Hamas is guilty as charged, but is Israel committing war crimes?
1 year, 2 months ago

Hamas is guilty as charged, but is Israel committing war crimes?

The Independent  

Israel’s ambassador to the UK – Tzipi Hotovely – made a robust argument on the BBC Today programme on Monday that Israel is acting fully within international law in its tightened and draconian blockade of Gaza, its seemingly relentless bombing and its orders to 1.1 million Gazans to leave their homes for the south of the territory. Cornell Law School professor Jens David Ohlin has written that the Hamas attacks amount both to war crimes and crimes against humanity under the International Criminal Court’s founding Rome Statute. Indeed, the International Committee of the Red Cross, which usually weighs its words carefully, has also said that the evacuation order is “not compatible with humanitarian law”, and Amnesty International has made similar accusations about Israel’s blockade of supplies of food, fuel and power supply to the Gaza Strip. ICC prosecutors decided back in 2021 that there was a prima facie case that Israel, Hamas and other armed nations had all committed violations of international law during the conflict.

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Is Israel’s war in Gaza putting the global order at peril?
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Is Israel’s war in Gaza putting the global order at peril?

The Hindu  

Nearly 400 days since the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel that led to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, West Bank, and Lebanon, more than 43,000 have been killed, mostly civilians. Despite calls by the United Nations for action to address the humanitarian crisis; an International Court of Justice verdict on the risk of genocide being perpetrated in Palestine; and …

Israel committing Gaza war crimes and ethnic cleansing, says Moshe Yaalon
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Israel committing Gaza war crimes and ethnic cleansing, says Moshe Yaalon

Al Jazeera  

Former Israeli army chief and defence minister says northern Gaza is being ‘cleared of Arabs’, echoing ICC allegations. Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon has accused Israel of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, echoing the allegations by the International Criminal Court against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant. Yaalon, a …

The ICC arrest warrants may encourage more courts to try Israeli war crimes
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The ICC arrest warrants may encourage more courts to try Israeli war crimes

Al Jazeera  

On November 21, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court announced it had issued warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military wing commander Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri, aka Deif, who Israel says was killed in action. By contrast, the Pre-Trial Chamber was also able to conclude that …

Israel and its supporters cannot gaslight the law
1 month ago

Israel and its supporters cannot gaslight the law

Al Jazeera  

Arguments that the ICC is ‘criminalising’ self-defence by issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant are absurd. It was expected that the issuance of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for their roles in crimes committed against Palestinian civilians in Gaza would cause a flood of furious responses …

ICC arrest warrants: Netanyahu is certainly a criminal, but …
Top News
1 month ago

ICC arrest warrants: Netanyahu is certainly a criminal, but …

Al Jazeera  

There’s a reasonable basis to believe, when it comes to Israel-Palestine, that justice is not ultimately an option. Yesterday, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, “for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024”, as …

Netanyahu calls war crime charges against him antisemitic, warns of consequences
1 month ago

Netanyahu calls war crime charges against him antisemitic, warns of consequences

India Today  

Hours after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, the Israeli Prime Minister hit back at the court in The Hague for its "antisemitic decision". In a video message shared by him on his official X handle, Netanyahu said "The antisemitic decision of the international court in …

ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister
1 month ago

ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister

ABC  

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Reaction to the ICC warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders
1 month ago

Reaction to the ICC warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders

Hindustan Times  

Nov 21 - These are reactions to the International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas commander Ibrahim al-Masri, who is believed to be dead. ISRAEL: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office: "Israel rejects with disgust the absurd and false actions leveled against it by ICC," the office said, calling …

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against Netanyahu, ex-defence minister Gallant, Hamas's Al-Masri
1 month ago

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against Netanyahu, ex-defence minister Gallant, Hamas's Al-Masri

Hindustan Times  

The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants against Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former defence minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leader Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, Reuters reported. The move comes after the ICC prosecutor Karim Khan on May 20 announced that he was seeking arrest warrants for alleged crimes linked …

ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu for ‘war crimes’ in Gaza
1 month ago

ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu for ‘war crimes’ in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister and a Hamas military commander for alleged war crimes. The court also decided “unanimously” to issue an arrest warrant for Hamas’s military commander Mohammed al-Masri, known as Mohammed Deif, “for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes committed” in Israel and Palestine …

International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against Netanyahu over 'war crimes'
1 month ago

International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against Netanyahu over 'war crimes'

India Today  

The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The court said it found reasonable grounds to believe the accused intentionally targeted civilians and limited medical supplies, forcing unsafe medical procedures, which caused immense suffering. "The Chamber assessed that there …

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes for forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes for forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israeli forces have committed war …

Opinion: When will Israel be held accountable for the unjust war it is waging in Gaza?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: When will Israel be held accountable for the unjust war it is waging in Gaza?

LA Times  

Rescue workers search for the dead and injured following an Israeli strike in Deir al Balah in central Gaza on Friday. The utter devastation of churches, mosques, schools, bakeries and hospitals in Gaza gets glossed over by the media because Israel claims Hamas is embedded among civilians and “Israel has a right to self-defense.” Opinion Opinion: Israel is fighting to …

Why the DOJ’s Charges Against Hamas Leadership Are Not Just Empty Symbolism
54 years, 11 months ago

Why the DOJ’s Charges Against Hamas Leadership Are Not Just Empty Symbolism

Slate  

Something significant happened last week on the long road toward justice for the victims of the horrific Oct. 7 attacks: The Department of Justice unsealed terrorism-related charges against six of Hamas’ senior leaders most responsible for planning, supporting, and perpetrating the attacks that resulted in the brutal murders of more than a thousand innocent civilians in Israel, including more than …

Hamas leaders charged by US for role in October 7 attack on Israel
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hamas leaders charged by US for role in October 7 attack on Israel

The Telegraph  

The US has charged six senior Hamas leaders with terrorism charges linked to the Oct 7 attack on Israel. The seven charges include conspiracy to murder US nationals, conspiracy to support a foreign terrorist organisation resulting in death and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction resulting in death. The official cited Haniyeh’s death - which Hamas and Iran say …

ICC prosecutor insists the court has the power to issue warrants for Israeli leaders linked to Gaza
4 months ago

ICC prosecutor insists the court has the power to issue warrants for Israeli leaders linked to Gaza

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor on Friday called on judges to “urgently” rule on his request for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others linked to the Israel-Hamas war, saying the court has jurisdiction. The brief filed by Khan came in response to legal arguments filed by dozens of countries, academics, victims’ …

International mediation bid underway as Gaza seethes
4 months, 2 weeks ago

International mediation bid underway as Gaza seethes

China Daily  

A Palestinian resident exercises at a damaged gym, which was recently reopened in Khan Younis, on Wednesday. The recent relocation orders have also reduced the size of Israel's unilaterally designated "humanitarian zones" in Gaza from 20 percent to 14.5 percent, the Norwegian Refugee Council, or NRC, said in its latest report on the Gaza situation on Aug 6, based on …

Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7
5 months, 1 week ago

Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7

Hindustan Times  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Hamas-led armed groups committed numerous war crimes during the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that precipitated the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, according to a global human rights group report released Wednesday. Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7 Human Rights Watch said the acts of the Palestinian fighters, …

Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7
5 months, 1 week ago

Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7

LA Times  

Hamas-led armed groups committed numerous war crimes during the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that precipitated the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, according to a global human rights group report released Wednesday. Human Rights Watch said the acts of the Palestinian fighters, who killed about 1,200 people and kidnapped about 250 during the attack, met the international legal …

Israeli courts cannot and will not prosecute Israel’s war crimes
5 months, 1 week ago

Israeli courts cannot and will not prosecute Israel’s war crimes

Al Jazeera  

For over nine months now, the United States and other close allies of Israel have repeatedly defended the conduct of the Israeli army in Gaza and the West Bank. Two examples of crimes that illustrate this legal contradiction between Israeli jurisprudence and international law are torture and collective punishment. In the case of the Israeli siege on Gaza – which …

Who will hold Israel to account for committing war crimes?
6 months ago

Who will hold Israel to account for committing war crimes?

