McGill University pro-Palestinian encampment

Ongoing occupation protest in Quebec, Canada

McGill University pro-Palestinian encampment

Part of the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses

View of the encampment from the Redpath Library

Date| 27 April 2024 — present
(2 weeks and 6 days)
Location|

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

45°30′14″N 73°34′33″W﻿ / ﻿45.50389°N 73.57583°W﻿ / 45.50389; -73.57583
Goals| For McGill University and Concordia University to:

* divest from Israel-related funds, including weapons manufacturers
* cut ties with Israeli universities
* publicly condemn Israel's assault on Gaza

Methods| Occupation protest
Status| Ongoing
Parties

Organizing pro-Palestinian student groups:

McGill and Concordia chapters of:

* Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR)
* Independent Jewish Voices

Opponents:

* McGill University administration
* Deep Saini (president)

* * *

* Pro-Israel counter-protesters

|

The McGill University pro-Palestinian encampment is an ongoing occupation protest which has been taking place on the downtown campus of McGill University, in Montreal, since 27 April 2024. It was the first notable[note 1] Canadian demonstration in the 2024 movement of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses, which call for universities to cut ties with Israel amid the country's assault on Gaza in the Israel–Hamas war. Like many of its predecessors, the protest at McGill takes the form of an encampment, a group of tents occupied day and night by protesters.

The encampment was organized by a collective of pro-Palestinian student groups from McGill and the nearby Concordia University. Their demands were for those universities to cut ties with Israel, including by divesting from Israel-related funds such as weapons manufacturers. Roughly 20 tents were initially set up close to the Roddick Gates and encircled by a metal fence. In the following days, the encampment grew to roughly 100 tents. It is equipped with various amenities and hosts daily activities related to the protest. Students and faculty from various Montreal universities, which also include the Université du Québec à Montréal and Université de Montréal, occupy the tents.

McGill University has stated that the encampment is illegal and has requested police assistance to dismantle it. The university's president, Deep Saini, accused protesters of antisemitism, which they have denied. As of yet, Montreal's police department has not attempted to dismantle the encampment, which has been repeatedly described as peaceful. The Superior Court of Quebec rejected an injunction request against the protest, which had been filed on behalf of two students who described a hostile climate around the encampment. The premier of Quebec, François Legault, has joined McGill in declaring the encampment illegal and requesting police intervention. The encampment's members have stated their intention to remain on site until their demands are met.

## Background[edit]

### Student groups[edit]

Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war on 7 October 2023, student groups at Montreal's two English-language universities, McGill and Concordia, have taken on a visible role as they have held protests and demonstrations in support of either Palestine or Israel.[1][2] On 8 November 2023, an altercation erupted at Concordia after two student groups, Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) Concordia and StartUp Nation, set up neighbouring kiosks in a common space.[3] The former was raising funds for the Gaza humanitarian crisis while the latter sought to raise awareness about hostages held by Hamas.[3] Three injuries were reported and a student was arrested.[4] On 19 December, McGill removed the university's name from its chapter of SPHR after reviewing a since-deleted social media post describing the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October as "heroic".[5]

### Protests against McGill's investments[edit]

At McGill University, pro-Palestinian groups have protested against the institution's investments in Israel-related funds, including weapons manufacturers.[6] In a referendum held on 20 November 2023, 78% of participating students voted in favour of a policy calling on the university to cut ties with companies "complicit in genocide", as well as condemn Israel's bombing of the Gaza Strip.[7] McGill threatened to end its agreement with its student union, the Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU), if the latter ratified the policy.[7] This agreement includes the SSMU's funding and their use of the McGill name.[7] The Superior Court of Quebec halted the adoption of the policy after an injunction was filed by a student.[8] On 19 February 2024, a small group of McGill students began a hunger strike to call on the university to divest from Israel.[9] A protester who did not eat for 34 days was eventually sent to the hospital.[6] On 22 February, demonstrators blocked the entrances of McGill's Bronfman building, where the Desautels Faculty of Management is located, to protest against that particular faculty's investments in Israel.[10]

#### Composition of McGill's endowment fund[edit]

Investments in Lockheed Martin, which supplies fighter jets to Israel, are especially contested[11]

On 18 April 2024, two of McGill's pro-Palestinian student groups published a data set compiling 50 Israel-related companies that the university held investments in as of 31 December 2023.[12][13] These investments, which were publicly disclosed on McGill's website, totalled at least $73 million.[14] Of this amount, more than $5.5 million were invested in military technology companies which have contracts with the IDF, including Lockheed Martin, Thales, Safran, Dassault, Airbus and BAE Systems.[15][16] Multiple other companies who operate in Israeli settlements, as well as large Canadian banks, listed because of their own investments in weapons manufacturers, appear in the data set.[17] McGill's endowment fund, which is managed by external fund managers hired by the institution, is worth about $1.8 billion in total and created 6.1% of its revenue in 2023.[12][14][18] As for Concordia University, it does not publicly disclose its investments.[15]

### Encampment protests in the United States[edit]

Main article: 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses

On 17 April 2024, students at Columbia University, in New York City, set up an encampment on their campus as a form of occupation protest against their university's investments in Israel.[19] The next day, Columbia president Minouche Shafik summoned the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to dismantle the encampment, leading to the arrest of over 100 protesters.[20] The event garnered national attention and sparked the creation of pro-Palestinian encampments across the country and the world.[19]

## Organizing[edit]

Pro-Palestinian students in Montreal were directly inspired by the movement of encampment protests taking shape in the United States.[21] The McGill encampment, nicknamed the "liberated zone", was first announced on social media by the McGill and Concordia chapters of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR).[22][23] McGill and Concordia chapters of the group Independent Jewish Voices were also organizers.[24]

### First day[edit]

On the morning of 27 April 2024, a Saturday, the McGill administration sent a communique to students in response to social media posts announcing the encampment on campus.[25][15] The email informed them that encampments were "not permitted on our campus" and that they "can create serious health and safety concerns while increasing the potential for escalation and confrontation".[25] McGill did not initially state whether it would ask for the tents to be forcibly removed.[25]

A tall fence was erected around the encampment and covered with signs

That same day, sometime after 1:30 PM, around 20 tents were erected on the field behind the Roddick Gates, the main entrance to the McGill campus.[26][27] Tall metal fences were set up around the encampment and decorated with signs and flags.[28][24] More than 100 protesters attended the construction process.[26] Sometime before 3:30 PM, another larger group of demonstrators, which had been marching down Rue Sherbrooke, reached the encampment.[26][12] Much of the group left campus by 7:30 PM.[12] It rained on the first night of the occupation protest.[29]

News media have described the McGill pro-Palestinian encampment as the first of its kind in Canada,[30][31][32] although social media posts document a small set of tents on the campus of the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, on 22 April 2024.[33]

### Demands[edit]

Further information: Composition of McGill's endowment fund

As is the case for other student protests sparked by the Israel-Hamas war, the McGill encampment demands that the universities of McGill and Concordia cut financial and academic ties with Israel.[34][35] This entails the divestment from Israel-related funds, including weapons manufacturers doing business with the IDF and companies operating in Israeli-occupied territories, as well as the cutting of ties with Israeli universities.[16][36] Additional demands include a public condamnation the Israeli assault on Gaza and the pressuring of the Canadian government in regards to its military ties with Israel, as well as the protection of students' right to protest.[15][37] In general, the encampment is also described as an act of solidarity with Palestine.[12]

