Republic of Ireland’s Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan said that Ireland abstained from voting for an official probe into war crimes in Gaza since it wanted faster action using already existing mechanisms. He also said that there was little time to introduce new probe. The UN Human Rights Council backed the probe inquiry with 29 out of 46 votes in favor …
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On Thursday, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of “spitting blood” and said that his nation would press for Israel to be put on trial at an international criminal court if it continued its offensive in Gaza. Turkey, a member of NATO, was once one of Israel’s closest allies, but has since become one of its harshest critics – …
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UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos expressed her concern for the current situation in Gaza and described a ceasefire as “vital”. She said that due to the conflict, 44% of Gaza is a no-go area for Palestinians and civilians in Gaza were running out of food. According to officials, over 30 Israelis and 710 Palestinians …
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The Israeli aggression in Gaza has, at the time of writing, killed at least 687 Palestinians in Gaza as Israel continued its assault for the sixteenth day. Fighting between Hamas and Israel was suspended for a brief time on Wednesday in several critical areas in Gaza to let conoys of ambulances retrieve the wounded. In the latest Israeli strikes, five …
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CNN reporter Diana Magnay was re-assigned to Moscow from the Israel-Gaza conflict after she posted a tweet in which she referred to a group of Israelis who were cheering at missiles aimed at Gaza as “scum”. She had then deleted the post and has since not tweeted. On Thursday, several Israelis had appeared in the background of one of her …
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On Wednesday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi defended his nation’s role in attempting to mediate a truce deal between Hamas and Israel. Hamas has accused him of putting forward a deal which was favorable to Israel. Sisi, unlike predecessor Mohammed Morsi, has sought to isolate the Palestinian movement in Gaza. The Egyptian government had been working to contain the situation …
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On Wednesday, Paris braced itself for a protest against Israel’s aggression in Gaza after other similar rallies ended in looting and violence. The French government had banned several weekend rallies, but the ban had failed as the rallies went ahead despite the ban; the rallies descended into violence and chaos. The government subsequently decided to permit Wednesday’s protest after talks …
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday said Israel’s actions in Gaza could be deemed as war crimes while also condemning the haphazard rocket fire by Hamas. “There seems to be a strong possibility that international law has been violated, in a manner that could amount to war crimes”, she said at an emergency session of the …
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US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said that global efforts to end the bloodshed in Gaza were moving forward as the conflict raged on and international airlines suspended flights to Israel. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the US Secretary of State spoke about the conflict in Jerusalem and appeared cautiously optimistic regarding the future of the situation. …
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On Monday, Turkey declared three days of nationwide mourning for Palestinian victims of Israeli military aggression in Gaza and denounced the assault as a “massacre”. Turkey and Israel have diplomatic ties, but relations between the two were downgraded after Israeli commando raid on an activist ship from Turkey being sent to the Gaza Strip in 2010. In televised comments from …
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