Al Jazeera  

UN commission’s damning findings follow Security Council resolution and ICJ orders. A report by a United Nations-backed commission of inquiry finds Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the more than eight months of war in Gaza. It also says Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups violated international humanitarian law during their attacks on southern Israel in …

Israel has committed war crimes including 'extermination' in Gaza
6 months, 1 week ago

Israel has committed war crimes including 'extermination' in Gaza

Daily Mail  

A UN investigation concluded on Wednesday that Israel has committed crimes against humanity during the war in Gaza, including that of 'extermination', while saying Israeli and Palestinian armed groups have both committed war crimes. The commission found that in that attack, members of the military wings of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups and Palestinian civilians committed war crimes, as …

UN-backed commission accuses Israel and Palestinian groups of war crimes
6 months, 1 week ago

UN-backed commission accuses Israel and Palestinian groups of war crimes

Al Jazeera  

The COI also says Israel is guilty of crimes against humanity, but Israel rejects ‘anti-Israeli discrimination’. An inquiry by a United Nations-backed commission has found that Israel and Palestinian groups have committed war crimes in the vicious war in Gaza, as it also accused Israel of “crimes against humanity”. The use of the term “crimes against humanity”, as in the …

Gaza killings were a crime against humanity, UN inquiry finds
6 months, 1 week ago

Gaza killings were a crime against humanity, UN inquiry finds

ABC  

In short: Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war, a United Nations inquiry has found. Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war, a United Nations inquiry has found. Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war, a …

Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes case: Report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes case: Report

Al Jazeera  

The former chief of Mossad threatened the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor to try to get a 2021 war crimes probe dropped, a report has claimed. Yossi Cohen, ex-chief of Israel’s Mossad foreign intelligence agency, threatened the ICC’s former prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in a series of secret meetings, an investigation by The Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday. Khan announced his …

Israel’s war on Gaza: Rights groups urge Biden to oppose threats to ICC
7 months ago

Israel’s war on Gaza: Rights groups urge Biden to oppose threats to ICC

Al Jazeera  

US lawmakers are pushing to sanction International Criminal Court over prosecutor’s push to seek Israel arrest warrants. Human rights groups are urging US President Joe Biden’s administration to oppose threats against the International Criminal Court after its chief prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants against Israeli officials drew ire in Washington. In a letter to Biden that was made public …

ICC prosecutor’s warrant requests for Israel and Hamas leaders ignite debate about court’s role
7 months ago

ICC prosecutor’s warrant requests for Israel and Hamas leaders ignite debate about court’s role

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The stunning announcement that the International Criminal Court is considering issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes and crimes against humanity has ignited a fierce debate about the court’s future as an independent arbiter. The request by Prosecutor Karim Khan against the leader of a close U.S. ally also comes …

Israel: ICC seeking arrest warrant against PM Netanyahu over alleged Gaza war crimes
7 months ago

Israel: ICC seeking arrest warrant against PM Netanyahu over alleged Gaza war crimes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The charges against Mr Netanyahu …

Joe Biden calls ICC’s arrest warrant against Israel’s PM ‘outrageous’: ’What’s happening in Gaza is not genocide…’
7 months ago

Joe Biden calls ICC’s arrest warrant against Israel’s PM ‘outrageous’: ’What’s happening in Gaza is not genocide…’

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden has denounced the International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders as ‘outrageous’ while reaffirming his support for Israel in its ongoing conflict with Hamas. On Monday, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan announced that his office had sought arrest warrants for both Israeli and Hamas leaders in connection with alleged crimes during the Hamas-led …

ICC prosecutors are seeking warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders, here's what happens next
7 months ago

ICC prosecutors are seeking warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders, here's what happens next

ABC  

The International Criminal Court prosecutor's office has requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence chief, and also for three Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. ICC prosecutor Karim AA Khan KC said he had reasonable grounds to believe Mr Gallant bore responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in …

Will ICC action deepen Israel’s international isolation?
7 months ago

Will ICC action deepen Israel’s international isolation?

