The War in Gaza

Photo: Yossi Zamir, STOCK-SJ ACRI condemns the attacks by senior State officials against the creators of the film "NAZA" and the threats to take action against them in response to the film. Using the power of the State to threaten or intimidate filmmakers, or to try to uncover confidential sources, is illegitimate and infringes on freedom of expression and freedom of the press. Freedom of expression and freedom of the press are intended precisely to protect reporting that is

Photo: © Ylivdesign | Dreamstime.com On February 2, 2025, the Association for Civil Rights submitted a petition to the Ministry of Tourism on behalf of four residents from Sderot who were evacuated from their city days after the war began. These residents, who were dealing with the effects of being displaced from their homes, were then denied the housing grants they were entitled to, or discovered that they had accumulated debt with the National Insurance Institute due to inc

Illustrative. Artillery on the Gaza border. Photo: Yossi Zamir, STOCK-SJ On July 8, 2026, ACRI submitted an appeal to the Minister of Defense, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), and the Commander of the Southern Command, demanding the cancellation of the open-fire policy applied to civilians in the Gaza Strip based on their proximity to, or crossing of, the Yellow Line. The Yellow Line, together with the Orange Line, currently restricts acce

This report is presented by 22 Israeli human rights organizations to mark the 59th year of the occupation. It summarizes a difficult, violent year, during which the Israeli government has continued to aggressively advance policies of forced displacement and annexation, while systemically violating the human rights of Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, and breaching its obligations under international law. At the same time, within Israel

A house damaged during the war with Iran. Photo: © Yoav Loeff Since October 7, and especially during the rounds of fighting with Iran, thousands of people in Israel have been forced to leave their homes after they were damaged and to stay in hotels as a temporary housing solution. However, policies regarding housing for evacuees is inconsistent, with no clear rules, no easily-accessible information, and insufficient involvement of health and welfare authorities. The result is

Following a series of testimonies by prisoners and their lawyers, including statements by representatives of the IPS and the Minister of National Security, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and Gisha petitioned the High Court of Justice (Hebrew) on April 4, 2024, demanding that security prisoners be provided with food in the quantity and composition suitable for maintaining their health and identical to that supplied to the other prisoners. Testimonies of pris

Photo: © Kevin George | Dreamstime.com Over the past 20 years, arrangements to compensate workers following military operations and states of emergency have been based on a system in which the State reimburses employers for the loss of their income, and employers pay employees the wages they lost due to absences caused by the emergency. In other words, employers receive compensation directly from the State, and they then transfer the payments to their workers. The Forum for

Illustrative. Photo: Wix After two and a half years of war, approximately 42,000 people in the Gaza Strip, including 10,500 children, remain seriously injured and in need of rehabilitation and ongoing care. Meanwhile, Gaza’s healthcare system has been decimated, and lost around 1,500 medical staff during the war. Even before the war, Gaza’s limited healthcare system relied heavily on assistance and training from specialist physicians from around the world, who came for volunt

Gaza, November 25, 2025. Photo by Yousef Zaanoun, Activestills On December 16, 2025 ACRI sent an urgent appeal to the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, the Commander of the Southern Command, and the Minister of Defense, demanding that residents of the Gaza Strip be supplied immediately with protective equipment to cope with the looming winter, including tents, sealing sheets, blankets, sanitation equipment, and heating and lighting equipment. In the ap

Photo: Wix media In October and December 2025 we sent three appeals to the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories and others regarding the refusal to allow the entry of volunteer doctors from around the world to the Gaza Strip. The three doctors on whose behalf we appealed had previously volunteered in Gaza before being refused entry. They hold American and British passports and there is no claim that they pose a security risk. Instead, the issue is that they

Every year, the Association for Civil Rights awards the Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award to a person or organization that has made a significant contribution to the advancement of human rights in Israel. These are the recipients of the 2025 award: Jack Khoury. Photo: Rami Shllush, Haaretz Jack Khoury , journalist for Haaretz and news director of Radio A-Shams. For two decades, Khoury has consistently and persistently called for human rights and equality, and for mediation

Illustrative. Destruction in Shejayia, Gaza City. Photo: © Taitharris | Dreamstime.com ACRI, together with Physicians for Human Rights,...

© Brian Maudsley | Dreamstime.com Allenby Bridge is the border crossing connecting the West Bank and the rest of the world. Palestinians...

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir. Photo: Yossi Zamir, Shatil-stok On September 7, 2025, the media reported that following anti-war...

A displaced persons camp in the Al-Muasi area, Khan Yunis. Photo: Doaa Albaz, Activestills After the army announced that those residing...

