Jerusalem’s Christians worry about the future of their city in the wake of an attack on a nun by an Israeli man. Some say that being spat at has become a daily occurrence in the Holy City.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:
My son keeps asking me not to finish the job, so that there will still be something left for him to do in Lebanon.
Israeli commander Major General Avi Bluth, head of Israel’s Central Command in the West Bank, defended a policy that allows soldiers to open fire on Palestinians who throw stones, while the same measures are not applied to Jewish settlers.
The commander justified this distinction by referring to what he described as “sociological considerations,” suggesting different approaches in the way each group is treated on the ground.
He also stated that Israeli forces are carrying out killings at a high rate, saying, “we are killing like we haven’t killed since 1967,” in an admission of escalation in the use of lethal force against Palestinians in occupied West Bank.
Global telecom networks hijacked for mass surveillance by Israeli firms
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Israeli telecommunications infrastructure has been used to track mobile phone users across more than 10 countries over the past three years, according to an investigation by Canada-based digital research group Citizen Lab, cited by Haaretz.
The probe found that systems spanning legacy networks and modern 5G architecture were effectively turned into “tracking devices” using advanced spyware tools, with over 15,700 location-tracking attempts recorded since November 2022 across countries including Thailand, South Africa, Norway, Bangladesh, and Malaysia.
Internal documents reviewed by Haaretz showed that Israel-linked firms marketed and deployed surveillance tools globally. Verint, the parent company of Cognyte, reportedly sold an SS7-based system known as SkyLock to a government client in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while Swiss telecom firm Fink enabled Israeli companies such as Rayzone to impersonate mobile carriers and infiltrate networks.
The investigation found that core global telecom systems used to route calls, texts, and mobile data across networks were exploited to extract user data, including through SIMjacking, which uses hidden SMS messages to force devices to share their location.
It is an abomination that Apartheid Israel, while continuing its genocide undisturbed, is allowed to patrol European waters, seize boats, kidnap people.
Hostage taking is a crime. Palestinian and @gsflotilla hostages must be released now.
European countries:
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⚠️ Francesca Albanese warns that the world faces a defining test: either the prohibitions against genocide and torture are upheld through real accountability or international law will be revealed as an "empty promise". ⤵️
On Israel's rape dungeons:
"We documented 40 forms of torture & 7 forms of sexual violence. The forms of sexual violence include rape, threats of rape, forced nudity, assaults on genitals, verbal & physical harassment & also coerced exposure to rape where Israeli soldiers force other detinees to witness the rape." -@MahaGaza via the @intifada & @AliAbunimah https://t.co/weIaKZRrQr
🚨We are deeply concerned for the safety of activists #SaifAbuKeshek and #ThiagoAvila who are being taken to #Israel for questioning after being arbitrarily detained by the Israeli military after the unlawful interception of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla vessels in international waters.
🚨The two activists were participating in a peaceful solidarity mission aiming to break Israel's unlawful blockade of the #Gaza Strip and deliver aid to Palestinians struggling to survive under Israel’s genocide and unlawful occupation.
🚨They are at great risk of human rights abuses, including torture and other ill-treatment given @amnesty's previous documentation of the abuse inflicted on flotilla activists detained in October 2025 at the hands of the Israeli authorities
🚨It is especially concerning that Saif Abu Keshek, a Palestinian-Spanish-Swedish national, is being detained on suspicion of affiliation with a terrorist organization given Israel's discriminatory laws and persistent record of harassment and oppression of Palestinians under Israel’s system of apartheid. Israel must immediately release them and ensure they are protected while in custody.
🚨Israel’s defiance of international law must end. The ICJ has been clear: Israel’s #occupation is #unlawful and must be brought to an end. States must act now to restore some faith in international law by holding Israel accountable for its violations and crimes.
Breaking | An Israeli court has extended the arbitrary detention of Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya under the so-called “Unlawful Combatant” law, keeping him held in Negev prison under harsh conditions and denying him medical treatment despite his deteriorating health.