Al Jazeera  

The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders. The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant bear criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has also applied for arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders regarding the Palestinian group’s October …

Israeli and Hamas leaders join list of people accused by leading war crimes court
7 months ago

Israeli and Hamas leaders join list of people accused by leading war crimes court

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — By accusing the heads of Israel and Hamas of war crimes, the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor placed them among world leaders infamous for heinous acts against humanity. The chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced arrest warrants Monday against two Israeli leaders — including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — and three Hamas leaders. In a statement, Hamas accused the …

US says Israel likely violated international law in Gaza
7 months, 2 weeks ago

US says Israel likely violated international law in Gaza

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A State Department report has found “reasonable” evidence that Israel …

US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete
7 months, 2 weeks ago

US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Friday that Israel’s use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law but that wartime conditions prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes. While U.S. officials were unable to gather all the information they needed on specific strikes, the report said that given Israel’s “significant reliance” on U.S.-made …

U.S. says Israel’s use of American arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete
7 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. says Israel’s use of American arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete

LA Times  

The Biden administration says that Israel’s use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law, but wartime conditions prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes. The Democratic administration took one of the first steps toward conditioning military aid to Israel in recent days when it paused a shipment of 3,500 bombs out of concern …

Why would Israel and its allies fear the ICC?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Why would Israel and its allies fear the ICC?

Al Jazeera  

The International Criminal Court could end decades of impunity by indicting top Israeli security officials over the war in Gaza. Experts believe ICC indictments could further undermine the legitimacy of Israel’s war on Gaza and complicate its exceptional relationship with European allies who are members of the Rome Statute. “It would clearly be seen as further stigmatising Israel … for …

EXPLAINER| What is the International Criminal Court and why it has Israeli officials worried
7 months, 3 weeks ago

EXPLAINER| What is the International Criminal Court and why it has Israeli officials worried

New Indian Express  

THE HAGUE: Israeli officials sound increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court could issue arrest warrants for the country's leaders more than six months into the Israel-Hamas war. Israel's Foreign Ministry said late Sunday that it had informed missions abroad of " rumors " that the court could order the arrest of senior Israeli political and military officials. The ICC …

Israeli officials eye threat of ICC arrest warrants over war in Gaza
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli officials eye threat of ICC arrest warrants over war in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Israeli media reports say the International Criminal Court might soon issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli government and military officials. After days of conjecture in Israeli media, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said late on Sunday that it has issued warnings to senior political and military officials that they could soon face arrest warrants. Israeli officials have referred in recent …

The ICC can no longer ignore the genocide in Gaza
8 months ago

The ICC can no longer ignore the genocide in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Failure to launch an investigation into genocide in Gaza and issue arrest warrants can have a devastating impact on the International Criminal Court. For instance, in the case of the genocide in Darfur, in a July 2010 decision, the court correctly identified that the threshold to issue an arrest warrant against Sudan’s then-President Omar al-Bashir for the crime of genocide …

Israel fears International Criminal Court is preparing ARREST WARRANT for Benjamin Netanyahu for breaking international laws in Gaza
8 months ago

Israel fears International Criminal Court is preparing ARREST WARRANT for Benjamin Netanyahu for breaking international laws in Gaza

Daily Mail  

The Israeli government called an 'emergency discussion' over concerns the International Criminal Court could be preparing an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders over alleged breaches of international law in Gaza, it has been revealed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speak to the media following talks at the Chancellery on …

How should Israel bring to justice the perpetrators behind the worst attack in its history?
9 months, 1 week ago

How should Israel bring to justice the perpetrators behind the worst attack in its history?