## Encampment[edit]

### Location and members[edit]

Location of the encampment in McGill's downtown campus

The "liberated zone" is located on the lower field of McGill's campus in downtown Montreal, behind its main entrance through the Roddick Gates, on Rue Sherbrooke.[12][36] The area is also where McGill usually holds its spring graduation ceremonies.[38] On 1 May 2024, the encampement spanned approximately 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft).[27] From the initial 20 or so tents, it grew to about 100 tents within the first days and comprised more than 115 tents on 13 May 2024.[39][40] The encampment is mostly inhabited by students from McGill and Concordia, who organized the protest, although Montreal's French-language universities, the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Université de Montréal, are also represented.[27] A group of roughly 100 professors also take turns sleeping at the encampment, providing help in the form of advice or laundry services, among other things.[41][42] Besides the campers, many visitors also spend time on site and drop off supplies.[21]

### Structure and installation[edit]

According to protesters, the encampment has developed an organizational structure, including a code of conduct with rules addressing issues such as hate speech and discrimination.[27][43] Campers hold a general assembly every morning, discussing the current events in Gaza and other subjects related to the protest.[27] According to McGill, the group of protesters is non-hierarchical.[40]

Wooden pallets provide walkways between tents

The protesters' tents are located inside a fenced-in area.[44] The makeshift barricade was reinforced in the first week, after key figures called on the encampment to be dismantled.[45] Reporters are not allowed past the fences.[28] In front of the entrance, protesters welcome visitors coming to drop off supplies, which can include food, batteries, clothes, medicine and rain boots.[24][43] The exterior portion of the encampment was extended with sun shelters, kiosks and a small stage where a microphone and speakers can be installed.[44][46][39] A "free store" serves coffee, food and rain gear.[47] Because of a largely rainy first week,[48] campers dug trenches, scooped water out with plastic pitchers and placed wooden pallets over the muddy lawn to provide walkways between the tents.[43][49] Other amenities in the encampment include a library, a medical tent with trained personnel, community and prayer spaces, a generator and portable toilets.[41][24][22] Montreal's fire department, the Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (SIM), inspected the encampment and concluded that it was safe.[50]

### Activities[edit]

Many activities are held in and around the encampment.[15] They have included poetry readings, music performances, lectures on Palestinian history,[17] celebrations of Passover,[39] debates, discussions[51], quilting[52] and self-defence practice.[40] A large screen has been set up outside of the encampment for films to be screened on.[53] Palestinian films and The Battle of Algiers (1966) have been shown.[15][53] A play zone for kids to make crafts was also set up on some days.[39][17] On 5 May 2024, Red Dress Day in Canada, events were planned to commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous women.[46] Organizers publish a schedule of activities daily.[54]

## Unfolding[edit]

### Response from McGill University[edit]

McGill president Deep Saini

On the first day of the protest, before tents were set up, McGill emailed a communique to students stating that encampments were "not permitted".[25] After the tents were installed, McGill representatives requested for them to be removed, which protesters refused to do.[12] That day, McGill declined to state whether the tents would be forcibly removed and did not request police assistance, according to Montreal's police department, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM).[25][23]

Two days later, on 29 April 2024, McGill stated that the situation had "shifted significantly".[55] It said the encampment, which had tripled in size since the first day, was largely occupied by non-McGill students and that it violated both university policy and the law.[55][56] McGill's president, Deep Saini, denounced "obvious antisemitism" among protesters.[28] The university further stated it was reviewing "video evidence of some people using unequivocally antisemitic language and intimidating behaviour", but did not initially disclose such evidence to journalists.[55][56] At 4 PM, a spokesperson for McGill security handed protesters pamphlets asking them to disperse.[55] He later returned to issue a "final warning" and stated the university could call the police.[55] Later that day, McGill requested police assistance to the SPVM.[35][57] The SPVM refused to intervene, instead urging McGill to resolve the situation through dialogue with the protesters.[58]

The following day, on 30 April 2024, Saini reiterated that the dismantlement of the encampment was "non-negotiable".[44] He committed to hold a forum with protesters, if they left campus, to discuss their demands "in a peaceful, respectful and civilized manner".[44][59] A spokesperson for the protesters said the offer wasn't "serious" and that they would stay until they "see a divestment".[44]

