Russia’s drone and missile strikes on Dnipro, Ukraine are the latest in a series of attacks on the country amid Russia's ongoing war of aggression. The strikes, which happened earlier today, injured at least 18 people. Among them were children. The attacks hit civilian buildings and set them alight, causing firefighters to attend the scene.   Last week, Russia carried out one of its largest aerial attacks yet on Ukraine, involving over 1,500 long-range drones and missiles. In Kyiv alone, one Russian strike on a residential building killed at least 24 people including children, as rescuers cleared the rubble. Across the city, dozens of civilians were injured and residential buildings were damaged. Earlier that day, other Ukrainian cities, including Rivne and Ivano-Frankivsk, were also under attack, with civilians killed and injured there as well.   A UN vehicle carrying aid to Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson was also struck last week, followed by another hit while the delivery was underway.   Amnesty International has documented numerous war crimes and other crimes under international law committed by Russian forces since the beginning of its war of aggression against Ukraine. This includes deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure. These are crimes under international law. Russia’s aggression must be stopped, and civilians in Ukraine must be protected.

Israeli authorities must halt all plans for the forcible transfer of the Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli finance minister @bezalelsm instructed the Civil Administration to initiate proceedings for the community’s displacement & destruction of property Smotrich linked this threat to reports that the ICC Prosecutor has requested arrest warrants against him on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Unlawful transfer is a war crime and can constitute a crime against humanity, and threatening its use as a retaliatory measure against international justice demonstrates the extent of Israel’s disregard for international law. The community of Khan al-Ahmar has been embroiled in a gruelling struggle against erasure, displacement& state-backed settler violence as part of Israel’s E1 plan, which seeks to bisect the West Bank & further fragment Palestinian communities under Israeli apartheid & occupation. The international community must urgently act to protect Palestinians’ rights. State parties of the ICC must reject any retaliation against the ICC, and unequivocally support the Court in ensuring that those accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity are brought to justice bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y9…

European leaders are all dismayed by Israel's "disproportionate" attacks on Lebanon yesterday. Where have they been for the last month? Were the targeting of health and civilian infrastructures, the killing of some over 1116 people killed, including 121 children, the one million people displaced, the ground troops and threat of a "buffer zone" - insufficient hints? What about the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, the de facto annexation of the West Bank, the incredible level of violence directed at Palestinians throughout the occupied territory, the adoption of a racialised death penalty bill applicable to Palestinians only - mere incidents? Enough with these diplomatic platitudes which have done nothing to stop a genocide, unlawful attacks, the killings of civilians and the destruction of their homes and communities. It is more than time, beyond time, for the EU/Israel association agreement to be suspended. It is more than time, beyond time, for all EU Governments to stop all military transfers to Israel and economic transactions that are supporting Israel's apartheid, unlawful occupation and genocide. theguardian.com/world/2026/a…