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Hamas’ unprecedented raid on southern Israel has prompted a legal predicament: How does a country scarred by the deadliest attack in its history bring the perpetrators to justice? Israel’s public defenders’ office has said it will not provide a state-funded attorney for the suspects, seeing Israeli lawyers also scarred by Hamas’ attack as unsuitable and unwilling …

UN finds evidence of sexual violence by Hamas since Oct. 7
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UN finds evidence of sexual violence by Hamas since Oct. 7

Live Mint  

The United Nations has found “reasonable grounds” to conclude that Hamas committed sexual violence during its Oct. 7 attack in Israel, and said there are indications such violence continues to be carried out against those being held hostage by the group. It said the true prevalence of sexual violence during the attack and afterward “may take months or years to …

Holding Israel accountable
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Holding Israel accountable

The Hindu  

The pivotal function of international law is to hold states accountable. This dispute arose after South Africa moved the ICJ, alleging that Israel’s offensive military action in Gaza had resulted in the genocide of the Palestinian people, as defined in Article II of the Genocide Convention, 1948. While the ICJ is yet to rule on whether Israel is committing or …

Opinion: Why International Court of Justice ruling against Israel’s war in Gaza is a game-changer
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Opinion: Why International Court of Justice ruling against Israel’s war in Gaza is a game-changer

LA Times  

Ronald Lamola, center, South Africa’s minister of justice, stands with Ammar Hijazi, right, the Palestinian assistant minister of multilateral affairs, outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Jan. 11. The International Court of Justice ruling stems from the United Nations’ genocide convention, which was created in December 1948 and based on the view that Nazism and what …

Hamas welcomes UN court ruling as it fires rockets on Israel - follow latest
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Hamas welcomes UN court ruling as it fires rockets on Israel - follow latest

The Telegraph  

Hamas celebrated a UN court’s ruling as it fired rockets at Israel. Air raid alarms rang out in Israel after the International Court of Justice ordered it to “take all measures within its power” to prevent genocide taking place during its military campaign in Gaza. Hamas appears to have targeted the south of Israel, where attacks have become increasingly rare …

Israel defends itself at the UN’s top court against allegations of genocide in Gaza
11 months, 1 week ago

Israel defends itself at the UN’s top court against allegations of genocide in Gaza

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel insisted at the United Nations’ highest court Friday that its war in Gaza was a legitimate defense of its people and that it was Hamas militants who were guilty of genocide. On Friday afternoon, Germany said it wants to intervene in the proceedings on Israel’s behalf, saying there was …

UN’s top court hears genocide case against Israel over Gaza war
11 months, 2 weeks ago

UN’s top court hears genocide case against Israel over Gaza war

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UN’s top court has …

Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza?

Al Jazeera  

South Africa launches a legal battle against Israel at the top court of the United Nations. South Africa is launching a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice – the United Nations’ highest legal body. While a final ruling could be years away, the ICJ could make a provisional order for Israel to end its campaign in a …

Qatar calls for international probe into ‘Israeli crimes’ in Gaza
1 year ago

Qatar calls for international probe into ‘Israeli crimes’ in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Qatar’s prime minister says the country will continue efforts towards facilitating another truce and reaching a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Qatar’s prime minister has said his country is calling for an “immediate, comprehensive and impartial international investigation” into what he called Israeli crimes in Gaza. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani also told Al Jazeera on Sunday that …

Russian diplomacy leverages Israel-Hamas war for moral high ground
1 year, 1 month ago

Russian diplomacy leverages Israel-Hamas war for moral high ground

Al Jazeera  

The latest Middle East conflict could help Russia escape punishment for aggression and war crimes in Ukraine, say experts. For Ukraine’s Western allies, “the moral high ground is shrouded in fog”, said an editorial by Chatham House, a British think tank. “And now, after Gaza, most of these countries are not going to be willing to play ball… The West …

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