Israel-Palestine War: Hamas Breaks Out of Gaza, Israel Responds With Genocide

[Liliea]

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese slams corporate complicity in Gaza war & Israeli occupation​

For months the Israeli Government Advertising Agency - an agency that operates as a communications group for Netanyahu's government - has been trying to manipulate the narrative about humanitarian aid in Gaza in a smear campaign with very serious accusations against Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Yesterday the Albanese condemned Italy, France, and Greece for allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fly through their airspace en route to the US, despite being subject to an ICC arrest warrant for war crimes. She said the countries, all Rome Statute signatories, owed an explanation for providing “safe passage” to a suspect they were “obligated to arrest,” warning that such violations “weaken and endanger” the international legal order.
Albanese issued 30 June in a detailed report the complicity of 60 companies, including major technology firms like Google, Amazon and Microsoft, which she said were involved in "the transformation of Israel's economy of occupation to an economy of genocide" in which almost half of the companies cited were implicated, after being confronted with evidence, of having violated international law.
The report called for the International Criminal Court and national judicial systems to pursue investigations and prosecutions of corporate executives and companies. It also called on UN member states to pursue sanctions and asset freezes.
In an interview with Al Jazeera (London), Albanese stressed that while not all companies facilitate genocide, those that supply military technology or profit from settlements have “crossed red lines,” citing Lockheed Martin and Airbnb as examples.
Albanese detailed how Israel's economy has skyrocketed during the destruction of Gaza, with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange earning $220 billion, calling this an “occupation economy.”
She urged legal accountability, stressing that existing frameworks allow for prosecution of companies that sustain war crimes.
The report, he said, is not intended not to disrupt markets, but to enforce ethical boundaries when “starving and pulverizing civilian populations.”

And as I write this :
The US imposes sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese “for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt International Criminal Court action against US and Israeli officials, companies, and executives,” according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who says she is leading a “campaign of political and economic warfare against the United States and Israel.”

US sanctions UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese following 'economy of genocide' report

Marco Rubio denounces the Italian human rights scholar for urging ICC action against Israel and the US

www.middleeasteye.net

 

[EmeraldR]

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese slams corporate complicity in Gaza war & Israeli occupation​

For months the Israeli Government Advertising Agency - an agency that operates as a communications group for Netanyahu's government - has been trying to manipulate the narrative about humanitarian aid in Gaza in a smear campaign with very serious accusations against Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Yesterday the Albanese condemned Italy, France, and Greece for allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fly through their airspace en route to the US, despite being subject to an ICC arrest warrant for war crimes. She said the countries, all Rome Statute signatories, owed an explanation for providing “safe passage” to a suspect they were “obligated to arrest,” warning that such violations “weaken and endanger” the international legal order.
Albanese issued 30 June in a detailed report the complicity of 60 companies, including major technology firms like Google, Amazon and Microsoft, which she said were involved in "the transformation of Israel's economy of occupation to an economy of genocide" in which almost half of the companies cited were implicated, after being confronted with evidence, of having violated international law.
The report called for the International Criminal Court and national judicial systems to pursue investigations and prosecutions of corporate executives and companies. It also called on UN member states to pursue sanctions and asset freezes.
In an interview with Al Jazeera (London), Albanese stressed that while not all companies facilitate genocide, those that supply military technology or profit from settlements have “crossed red lines,” citing Lockheed Martin and Airbnb as examples.
Albanese detailed how Israel's economy has skyrocketed during the destruction of Gaza, with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange earning $220 billion, calling this an “occupation economy.”
She urged legal accountability, stressing that existing frameworks allow for prosecution of companies that sustain war crimes.
The report, he said, is not intended not to disrupt markets, but to enforce ethical boundaries when “starving and pulverizing civilian populations.”

And as I write this :
The US imposes sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese “for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt International Criminal Court action against US and Israeli officials, companies, and executives,” according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who says she is leading a “campaign of political and economic warfare against the United States and Israel.”

US sanctions UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese following 'economy of genocide' report

Marco Rubio denounces the Italian human rights scholar for urging ICC action against Israel and the US

www.middleeasteye.net

 

[mabar]

Someday, somehow, but not yet.

NEW: All three independent experts on the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel have resigned, amid a broader U.S. crackdown involving sanctions and asset freezes on international officials critical of Israel.


➤ The departing commissioners are Navanethem Pillay (chair), Chris Sidoti, and Miloš Štrugar. Pillay and Sidoti were founding members of the Commission, formed in 2021.

➤ In its March 2025 report, the Commission found that Israeli forces committed rape, sexual assault, forced nudity, and threats of sexual violence — carried out systematically as part of standard operating procedures, especially during arrests, detention, and home raids.

➤ Israel’s government has repeatedly attacked the panel and denied all requests for access or cooperation — both in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. After blocking the Commission from interviewing Israeli victims of October 7, officials later accused it of antisemitism for not reporting in greater detail on alleged cases of sexual violence that day.

➤ In their joint statement, the commissioners said the resignations had “absolutely nothing to do with any external event or pressure” and called it an opportunity to reconstitute the panel.

➤ The resignations come amid a broader U.S. crackdown on international officials critical of Israel. In recent months, Washington has sanctioned ICC prosecutor Karim Khan for issuing arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant — freezing his U.S. assets and blocking access to email and banking.

➤ Earlier this month, the U.S. also imposed sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, accusing her of antisemitism and bias after her latest report listed corporations benefiting from an “economy of genocide” in Palestine. First reported by the AP. More details below.

🟥 NEW: All three independent experts on the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel have resigned, amid a broader U.S. crackdown involving sanctions and asset freezes on international officials critical of Israel.

➤ The departing… https://t.co/37WhyfrJlh pic.twitter.com/nQ9ODCkoCc

— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) July 15, 2025

 

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Mystery buildings in Rafah raise concerns | Bird's Eye View​

In this video Al Jazeera's digital investigation team (SANAD) examined satellite data to analyse the full scope of devastation in Rafa.

They identified clear patterns.
A scattering of schools / medical centers are 'mysteriously' still standing.

There has been a recent surge in demolitions over a 4 month period.
SANAD counted roughly 12,800 buildings destroyed by the Israeli military between April - July 4th, 2025.

However some buildings in Gaza appear to have 'miraculously' remained intact.
39 schools
1 university
8 medical centers

Based on a UN report:
Average number of those displaced per shelter is over 12,000 (ridiculously full beyond their capacity).

It seems obvious, given the remaining buildings:
40 educational facilities have probably been 'preserved' for future use as 'relocation sites'.
They are likely intended to house up to 500,000 Palestinians.

On July 7th, Israel's defense minister, Israel Katz, announced orders to establish a 'humanitarian zone' in Rafa.
The plan would initially involve moving about 600,000 Palestinians to a new zone where they would be confined and unable to leave.

Eventually, the Israeli government says it plans to shift Gaza's entire population into this zone.

The defense minister's announcement follows a Reuters report also from July 7th about a proposal to establish large-scale camps in Gaza supported by GHF, a US and Israel backed organization. Although GHF denied submitting such a proposal, Reuters reviewed a document bearing its name on the cover.

Throughout its war on Gaza, Israel has maintained that forced displacement was not part of its military objectives. However, satellite images and the pattern of what seemed to be selectively preserved buildings suggest a calculated strategy raising questions about the true intent behind the Israeli army's actions.

Pretty easy to see their 'true intentions' have always been crystal clear.