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131 Israeli journalists call for end to Tel Aviv’s targeting of press members in Gaza

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The camera, press vest, helmet and mobile phone belonging to the Mariam Abu Dagga, one of the five journalists killed in the Israeli army’s attack on Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis on August 25, 2025. [Doaa Albaz – Anadolu Agency]

A group of 131 Israeli journalists have signed a petition demanding an immediate end to Israel’s targeting of Palestinian reporters in Gaza and calling for an independent investigation into the killings of media workers during the war, Anadolu reports.

The petition, titled “Journalists Call to End the War,” condemned a systematic assault on press freedom in Gaza.

“We are horrified by the continued killing of journalists in Gaza,” the signatories wrote, adding that those still alive “work under bombardment, without homes, power or internet, and often without food for themselves or their families.”

The journalists cited figures from the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists showing that 168 reporters have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza.

Gaza’s Government Media Office has put the overall death toll of journalists at 247 since October 2023.

The petition accused the Israeli government of deliberately blocking media access by preventing foreign correspondents from entering Gaza, despite repeated appeals to the Supreme Court by the Foreign Press Association.

It also expressed solidarity with Palestinian journalists and demanded accountability.

“We call on our government to stop these attacks immediately and to allow a full, independent investigation into the deaths of our colleagues,” the statement said.

READ: Death of journalist Islam Abed raises Gaza media toll to 247

Beyond the battlefield, the signatories criticized Israeli newsrooms for failing to cover the humanitarian toll of the war.

“This militarized framing, justified as serving the public interest, denies Israeli society the information it needs to understand reality,” the petition read. The journalists said military censorship, coupled with self-censorship in many outlets, has severely damaged press freedom.

Some media, they warned, have even provided space for “explicit calls to commit war crimes and genocide, alongside relentless racist incitement.”

“We believe our human duty is to demand an immediate end to this war, a deal to release captives, and the start of rebuilding Gaza, and rebuilding our lives. We also call for long-term solutions based on peace, equality, security and freedom for everyone in this land.”

The appeal coincided with a global campaign launched Monday by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and advocacy group Avaaz, with media outlets in 50 countries darkening front pages, displaying banners on news websites, and broadcasting solidarity messages to denounce Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza.

Israel has killed over 63,500 Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, which is facing famine.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.

READ: 550 former Israeli security officials, diplomats call on Trump to end Gaza war

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Campaigners welcome the ‘beginning of the end’ of Elbit Systems’ presence in Britain

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The body of a child, a victim of an overnight Israeli air strike, lies in a body bag at the morgue of a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, November 24, 2024

THE British operations of Israel’s biggest arms manufacturer face “the beginning of the end” after losing a contract with the Ministry of Defence worth more than £2.1 billion, Palestine Action has said.

Israeli-owned Elbit Systems has five factories in Britain that supply military drones, pilotless aircraft and other weaponry to Israel and other countries.

For three years, the factories have been targeted for occupation and damage by Palestine Action, and for protests by other Palestine supporters.

One Elbit factory at Oldham in Greater Manchester shut down permanently after more than a year of occupations and protests.

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Elbit and partner firm Thales also produce Watchkeeper drones for the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Palestine Action has reported that the MoD has cancelled its Watchkeeper drone contract.

A Palestine Action spokesperson said: “Elbit losing its biggest contract signifies the beginning of the end for the Israeli weapons maker’s presence in this country.

“Direct action undertaken by hundreds of activists has consistently disrupted the operations of Elbit Systems, leading to significant delays in production, as well as damage to weaponry.

“There’s no doubt that direct action works, and it’s more necessary than ever to deploy effective tactics against the Israeli war machine.”

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ICJ Says Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territory Is Illegal and Must End

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Original article by JAKE JOHNSON republished from Common Dreams under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). 

Israeli soldiers and armored vehicles are pictured in the West Bank town of Beita on July 12, 2024. (Photo: Wahaj Bano Moufleh/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

The United Nations’ highest court issued an advisory opinion arguing that Israel’s large-scale expansion of settlements amounts to annexation, a crime under international law.

The International Court of Justice said Friday that Israel’s decadeslong occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is unlawful and must end “as rapidly as possible.”

The court’s nonbinding advisory opinion was read aloud by ICJ President Nawaf Salam, a Lebanese judge and academic. Salam said the court determined based on “extensive evidence” that Israel is guilty of confiscating “large areas” of Palestinian land for use by Israeli settlers, exploiting natural resources, and undermining the local population’s right to self-determination under international law.

The court pointed to “Israel’s systematic failure to prevent or punish” settler violence and “demolition of Palestinian property” in the West Bank as part of its case that the Israeli government’s actions in the occupied territories are indicative of an attempt to permanently annex land and forcibly transfer Palestinians from their homes.

“Israel is not entitled to sovereignty in any part of the occupied Palestinian territory on account of its occupation, nor can security concerns override the prohibition on acquisition of territory by force,” said Salam.

The ICJ vote against Israel’s occupation was 11-4. The court also voted to call on Israel to evacuate all settlers from the West Bank.

In a 12-3 vote, the ICJ said that all nations “are under an obligation not to recognize as legal the situation arising from the unlawful presence of the state of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory and not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by the continued presence of the state of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory.”

The United States was among the countries that warned the ICJ against advising that Israel must swiftly end its occupation.

The ICJ handed down its opinion as the court is also considering a genocide case brought against Israel over its ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip—a devastating war that the court did not weigh as part of its new advisory opinion.

Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, applauded the ICJ’s call for the dismantling of Israeli settlements and reparations for Palestinians harmed by Israel’s occupation.

“The ICJ ruling in essence confirmed what the majority of people (except the West) already knew and have recognized: that Israel’s occupation is illegal, that it is still occupying Gaza, it is annexing the West Bank, and Israel is an apartheid state,” Parsi wrote on social media. “If there is any respect for international law, Western media must now include this in all its Israel coverage. Most don’t even describe settlements as illegal!”

Nancy Okail, president and CEO of the Center for International Policy, said in a statement that “while the ICJ’s action is nonbinding, countries that seek to uphold international law should respect the court’s determination and take all appropriate steps to counter the injustices of the occupation and bring it to a peaceful end.”

“At a minimum, countries should not engage in actions which help to perpetuate the occupation and its discriminatory, annexationist goals,” said Okail. “In particular, the United States must end the unconditional supply of arms that Israel uses in connection with the dispossession and settlement of Palestinian land and other violations of Palestinian rights.”

Original article by JAKE JOHNSON republished from Common Dreams under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). 

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