### Security, legality and policing[edit]

The SPVM has repeatedly described the McGill encampment as peaceful.[60] As of 8 May 2024, no incident had been reported on site.[52] On 30 April 2024, one of the SPVM's spokespeople stated that the situation on campus was a civil matter and that "no crime [was] being committed".[43]

On the first day of the encampment, several police vehicles were parked within sight of the site, although McGill's campus security was reportedly the entity in charge of the situation.[26][25] On the evening of 1 May 2024, two minibuses of police officers in riot gear, who had been in downtown Montreal because of an unrelated protest, stopped in front of the encampment site for about 25 minutes.[44][61] The following day, due to a planned pro-Israel counter-protest, dozens of police officers on bikes and horseback were deployed.[45] On 6 May 2024, campus security and the police intercepted and seized supplies, such as N95 masks and sleeping bags, brought by supporters.[41][11]

### Injunction request[edit]

On 30 April 2024, an injunction request against the encampment was filed on behalf of two McGill students, one of them Jewish and the other Muslim.[28][62] They alleged that chants from the protest, such as "Long live the intifada" and "Zionists are racist", created a hostile climate on campus and said that they were fearful.[57] The temporary injunction would have prevented members from five pro-Palestinian groups, including SPHR, to protest within 100 metres of any of the 154 McGill buildings, for a period of 10 days.[62][57]

27 videos were included with the request.[27] One of them, which McGill shared with news media and stated they were "investigating" due to antisemitism, shows protesters chanting "Go back to Europe".[27][57] A social media post, the video includes text which refers to them as "Jihadists".[43] Members of the encampment stated the protesters in the video were not part of their group, and news media were not able to verify if the events occurred in the context of the encampment.[27][57]

In a 10-page decision, Justice Chantal Masse of the Superior Court of Quebec denied the injunction request, writing that the safety concerns expressed by the students were “relating more to subjective fears and discomfort than to precise and serious fears for their security”.[49] She also wrote that "the balance of inconveniences leans more toward the protesters, whose freedom of expression and to gather peacefully would be affected significantly".[49] She invited pro-Palestinian protesters to better choose their words and to "dispense with those that could be perceived [...] as calls to violence or antisemitic", while maintaining "their anti-war message".[61]

### Counter-protest[edit]

On 2 May 2024, a pro-Israeli counter-protest took place outside of the Roddick Gates, within sight of the encampment.[63] About 100 people attended, while about 400 were on the pro-Palestinian side.[63] Dozens of riot police officers were deployed.[63] The pro-Israeli protesters projected a looping documentary on the Hamas-led attack on Israel on a large screen and played Hebrew-language music.[45][60] There were no incidents or arrests associated with the confrontation.[63]

## Responses[edit]

### From political figures[edit]

On 2 May 2024, François Legault, the premier of Quebec, stated that the encampment was illegal and that it should be dismantled by the SPVM.[45] He was criticized for his position, including by Quebec's federation of university professors, the FQPPU.[64] François Bonnardel and Pascale Déry, ministers in Legault's government, also said the encampment was illegal.[65] Montreal mayor Valérie Plante stated her wish to avoid a confrontation between protesters and the police, citing those that occurred around pro-Palestinian encampments in the United States.[66] Yves-François Blanchet, leader of the Bloc Québécois, said the protesters should leave the site.[65] Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democratic Party, defended their right to protest but said he was worried about a "threat towards Jewish students".[67] Anthony Housefather, a Liberal MP from the Montreal region, published a video calling for the encampment to be dismantled on the day it was set up.[68] Politician supporters of the encampment include Housefather's Liberal colleague, Salma Zahid.[24] Amir Khadir and Haroun Bouazzi, two politicians associated with the provincial party Québec solidaire, visited the encampment site.[23][60]

### Allegations of antisemitism[edit]

Deep Saini and the McGill administration have condemned alleged antisemitism in the encampment.[28][55] The Jewish organization B'nai Brith Canada associated the encampment with a "rising tide of antisemitism".[56] A video shared by McGill shows a group of protesters chanting "Go back to Europe" on campus.[43] Members of the encampment stated these protesters were not part of their group.[27] They have rejected claims of antisemitism and said the protest was interfaith.[28] A Jewish professor at McGill was among those who argued the term was weaponized by opponents "to prevent us from criticizing Israel".[51][28]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ News media described the McGill encampment as the first one in Canada, although social media posts document a few tents on the campus of the University of Alberta on 22 April 2024.

