Notices by Catherine Morris (cmorris@mastodon.social), page 2

Fishermen in #Gaza...”have reported the space they have to fish in is extremely limited, & there is a chance Israeli ships will…kill them… In the first weeks of the war on Gaza, the Israeli occupation forces bombed the fishing ports…destroying most…fishing boats. Fishing was halted for fear of being targeted by Israel... After the war dragged on & hunger intensified due to the…siege…fishermen…were forced to take the risk & sail the sea in search of a living.” | Africanews https://www.africanews.com/2024/08/24/fishermen-in-gaza-decry-tougher-israeli-policies-blocking-their-activities/

‘Mark Smith, a diplomat at the… #FCDO, resigned…Friday, raising concerns about the #UK’s complicity in #Israel’s war in #Gaza… He added that he was “a subject matter expert in the domain of armed sales policy”…
Smith said: “Each day we witness…unquestionable examples of #warcrimes & breaches of #InternationalHumanitarianLaw in Gaza perpetrated by…#Israel… Smith added that there is “no justification” for the UK’s continued #ArmsSales to Israel.’ | The National https://www.thenational.scot/news/24524719.foreign-office-diplomat-quits-israel-arms-sales/

Welcome to Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps. “…a report on the abuse & inhuman treatment of Palestinians held in Israeli custody since 7 October 2023. B’Tselem collected testimonies from 55 Palestinians held during that time & released, almost all with no charges. Their testimonies reveal…a network of camps dedicated to the abuse of inmates as a matter of policy...” | B'Tselem https://www.btselem.org/publications/202408_welcome_to_hell #Btselem

“Israel damaged or destroyed 5 #water & #sanitation sites every 3 days since the start of this war... #Oxfam #report… #WaterWarCrimes finds…Israel’s cutting of external water supply, systematic destruction of water facilities & deliberate aid obstruction have reduced…H2O available in #Gaza…to…under 1/3 of the recommended minimum in emergencies... “
https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/israel-using-water-weapon-war-gaza-supply-plummets-94-creating-deadly-health Report: https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/water-war-crimes-how-israel-has-weaponised-water-in-its-military-campaign-in-ga-621609/

‘While the situation in #Gaza remains catastrophic, ongoing Israeli #settlement expansion & escalating violence in the occupied #WestBank is ratcheting up tension across the whole region, the UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday. Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, was briefing ambassadors during one of his regular briefings in the Security Council.’ | more at UN News https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1151441

Gaza's water system, destroyed by war, is sickening its children | BBC | distressing photos

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd119dz515wo #water #weaponization

This was to me by a colleague to warn me about this notorious ambulance chaser. #DogsOfMastodon

#Gaza: #UN #SecurityCouncil adopts US resolution for ‘immediate, full & complete ceasefire’. 'The...text calls for #Hamas to accept ...[Biden's 31 May] ceasefire proposal...accepted by #Israel. Adopted by a large majority with 14 votes in favour & Russia abstaining... the resolution also urges both parties to fully implement the...proposal “without delay & without condition.”... Israel & the Palestinian mission... support Monday's resolution...' https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150886

“In Pictures: #HongKong saw a large police deployment on the 35th anniversary of the #Tiananmen crackdown on Tuesday, with several people detained... Officers were stationed across the shopping district near Victoria Park, which once hosted remembrance vigils attended by tens of thousands of people. An armoured vehicle was also spotted near SOGO mall…” | HKFP 4 June 2024
https://hongkongfp.com/1989-tiananmen-crackdown/

Informative interview with Ken Roth (former HRW) on Israel's Undermining of the International Criminal Court
https://youtu.be/e5tq1tp1-o0?feature=shared

Also see the article,”Surveillance and interference: Israel’s covert war on the ICC exposed,” By Yuval Abraham and Meron Rapoport, 972 Magazine https://www.972mag.com/icc-israel-surveillance-investigation/, and in the Guardian at https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/israeli-spy-chief-icc-prosecutor-war-crimes-inquiry.

#InternationalCriminalCourt. #ICC #FatouBensouda #Israel #Palestine

#UN Human Rights Council: 5 resolutions including a demand ”that Israel immediately lift its #blockade on the #Gaza Strip & all other forms of #CollectivePunishment, calling for an immediate #ceasefire in Gaza. The Council called upon all States to take immediate action to prevent the continued #ForcibleTransfer of #Palestinians within or from Gaza, &…cease the sale, transfer & diversion of #arms, munitions &… military equipment to Israel.” | Summaries& #votes: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/04/le-conseil-adopte-cinq-resolutions-dont-celle-demandant-quun-cessez-le-feu #HRC55 1/2

Gaza is ‘running out of time’ UN experts warn, demanding a ceasefire to #prevent genocide | OHCHR

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/11/gaza-running-out-time-un-experts-warn-demanding-ceasefire-prevent-genocide

#Switzerland Decides to Suspend Funding for #Rights #Defenders in #Israel, #Palestine: 11 Human Rights Organizations Affected. “The affected groups are: Adalah; Al-Shabaka; Gisha; 7amleh; Hamoked; Jerusalem Legal Aid & Human Rights Centre; MIFTAH: Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue & Democracy; Palestinian Center for Human Rights; Palestinian NGO Network; Physicians for Human Rights Israel, & Women’s Center for Legal Aid & Counselling.” | HRW https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/01/switzerland-decides-suspend-funding-rights-defenders-israel-palestine

Alice Jill Edwards, the [#UN] special rapporteur on #torture, has presented the UN general assembly with a list of 20 items she wants to see banned as…inherently cruel, inhuman or degrading. They include #SpikedBatons, #ThumbCuffs, body-worn #ElectricShock devices, #sjamboks, #GangChains & millimetre wave weapons, also known as #HeatRays.
“Now states…can’t look the other way if they have instruments or weapons, equipment…that are on my list,” she said.’ | Guardian https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/law/2023/oct/13/un-torture-expert-private-manufacturers-ban #BizHR

@feditips. Thanks for all you are doing. I hope “MAS-37 Restrict who can reply to a post” can be given more priority as a safety issue (possibly gender-related, but I have no proof). I’m starting to see the merits of precluding quote tweets. I see the latter is in the works, but I hope users will be able to preclude quote tweets. On balance, I’ve enjoyed my experience on Mastodon, however its increasing popularity means increasing gender-based risks & risks for racialized persons.

@feditips. Thanks. Alas, this gap may well become a dealbreaker for me.

@feditips thanks.

Dear Mastodonians:

I can’t seem to find out whether there are ways to:
• forbid #replies to one’s posts (or particular posts)?
• #remove particular replies from one’s posts?

Blocking or muting individuals doesn’t remove their unwanted or inaccurate replies. Currently the only remedy I’ve found is to delete my whole post.

Thanks.

#Russian and #Ukrainian officials have made competing claims about the current state of fighting in the town [#Bakhmut], which has been the hottest flashpoint for fighting between the two countries. Russians claim to have taken the city; Ukrainians have said that fighting continues in the city, and that they have partially encircled it.” | Tim Mak, The Counteroffensive https://open.substack.com/pub/counteroffensive/p/bakhmut-hangs-by-thread-us-soldier?r=7p2cc&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post See more at @timkmak

#Corruption in the #USA. The newest entry in my #ImpunityFiles. Thanks to @ProPublica for the investigation.
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Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From GOP Donor. Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire
by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott @elliottjustin and Alex Mierjeski,ProPublica

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow