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The Israeli military released drone footage it says shows Hamas gunmen transporting weapons in an ambulance in northern Gaza, with an Israeli official accusing Hamas of using ambulances, schools, and hospitals in violation of a ceasefire. In response, some media reports and commentators have argued that Western officials and media have tried to discredit the reported death toll from Gaza, citing a resurfaced photo of a detained Gaza hospital director in a Hamas uniform. Separately, Israeli police dropped rape charges filed by Mia Schem, a woman who was held hostage by Hamas and released last year, citing a lack of evidence for the alleged crime she said occurred after her release.
Israel reopened a key border crossing into Gaza but maintained a ban on foreign journalists entering the territory. In a separate legal matter, a UK High Court ruled the British government's decision to label the activist group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, a decision seen as a significant defeat allowing the group to continue its protests against companies it says supply weapons to Israel. Internationally, NBA star Kyrie Irving wore a shirt with the word 'PRESS' during the 2026 All-Star Game, stating it was to honor journalists killed in Gaza, while an immigration judge in the United States dismissed a deportation case against pro-Palestinian student Rumeysa Ozturk.
Reports emerged detailing the October 7 Hamas attack, with one claiming Hamas used emojis and SIM card swaps as secret signals to coordinate the assault. The Israeli military says it has evidence Hamas used civilian infrastructure like the Nasser Hospital in Gaza as a command center. Separately, the head of the Berlinale film festival, Tricia Tuttle, faced potential dismissal after a director's speech about Gaza sparked a major row, with filmmakers publicly backing her and Indian author Arundhati Roy pulling out of the festival over the jury's refusal to comment on Gaza. An Egyptian television drama about the war also sparked outrage in Israel over its portrayal of the conflict.
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Foreign journalists have launched a campaign calling for Israel to end its ban on their entry into Gaza. The ban remains in place despite a ceasefire, and a report from the Committee to Protect Journalists says Israel was responsible for two-thirds of record press killings in 2025. Separately, an Egyptian TV drama about the war has sparked outrage in Israel. The IDF released drone footage it says shows Hamas gunmen transporting weapons in ambulances, while a former Hamas official, Ahmed Youssef, was quoted saying the armed struggle has failed and 'we have lost everything.'
Israeli police have dropped rape charges filed by Mia Schem, a woman who was held hostage by Hamas in Gaza and released last year. The police cited a lack of evidence for the alleged crime, which Schem said occurred after her release.
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Reports detail Hamas tactics and Israeli intelligence before October 7 attackSeveral reports have emerged about the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the ongoing conflict. One report claims Hamas used emojis and SIM card swaps as secret signals to coordinate the initial assault, while evading Israeli detection. Separately, the Israeli military (IDF) says it has evidence that Hamas used civilian infrastructure like the Nasser Hospital in Gaza as a command center, and that an Israeli hospital director was a member of Hamas. Another report states that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was given a detailed plan of a potential Hamas attack by the IDF back in 2018.
Feb 4
Human Rights Watch researchers resign after organization blocks report on Palestinian right of returnTwo senior Human Rights Watch researchers have resigned after the organization reportedly blocked the publication of a report they had written about the Palestinian right of return. This includes the director for Israel-Palestine, who stepped down over the internal dispute regarding the censored report on Palestinian issues.