A United Nations report into the Israeli assault on Gaza in July 2014 which was released Monday decried the devastation and human suffering incurred on the Palestinians by the Israelis, stating that it was unprecedented and will impact generations to come.
Israel's Foreign Ministry director-general Dori Gold Monday sent a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon warning of the potential conflict that may arise from the incoming flotilla expected to attempt to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip next week.
An announcement by an Arab Israeli lawmaker that he plans to join a pro-Palestinian flotilla seeking to break Israel's blockade on Gaza caused outrage Monday among the country's political class.
The Palestinians will next week submit their first file to the International Criminal Court in their bid to open criminal proceedings against Israel, an official said on Thursday.
Israel says no action will be taken against those involved in the last year's bombing of Gaza beach that left four Palestinian children dead, saying that it was an accident.
Human
Rights Watch on Thursday urged UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to add
Israel to an annual "List of Shame" of children's rights violators,
after more than 500 children were killed in the war in Gaza last year.