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Guidelines for Israel's Investigation into Operation Cast Lead
B'Tselem issued a position paper detailing the guidelines of the necessary Israeli investigation of its conduct during the operation in Gaza. B'Tselem's initial survey of the military operation calls into question Israeli statements that the military acted according to International Humanitarian Law and that responsibility for the harm to the civilian population rests exclusively with Hamas.
Absolute Prohibition
The Torture and Ill-Treatment of Palestinian Detainees
The ISA routinely maltreats Palestinian detainees during interrogations and in some cases even tortures them. This is one of the findings of the report issued today by B'Tselem and HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual.
Take No Prisoners
The Fatal Shooting of Palestinians by Israeli Security Forces during “Arrest Operations”
The report raises the strong suspicion that during the past year the military engaged in assassinations in the guise of arrest operations.
Implementation of Phase 1 of the Road Map
Background and Monitoring Recommendations for Provisions Concerning Human Rights
Legislation Allowing the Use of Physical Force and Mental Coercion in Interrogations by the General Security Service
Cooperating Against Justice
Human Rights Violations by Israel and the Palestinian National Authority Following the Murders in Wadi Qelt
Israel’s regime of apartheid and occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B’Tselem strives to end this regime, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
Since the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, Israel has acted in a coordinated and deliberate manner to destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip, committing genocide against its residents. In light of Israel’s actions in Gaza, the public statements made by Israeli decision-makers, and the international community’s failure to take effective action, there is a serious risk that the Israeli regime will expand the genocide to other areas under its control—first and foremost, the West Bank.
B’Tselem calls on the Israeli public and the international community to use every tool available under international law to bring an immediate end to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people.