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* v
* t
* e

2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses

* List of protests

United States|

* California
* University of California, Davis
* University of California, Irvine
* University of California, Los Angeles
* University of Southern California
* Columbia University
* Portland State University
* University of Mississippi
* University of Oregon
* University of Virginia

The Netherlands|

* University of Amsterdam
* Radboud University Nijmegen

Other countries|

* McGill University
* Sciences Po

Groups|

* IfNotNow
* Jewish Voice for Peace
* Students for Justice in Palestine

Related|

* Annelise Orleck
* "Hind's Hall"

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* t
* e

McGill University

Academics|

* Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
* Faculty of Arts (Institute of Islamic Studies
* School of Information Studies
* School of Religious Studies)
* Faculty of Dentistry
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Engineering (School of Architecture)
* Faculty of Law
* Desautels Faculty of Management (Executive Institute)
* Faculty of Medicine
* Schulich School of Music
* Faculty of Science (Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
* Department of Mathematics and Statistics
* School of Computer Science)

Research|

* Archives
* Libraries
* McGill–Queen's University Press
* Beatty Lectures
* Bellairs Research Institute
* J. S. Marshall Radar Observatory
* McGill Arctic Research Station
* McGill University Health Centre
* Office for Science and Society

Campus|

* Burnside Hall
* Diocesan Theological College
* Elizabeth Wirth Music Building
* Islamic Studies Library
* Lady Meredith House
* Leacock Building
* Macdonald-Harrington Building
* Martlet House
* Maude Abbott Medical Museum
* McCall MacBain Arts Building
* McGill Life Sciences Complex
* McIntyre Medical Sciences Building
* McLennan Library
* McTavish Street
* Osler Library
* Presbyterian College
* Redpath Hall
* Redpath Library
* Redpath Museum
* Roddick Gates
* Royal Victoria Hospital

Athletics|

* McGill Redbirds and Martlets (Football
* Ice hockey
* Lacrosse
* Rowing club
* Soccer)
* Molson Stadium
* McConnell Arena

Student media|

* CKUT-FM
* The McGill Daily
* The McGill Tribune
* Le Délit français
* The Bull & Bear
* McGill International Review
* McGill Law Journal

Affiliated hospitals|

* McGill University Health Centre (Allan Memorial Institute
* Lachine Hospital
* Montreal Chest Institute
* Montreal General Hospital
* Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
* Royal Victoria Hospital)
* Douglas Mental Health University Institute
* Jewish General Hospital
* Lakeshore General Hospital
* St. Mary's Hospital
* Shriners Hospital for Children

Miscellaneous|

* Academic dress
* Cundill History Prize
* Deep Saini
* Heraldry
* Macdonald Campus
* Students' Society of McGill University
* 2024 pro-Palestinian encampment

* Category
* Commons

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* t
* e

Israel–Hamas war

* Timeline
* Outline

Engage-
ments|

| Hamas-led
attack on Israel|

| Attacks on civilians|

* Netiv HaAsara
* Alumim
* Be'eri
* Elhanan Team
* Holit
* Kfar Aza
* Kissufim
* Nir Oz
* Nir Yitzhak
* Nahal Oz
* Nirim
* Nova music festival
* Psyduck music festival

|

Battles|

* Re'im
* Sderot
* Sufa
* Zikim
* Israeli female tank crew fight

General topics|

* Allegations of genocide
* Allegations of involvement of UNRWA employees
* Denial
* Sexual and gender-based violence
* Screams Before Silence

