We know of first cases of executions of civilians by the Russian military
Report of a case when #Vovchansk resident was killed by #Russian soldiers. Police investigators had opened a criminal case on the grounds of violations of rules of war
Other #civilians are being taken into captivity and forced into basements, according to the minister.
The #Republican-led UnitedStates House of
Representatives passed a bill on Thurs that would force President Joe #Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect #civilians during its war w/ #Hamas.
Today in Labor History February 25, 1843: Lord George Paulet, naval captain, occupied the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain. Paulet and his men controlled the islands for five months, until the U.S. sent warships to expel them. Great Britain supposedly never authorized the invasion. The Hawaiian Kingdom was a sovereign state from 1795-1883. King Kamehameha, from the island of Hawaii, created the state by conquering four other Hawaiian islands and unifying them in 1795. The U.S. acted as its “protector” during these years, preventing the UK and Japan from asserting hegemony. However, in 1898, the U.S. annexed the islands, after U.S. businessmen participated in the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893.
The Hawaiian flag depicted is based on Kānāwai Māmalahoe, or Law of the Splintered Paddle, a precept in Hawaiian law, originating with King Kamehameha I in 1797. The law states "Let every elderly person, woman and child lie by the roadside in safety," (i.e., safely protected whenever there is a battle). The law is enshrined in the Hawaiian state constitution, Article 9, Section 10, and has become a model for modern human rights law regarding the treatment of civilians and other non-combatants during times of war. The law was came as a result of an incident when Kamehameha was on a military expedition in Puna and chased after a fisherman. However, Kamehameha's leg got caught in the reef. The fisherman hit him on the head with a paddle in defense, which broke into pieces, but the fisherman stopped after this and spared him his life. Kamehameha later brought the fisherman before him in judgement. Instead of ordering a death sentence on the fisherman, he ruled that the fisherman had only been protecting his land and family, and so the Law of the Splintered Paddle was declared.
On the systematic #destruction of the #health system in #Gaza. On what it means to try and save #civilians there. On learning more and more #medical professionals are being killed. On little #children starting to wish they were dead.
The volume of #HumanitarianAid delivered to #Gaza has collapsed in recent weeks as Israeli airstrikes have targeted police officers who guard the convoys, #UN ofcls say, exposing them to looting by #criminal gangs & desperate #civilians.
The draft text also "determines that under current circumstances a major ground offensive into #Rafah would result in further harm to #civilians & their further #displacement including potentially into neighboring countries."
A young #Palestinian couple on their #wedding day. Just a small ceremony in an improvised tent, no #family gatherings, no celebration, everyday jeans for the groom, no real wedding dress for the bride, three red roses as bridal bouquet. No honeymoon - just the fear of loosing each other every minute. [Picture by Khalil.]
It is taking all of my power, my restraint, my strength, not to just say the most violent diatribe imaginable that is trying to enter my mind right now.
Since January 24th, Israeli settlers continue preventing humanitarian aid trucks from entering Gaza amid reports regarding daily deaths from starvation.
Children wait in line to get a meal in a refugee camp, somewhere in Gaza. This little boy has been through a lot, and he -like 2 million people in Palestine- still is in a life-threatening situation but he's keeping his spirits up. Foto by Muhammad Smiry.
Sara El-Jafi : "Over the last 111 days, since October 7, Isræl has consistently denied targeting civilians. Well, in this video, I am going to show you that in the history of its occupation, not only does Isræl actively target civilians, but they specifically target children."