15.5.2008
Israeli medics remove a body of an Israeli civilian killed by Palestinian rocket-fire. Photo: Amir Cohen, Reuters, 12 May 2008.
Israeli medics remove a body of an Israeli civilian killed by Palestinian rocket-fire. Photo: Amir Cohen, Reuters, 12 May 2008.
Stop harming civilians. Wars have rules too
In light of the recent escalation in violence around the Gaza Strip, including a Grad rocket strike on a mall in the Israeli city of Ashkelon, B'Tselem has repeated its demand that all parties protect civilians from the fighting.

The Gaza Strip: Lack of medical supplies and limited access to treatment
The health situation in the Gaza Strip has been steadily deteriorating since Israel tightened its siege on the area in June 2007. The closure of all entrances and exits from Gaza has prevented patients from receiving treatment and has caused a serious shortage of medical supplies.

Testimony: Life under threat of rocket fire in Sderot
Ya'acov and Lilach Swisa, a disabled couple, struggle with unemployment and accessibility problems to raise their children under the threat of Qassam rockets in the southern Israeli town of Sderot.

Video: Military Police to investigate firing of rubber-coated bullet at protester in Bil'in
Following B'Tselem's intervention, the Military Police has opened an investigation into an incident that took place on 15 March, in which an army officer fired a rubber-coated steel bullet at a demonstrator in the village of Bil'in, wounding him.

Beit Hanun: Investigating officer's findings do not clear Israel of responsibility
B'Tselem repeated its call to the Israeli army's Judge Advocate General to open a Military Police investigation into the death of five members of the Abu Me'tiq family in Beit Hanun on 28 April.