Testimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian A scene from NAZA, a documentary produced by the Guardian and directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. Photograph: The Guardian Testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders ​on the secret ​systems used in ​the war on Gaza​ has been revealed in a new documentary film about the mass killing of Palestinian civilians. NAZA, a film from the Oscar-

Israel ⁠is closing ​Britain’s consulate in occupied East Jerusalem as part of its retaliatory measures. An Israeli bulldozer works near the Israeli settlement of Migdalim, close to the Palestinian village of Qusra, south of the city of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on September 6, 2026. [Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP] France, the United Kingdom, Canada are among 12 countries that have backed restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli ⁠settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Through the rapid deployment of mobile outposts and hundreds of flags, a new phase of visual and psychological colonisation aims to make Palestinians feel like guests in their own homeland. A Palestinian man from the village of Burqa walks past a fence decked with Israeli flags installed by Jewish settlers after they announced their control over the historical al-Masoudiya Ottoman-era train station, which operated between the Palestinian cities of Nablus and Tulkarem in the 1

The current and former heads of the ICC’s governing body say pressure on the court threatens international law, as Washington widens sanctions and retreats from multilateral institutions. The US, which is not a member of the ICC, has strongly opposed its cases involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and past investigations involving US personnel [File: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters] The current and former presidents of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) gove

Itamar Ben-Gvir claims proposal for illegal forced displacement of 2 million people is ‘realistic’ and ‘concrete’ Displaced Palestinians queue for drinking water in al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza. Photograph: Moiz Salhi/APAImages/Shutterstock Israel’s far-right national security minister has set out a plan for the illegal forced expulsion of all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, with the intention of sending them abroad. Speaking in the run-up to close-fought Israeli

Israel’s prime minister and defence minister praise the attack as Hamas calls for Israeli ‘crimes’ to stop. Israeli soldiers remove the body of a killed Palestinian from a house under construction in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on August 28, 2026 [Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP] The Israeli army has killed three Palestinians in Jenin in a rare air strike in the occupied West Bank, amid growing tensions in the territory. In a statement, the Israeli military said it “elimi

In letter to Macron and Burnham, more than 100 senior figures accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing and call for measures including trade ban The diplomats’ letter states: ‘Nothing justifies Israel’s systematic policy of destruction of Gaza and its population.’ Photograph: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters More than 100 French and British former diplomats have said Palestine is being erased in front of the world’s eyes and called for urgent action including trade and arms sales bans to press

Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images It was during a ceremony at a settlement in the occupied West Bank last September that Israel's prime minister made his intentions clear. "We are going to fulfill our promise that there will be no Palestinian state," said Benjamin Netanyahu. "This place belongs to us." He was signing an agreement to push ahead with the expansion of a settlement in an area known as E1, just to the east of Jerusalem. In recent days, the opening up of tende

File photo of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the occupied West Bank next to the so-called E1 project in East Jerusalem, taken in February 2026 Israel's plans to open up tenders for the construction of some 1,200 settlement homes in a strategically important part of the occupied West Bank have sparked fresh condemnation by major Western powers. In a joint statement, the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada called the decision "unacceptable" and urged Israel to "ret

Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Jewish extremists Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026. OHAD ZWIGENBERG/AP Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has posted a gloating video of the construction of a gallows complex where Palestinians convicted of terror offences – but not Je