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Legal Scene

January 2, 2026

Revoked the domain of Zionism Observer

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The targeting and injury

The targeting and injury of civilians during raids, and the excessive use of force, constitute clear violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law

Namecheap, a major domain registrar and web-hosting company, revoked the domain of Zionism Observer, an archive account which had uploaded more than 16,000 videos of Palestinians killed in Gaza, mostly documenting suspected Israeli war crimes

Namecheap explained the move by saying the archive “promoted or displayed cruelty.” But, Zionism Obserer stated that the videos had been submitted to be used at The Hague in international criminal proceedings, and by human rights groups. “Nuking our domain name just broke hundreds of links in lawsuits, court cases, and human rights reports,