Israeli invasion
of Gaza|

* Beit Hanoun
* Gaza City
* Khan Yunis
* Rafah

| Attacks on refugee camps|

* Jabalia
* 31 October
* Al-Shati
* Al-Maghazi

|

Attacks on schools|

* Al-Maghazi
* Al-Fakhoora
* Al-Falah
* Shadia Abu Ghazala School

Attacks on health facilities|

* Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion
* Al-Shifa Hospital siege
* alleged military use
* ambulance airstrike
* Gaza Strip mass graves
* Kamal Adwan Hospital siege
* Killing of health workers
* Nasser Hospital siege
* Nasser Hospital mass graves

Other attacks|

* Airstrikes on municipal services in Gaza
* Church of Saint Porphyrius
* Engineer's Building strike and massacre
* Flour massacre
* Palestinians evacuating Gaza City
* World Central Kitchen aid convoy attack

General topics|

* AI-assisted targeting
* Bombing of the Gaza Strip
* Destruction of cultural heritage during the 2023 Israeli invasion of Gaza
* Environmental damage in the Gaza Strip caused by the Israel–Hamas war
* Gaza genocide allegations
* Torture

Other theaters|

* Israel–Lebanon border clashes
* Attacks on journalists
* Israeli incursions in the West Bank
* Killing of Benjamin Achimeir
* April 2024 Israeli settler rampages
* Givat Shaul shooting
* Tower 22 drone attack

| Iran–Israel conflict|

* Iranian consulate airstrike in Damascus
* Iranian strikes in Israel
* Israeli strikes on Iran

|

Red Sea crisis|

* Operation Prosperity Guardian
* Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou
* 2024 missile strikes in Yemen
* Marlin Luanda missile strike

Hostage
crisis|

* 2023 hostage–prisoner exchange
* Kidnapped from Israel
* Hostages and Missing Families Forum
* Hostages Square

| Hostages|

* Noa Argamani
* Bibas family
* Alex Dancyg
* Oded Lifshitz
* Hersh Goldberg-Polin
* Naama Levy

|

Rescued hostages|

* Operation Golden Hand
* Ori Megidish

Released hostages|

* Rachel Edry
* Yarden Roman-Gat
* Mia Schem

Deceased hostages|

* Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim, and Samer Talalka

General
topics|

* 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
* Ceasefire
* COGAT
* Effect on children in Gaza
* Humanitarian aid
* International recognition of the State of Palestine
* Israeli interrogations
* Women
* Wikipedia

| Historical context|

* Arab–Israeli conflict
* Blockade of the Gaza Strip
* Palestinian freedom of movement
* Israel and apartheid
* Children
* Gaza–Israel conflict
* Casualties of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip
* Human shields
* Israeli settlement
* Israeli outpost
* Israeli settler violence
* Israeli disengagement from Gaza
* Palestinian rocket attacks
* Palestinian tunnel warfare
* anti-tunnel barrier
* Women

|

Effects|

* Calls for the destruction of Israel
* Israeli government response
* Israeli war cabinet
* Mass detentions
* Economic impact
* Environment impact in Gaza
* Evacuations
* Gaza Strip evacuations
* Humanitarian crisis
* Healthcare collapse
* Premature baby crisis
* Famine
* Media coverage
* Violence against journalists
* Misinformation
* Pallywood
* Palestinian genocide accusation
* Accusations of United States complicity in Israeli war crimes in the Israel–Hamas war
* Sexual violence against Palestinians
* War crimes
* Cemetery destruction and necroviolence
* Israeli torture in the occupied territories
* Proposed Israeli resettlement of Gaza

| Reactions|

* International reactions
* Calls for a ceasefire
* Diplomatic impact
* University donors
* European Union
* US support for Israel
* UK support for Israel
* Islamic Summit Conference
* Arab–Islamic extraordinary summit
* Hurmat-e-Masjid Aqsa Conference
* Cancellation of the 2023 MTV EMA
* Proposed Israeli resettlement of the Gaza Strip