The body of a baby in Khan Younis, July 19, 2025. Photo: Doaa Albaz, Activestills Since the beginning of the war, professional and...

Antiwar protest, Tel Aviv, July 12, 2025. Photo: Tal A.M "Protest Documentation," Whatsapp On July 21, 2025, ACRI contacted the police and the Fire and Rescue Authority on behalf of activists from the political coalition Hadash who sought to organize a demonstration in the city of Sakhnin in northern Israel against the continuation of the war in Gaza. The organizers coordinated the demonstration with the local authorities, even though the law does not require them to do so. R

Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, December 2023. Photo: Mohammed Zaanoun, Activestills Nasser hospital is the last functioning medical...

A barrage of missiles from Iran over Jerusalem. Photo: Yossi Zamir, Shatil-Stok As a result of the war with Iran, the Ministry of Defense...

Al-Issawiya neighborhood, East Jerusalem. Photo: © Konstantin Bolotinsky | Dreamstime.com On June 19, 2025, we approached the Mayor of...

Police officers remove a protester at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, June 15, 2025. Photo: Arik Segal, "Protest Documentation," WhatsApp...

Gaza, April 2025. Photo: Yousef Zaanoun, Activestills After nearly three months during which Israel prevented the entry of humanitarian...

Soldiers in Gaza. Photo: IDF Spokesperson, www.idf.il On May 5, 2025, the Security Cabinet approved a plan to evacuate most of the...

Attack on Gaza, December 2024. Photo: Yossi Zamir, Shatil-Stok On April 8, 2025, we approached the Chief Officer of the Southern Command...

Destruction in Gaza. Photo: Yossi Zamir, Shatil-Stok At a press conference with the U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime...

On August 29, 2024, residents of unrecognized Bedouin villages, alongside the Council of Unrecognized Villages and human rights...

In early December 2024, the Association for Civil Rights submitted several petitions regarding the Population and Immigration Authority's...

Since the outbreak of the war, Israel has not accepted applications from Palestinians in the West Bank for permits to visit their...

Since the outbreak of the war, all Palestinians arrested in the West Bank for offenses under security legislation have been detained in...

On 29.10.2023, we appealed (Hebrew) to the Attorney General and the Police Commissioner, demanding that the police stop photographing...

A Review of Human Rights Violations in Israel and the West Bank Over a Year of War Since the horrific massacre carried out by...

On May 23, 2024, Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Physicians for Human Rights, HaMoked, Public Committee Against Torture in Israel...

On April 11, 2024, we petitioned the High Court of Justice, together with two anti-war demonstrators, demanding that the civilians be...

On February 22, 2024, ACRI, Physicians for Human Rights, HaMoked and Gisha petitioned the High Court of Justice (Hebrew) demanding that...

According to information obtained ACRI, the Ministry of Tourism has about 1,300 pending appeals by evacuees to recognize their...

On December 29, 2022, the 37th government of the State of Israel was sworn in. Against the backdrop of the "judicial reform," the Hamas...

Hourly workers are usually employed in occupations that require physical or public work, for relatively low wages, uncertainty and...

On April 4, 2024, we petitioned the High Court of Justice (Hebrew) to cancel the temporary order allowing sanctions to be imposed on...

What are the courts in The Hague? Two separate courts sit in The Hague and are authorized to hear cases involving the violation of human...

On May 16, 2024, we sent legal correspondence to the War Cabinet, together with Gisha, Physicians for Human Rights, and HaMoked,...

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel joined the petition (Hebrew) filed on March 18, 2024 by Gisha, demanding that humanitarian aid...

According to various army publications and journalistic investigations, the military employs artificial intelligence systems in the...

On April 7, 2024, we sent legal correspondence (Hebrew) to the Ministry of Education on behalf of members of student councils and parents...

Since the outbreak of the war, Palestinian residents in the H2 area of Hebron are prohibited from leaving their homes. They have been...

Following the murderous attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, Israel launched a protracted war in Gaza, at the cost of extensive harm to...

On October 16, 2023, we sent legal correspondence (Hebrew) to the Attorney General, demanding the government not advance emergency...

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel and the organization Bimkom filed a petition to the Supreme Court on November 16, 2023,...

ACRI's Attorney Roni Pelli wrote a letter to leading figures in the government regarding the acute humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip...

Since October 7, questions and claims have been raised in the public discourse about the role of the Red Cross in relation to Israeli...

Following the serious remarks by Itamar Ben Gvir against Judge Iyad Taha, a judge at the Acre Magistrate's Court, on 26.10.2023, we...