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Britannica removed Israel from its children’s educational materials and replaced it with Palestine, prompting objections from a pro-Israel UK lawyers’ group. The encyclopedia later revised the content to reinstate Israel and added clarifications, stating it would review the criticism carefully.
Israel announced it will halt the work of Doctors Without Borders in Gaza after the group declined to provide a list of its Palestinian staff over safety concerns. The move affects one of 37 international NGOs facing similar demands. MSF warned of severe impact on humanitarian services amid ongoing crisis, with over 1,700 health workers, including 15 from MSF, having been killed.
The Palestine Action Group announced a national day of protest during the Israeli president’s February visit to Australia, calling for his arrest over alleged war crimes. Mass rallies are planned across cities, amid growing calls to revoke his invitation and deny him a visa.
Rome summoned Israel’s ambassador after two Italian military police officers were forced to kneel at gunpoint by an armed settler near Kafr Nima in the occupied West Bank. The officers were on a preparatory tour for an upcoming EU delegation visit. Italy issued a formal protest, and its foreign minister said the incident demanded immediate diplomatic action.
An Israeli prison guard soldier was arrested after attempting to extort a Palestinian family by staging the kidnapping of their relative already held in an Israeli prison. Reports highlight widespread abuse in Israeli detention. Since the war on Gaza began, 84 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody.
Australian and Palestinian legal groups have called on the Australian Federal Police to investigate Israeli President Isaac Herzog for alleged incitement to genocide in Gaza, with his visit to Australia expected in February. The move follows serious accusations and concerns over international law obligations.