| Discrimination|

* Antisemitism
* Riots in the North Caucasus
* Anti-Palestinianism
* Islamophobia
* Violent incidents
* Killing of Wadea al-Fayoume
* Death of Paul Kessler
* Vermont student shooting
* Zürich stabbing attack

|

Protests|

* University campuses
* Columbia
* Sciences Po
* UCLA
* France
* March for the Republic and Against Antisemitism
* Indonesia
* 2023 Bitung clashes
* Israel
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Artists4Ceasefire
* DNC protests
* March on Washington for Gaza
* March for Israel
* National March on Washington: Free Palestine
* Protest votes
* Self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell

UN resolutions|

* A/RES/ES-10/21
* S/RES/2712
* A/RES/ES-10/22
* S/RES/2720
* S/RES/2728

UN inquiry|

* Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory

World Court|

* South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention)
* Nicaragua v. Germany
* Legal Consequences of Israeli Policies and Practices

Courts|

* Defense for Children International-Palestine v. Biden

Casualties|

| Israel|

| Security
forces|

* Alim Abdallah
* Yitzhak Ben-Bashat
* Jayar Davidov
* Eli Ginsberg
* Salman Habaka
* Asaf Hamami
* Yitzhar Hofman
* Roi Levy
* Izhar Peled
* Yonatan Steinberg

|

Civilians|

* Lior Asulin
* Yuval Castleman
* Hayim Katsman
* Ofir Libstein
* Shani Louk
* Aner Shapira
* Vivian Silver
* Yahav Winner

Palestine|

| Hamas|

* Saleh al-Arouri
* Abdul Fatah Dukhan
* Mohammed Dababish
* Wissam Farhat
* Ahmed Ghandour
* Marwan Issa
* Fursan Khalifa
* Osama Mazini
* Ayman Nofal
* Jamila al-Shanti
* Ali Al Qadi
* Alaa Shreiteh [ar]

|

Other
militants|

* Fouad Abu Butihan
* Jihad Shehadeh

Civilians|

* Tawfic Abdel Jabbar
* Refaat Alareer
* Hammam Alloh
* Nahida and Samar Anton
* Yazan al-Kafarneh
* Ibrahim al-Astal
* Ahmad Bahar
* Mohammed Barakat
* Rashid Dabour [ar]
* Mohamed al-Dalou
* Awni El-Dous
* Omar Ferwana
* Hiba Abu Nada
* Ibrahim Qusaya
* Hind Rajab
* Mohammed Shabir
* Omar Abu Shawish
* Sufian Tayeh
* Wael Al Zard

Spillover|

* Saleh al-Arouri
* Ali Hussein Barji
* Razi Mousavi
* Wissam al-Tawil
* Sadegh Omidzadeh
* Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi
* Mohammad Reza Zahedi

Journalists|

* Issam Abdallah
* Samer Abu Daqqa
* Roee Edan
* Belal Jadallah

General topics|

* Friendly fire

Related
people|

| Israelis|

* Nimrod Aloni
* Rachel Goldberg-Polin
* Eitan Okun
* Yagel Oshri
* Inbal Rabin-Lieberman
* Amir Tibon

|

Palestinians|

* Wael Al-Dahdouh
* Plestia Alaqad
* Motaz Azaiza
* Bisan Owda
* Mustafa Moien Ayyash

Other
topics|

* Al-Saqqa House [ar]
* Al Qarara Cultural Museum
* Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria during the Israel–Hamas war
* Central Archives of Gaza City
* Bearing Witness
* From the river to the sea
* Gaza Daily
* "Harbu Darbu"
* "Hind's Hall"
* Israeli demolition of Palestinian property
* "Options for a policy regarding Gaza's civilian population"
* Project Nimbus
* "Rajieen"

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