, where more than 71,000 people have been killed, mostly women and children, and over 171,000 others injured in a brutal assault since October 2023.

READ: Trump urges Israel to cancel Netanyahu’s trial or grant a pardon

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