Israeli torture of Palestinians is a core state policy, a new United Nations (UN) report led by Francesca Albanese warns. The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine found that various forms of torture have become tools of the genocide. And she warned that the practice extends far beyond prison walls.

Albanese said: "Since the onset of the genocide, the Israeli prison system has degenerated into a laboratory of calculated cruelty."

https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/03/24/francesca-albanese-report/

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Volkswagen is exploring plans to convert a German car factory into a production hub for Israel’s missile defence systems, deepening ties between Europe’s industrial base and Israel’s war machine.

The German carmaker has held talks with Rafael Advanced Defence Systems to repurpose its Osnabruck plant, shifting production from vehicles to components for Israel’s Iron Dome system, the Financial Times reported.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nazi-era-weapons-maker-volkswagen-eyes-return-arms-production-time-israel

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On 10 March, the Labour government’s bill to restrict access to jury trials, a right enjoyed by English citizens for over 800 years, successfully passed its first reading in the houses of parliament.

As previously reported, the Minister for Courts, Sarah Sackman, announced plans for many criminal cases to be heard by only a judge and a magistrate, in order to reduce a backlog of ten of thousands of cases.

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/03/24/jury-trials-zionism/

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The UK’s Royal Navy is preparing to take a leading role in potential coalition operations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report Tuesday by The Times.

It said UK defense officials are considering plans to deploy a Royal Navy vessel or a leased commercial ship to serve as a “mothership” for autonomous, uncrewed systems designed to detect and neutralize naval mines in the strategic waterway.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260324-uks-royal-navy-set-to-lead-coalition-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-report/

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A hotly contested primary battle for one of New York City’s coveted congressional seats has reached a breaking point over outside spending, with a progressive challenger Brad Lander demanding the incumbent Democrat, Dan Goldman, sign a joint pledge discouraging third-party advertising in their race.

The proposed pledge heightens scrutiny of campaign spending in the highly Jewish district by the pro-Israel lobby.

https://jacobin.com/2026/03/lander-goldman-aipac-congressional-nyc

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Khalid Jamal, a middle-aged Palestinian father, is describing the moment Israeli soldiers took over his home in al-Rehiyya, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

“We were asleep. It was 2.42am. The door was forced open. I woke up to find the house surrounded,” he says.

There were 20 Israeli soldiers, he tells MEE, 10 of them at one door and 10 of them at another.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-forces-turning-palestinian-homes-military-bases

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Over the last three weeks, the majority of Israeli students have been unable to attend classes amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Yet for Palestinian students in the occupied West Bank, this has been the case for the last two years.

Under financial strain, the PA, the West Bank’s governing body, has been paying only 60% of public school teachers’ salaries since October 2023 — resulting in schools operating just three days a week.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/03/how-israels-strangulation-of-the-west-bank-is-collapsing-the-palestinian-educational-system/

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In May 2023, the Palestinian Bedouin community of Ein Samia, located east of Ramallah, fled their village. Facing mounting pressure and harassment from nearby Israeli settlers, who enjoyed significant military support, dozens of families dismantled their homes and left.

It was one of the first instances in which an entire Palestinian community in the West Bank had been completely uprooted since 1967.

https://www.972mag.com/israel-settler-outposts-west-bank-area-b/

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The Israeli parliament’s National Security Committee approved a draft bill late Tuesday in a step towards legalizing the execution of Palestinian prisoners.

The bill is expected to be presented to the Knesset's General Assembly next week for a vote in the second and third readings, which mark the final stages for it to become an enforceable law.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-parliament-advances-death-penalty-bill-for-palestinian-detainees/3878078

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UN experts demanded Tuesday that Israel immediately release a detained Palestinian doctor from the Gaza Strip, citing reports of torture and serious health risks, Anadolu reports.

“We have received reports that Dr. Abu Safiya has been subjected to torture and other cruel and degrading treatment, and that his health condition remains dire,” the experts said in a statement.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260324-un-experts-urge-israel-to-release-detained-gaza-doctor-after-reports-of-severe-torture/

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