News and Analysis 7/10/21

A Palestinian imprisoned through Israel’s “administrative detention policy” used to arrest and hold Palestinians “without filing formal charges”, is hospitalized on the 65th day of his hunger strike:

Israel to Release Palestinian Prisoner on 65th Day of Hunger Strike (Middle East Eye)

Israel destroyed the home of a woman and her three children after rejecting her petition”:

Mother and Three Kids Left Homeless as Israel Destroys House of Prisoner (Palestine Chronicle)

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that “379 protestors were wounded – 31 by live ammunition” after Israeli forces opened fire on “hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators” who were rallying “against the illegal Evyatar outpost”:

Israeli Forces Open Fire on Palestinians; Hundreds Wounded (Al-Jazeera)

Israel has begun testing AI-guided drones on the Palestinian populace, with clear disregard for human life as well as the immense risk involved. “A single pixel can change a stealth bomber into a dog … [and] errors may mean dead civilians or friendly soldiers, and accidental conflict escalation”:

Israelâ€™s Drone Swarm Over Gaza Should Worry Everyone (Defense One)

According to a press release from the Independent Commission for Human Rights, Farid al-Atrash was detained at an Israeli checkpoint “while returning from a protest against the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah”:

Amid Anti-Abbas Protests, Israel Arrests Prominent Palestinian Lawyer (Washington Report)

Iran’s railroad system came under cyberattack on Friday, with hackers “posting fake messages about train delays or cancellations” on display boards at stations across the country:

Iran Transport Ministry Hit by Second Apparent Cyberattack in Days (Algemeiner)

Amidst the rapid withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan after nearly two decades of fighting, the Taliban on Friday claimed “to have taken control of 85 percent of Afghan territory”: