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Boston Jews for Palestinian liberation & Judaism beyond Zionism. JVP Action is now doing business as JVP, a 501c4. 501c3 work continues in JVP Lab.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

BREAKING:

Israel is dropping white phosphorus bombs on civilian areas in the village of Arnoun, Nabatieh, South Lebanon.

These are internationally banned munitions — and Israel is unleashing them against civilians.

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🚨 NEW: UN report details rape, gang rape and genital violence against Palestinian detainees by Israeli forces

The UN Secretary-General’s report submitted to the Security Council verifies 31 victims of sexual violence linked to Israeli forces in 2025 — against 14 men, seven women, nine children and one girl — across detention facilities in Gaza and the West Bank, according to Haaretz, which said it had reviewed the report.

Key Details:

🔸“Violations consisted of rape, including with objects, gang rape, attempted rape, physical violence to the genitals, instances of targeted shooting of the genitals, touching of breasts and genitals, strip and cavity searches conducted without apparent security justification, forced nudity and threats of rape,” the report said.

🔸 9 victims, most of them Gaza residents, were subjected to rape and gang rape — in some cases repeatedly. Men and boys were allegedly subjected to rape or attempted rape and violence to the genitals, “resulting in five male victims suffering severe rectal bleeding or swelling for multiple days or weeks and, in some cases, without receiving medical treatment.”

🔸 The report named the IDF, Israeli Prison Service and Border Police Counter Terrorism Unit as responsible. Facilities cited include Sde Teiman, Etzion, and prisons Megiddo, Ofer, Ramla, HaSharon, Shatta, Nafha and Damon.

🔸 The UN said its findings likely reflect only part of a broader pattern, citing Israel’s continued denial of access to detention facilities and explicit threats against detainees to coerce them not to report abuse.

🔗 Full report below.

[Zachary Foster @_ZachFoster]

Rubio: "Israel's made clear they have no interest in governing Gaza, they have no interest in occupying Gaza long term (Oct. 5, 2025)

Netanyahu: "We are now in control of 60% of Gaza. We were at 50%. Now we've moved to 60%. My directive is to move to 70%" (May 28, 2026)

[Ali Abunimah @AliAbunimah]

I hope @NYCMayor @ZohranKMamdani will see this and respond accordingly.

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

Just one Palestinian herding community remains here. Settlers want it erased too | Gideon Levy https://t.co/KAhoHD1RrH

[Warfare Analysis @warfareanalysis]

⚡️Gaza sources:

Israel has just assassinated Dr. Jamal Abu Aoun, the head of the Anesthesia Department at Yaffa Hospital, in a bombing on Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

[Daniel Mayakovski @DaniMayakovski]

Esta es la madre del chico palestino autista Eyad Hallaq, gritando de dolor después de que el tribunal de "Israel" absolviera al soldado sionista que asesinó a tiros a su hijo en Jerusalén.

A pesar de la evidencia gráfica y de las declaraciones de la profesora, "Israel" absolvió al asesino de su hijo y lo dejó sin castigo, así es la justicia en el apartheid sionista contra los palestinos.

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

At least 6 young children were among 8 people killed in an Israeli strike on the town of Adloun in Lebanon’s Sour district on Friday, according to local reports. All eight victims were reported to be Syrian nationals.

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

UN report accuses Israeli forces of rape, sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees https://t.co/6lJkW93Thj

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

Belgian sailor and Global Sumud Flotilla volunteer Arno Meyns says he suffered fractured ribs and a collapsed lung after Israeli forces illegally seized a Gaza-bound aid vessel in international waters and kidnapped those on board.

Meyns described being transferred to a makeshift prison ship where detainees were stripped of most of their clothing, deprived of basic necessities and subjected to systematic violence and humiliation.

He said passengers were kept disoriented, forced to keep their heads down, constantly abused, and denied any understanding of where they were being taken.

Meyns said the violence escalated once he was taken into a container aboard the prison ship.

He said guards repeatedly kicked him for an extended period, continuing until he could barely breathe.

The assault left him with fractured ribs and a collapsed lung, injuries from which he is still recovering.

He described conditions aboard the ship as degrading and punitive, with detainees denied pain medication despite injuries and forced to endure flooded floors and poor sanitation.

Meyns also alleged that guards deliberately stepped on detainees in an apparent attempt to break bones and appeared intent on causing further harm.

His testimony adds to a growing number of accounts from international Gaza solidarity volunteers, many of whom have reported rape, beatings, tasering, stress positions, humiliating strip searches, sexual abuse, groping, threats, degrading treatment and other allegations of inhumane treatment aboard the makeshift prison ship.

[Quds News Network @QudsNen]

Harvard Medical School graduate Leen Ezzeddine of Lebanon highlighted in her speech the unequal “luck and circumstance” between students in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and her peers.

She described her presence as proof of survival beyond borders, war, and exile, and of what becomes possible when people are given the chance to live.

[courtneybonneauimages @cbonneauimages]

Yesterday the Israeli army massacred a family of six who were fleeing the south after forced displacement orders. 2 small children were among those killed.

Report on this massacre and another massacre in Saida just hours after.

[Yousef Munayyer @YousefMunayyer]

AIPAC wants you to believe the lie that sending more arms to Israel is popular but Congress having to hide it in this way tells you what the truth is; they can't defend this policy before the American people.

[Eye on Palestine @EyeonPalestine]

The Israeli occupation army bombed an entire residential block in the Al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City last night, leaving massive destruction in civilians’ homes.

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

Well we’ve moved on from “test” to “erode” ceasefire. Anything to avoid saying VIOLATE.

[Maha Hussaini @MahaGaza]

Don’t wait until another doctor is killed!

Call on your governments to pressure Israel to #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya NOW!

[UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts]

#Israel must immediately release @gbsumudflotilla activists Thiago Ávila & Saif Abu Keshek, arrested in int'l waters: UN experts. “The apparent ease with which Israel carried out these actions raises alarm about the possible complicity of European govts."

https://t.co/NhX1wmJIU4

[CAIR National @CAIRNational]

“The forced desecration of a Palestinian grave by illegal settlers is a morally-depraved act that demonstrates the escalating brutality and impunity of the far-right settler movement empowered by the Israeli government."
READ: https://t.co/CSgSSNPzjT

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

💢 At least 13 people were killed after an Israeli strike hit displaced families sheltering in Saksakiyeh in southern Lebanon, according to local reports. The families had reportedly fled their homes in Jibchit before the attack. Among those killed were Jana and her young daughter Maryam.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Israel killed every single person in this photo today across Lebanon.

Every. Single. One.

All civilians.

Over 21 innocents murdered by Israel today alone.

This isn’t a “ceasefire.”

These are relentless massacres of entire families.