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Israel Hits Back at “Distorted” Accusation of Genocide

par This Is Beirut, 12/01 17:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel defended itself against any accusation of genocide on the second day of the Israel-South Africa Affair at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday, January 12. Pretoria initiated legal action against Israel over its actions in Gaza. Israel said on Friday that it was not seeking to destroy the Palestinian people, as it hit back at ...

Gaza War Expands With Increased Red Sea Attacks

par This Is Beirut, 13/01 22:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The destructive conflict has triggered a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and concerns about a potential regional escalation heightened after US and British forces targeted pro-Hamas Houthi rebels in Yemen on Friday, in response to attacks on Red Sea shipping. The devastating conflict has unleashed a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and fears of a ...

Israel Genocide Case Ruling Due Friday

par This Is Beirut, 24/01 22:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United Nations' highest court announced that it will deliver its historic verdict on Friday in the case against Israel regarding alleged genocide in Gaza. The outcome is anticipated to be closely monitored globally. The UN's top court said it would hand down its landmark ruling on Friday in the case against Israel over alleged genocide in ...

ICJ Urges Israel to Prevent Genocide, Allow Aid Entry

par This Is Beirut, 26/01 15:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The International Court of Justice ordered Israel on Friday to prevent genocide in its conflict with Hamas in Gaza and mandated the provision of humanitarian aid. The UN top court said on Friday that Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza and facilitate "urgently needed" humanitarian aid into the besieged territory, handing down rulings in a ...

ICJ Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide, Killings Drag on

par This Is Beirut, 26/01 23:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN's top court ruled on Friday that Israel must take measures to prevent genocide in its conflict with Hamas and facilitate aid into Gaza. However, the court did not explicitly call for an end to the fighting. The UN's top court on Friday said Israel must prevent genocide in its war with Hamas and allow aid into Gaza, but stopped short of ...

UNSC Slated to Formally Receive ICJ Court Order

par This Is Beirut, 26/01 23:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In accordance with the Statute of the Court, the Secretary-General of the International Court of Justice, Stéphane Dujarric, is slated to transmit a notice of the provisional measures ordered by the court to the United Nations Security Council. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese told Al Jazeera that the ICJ's decision will make it more ...

Gaza Residents Trapped in War's Crosshairs

par This Is Beirut, 27/01 10:37 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Thousands of civilians were trapped in southern Gaza by bombardment and fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters on Saturday, a day after the top UN court ruled that Israel must prevent genocidal acts. Growing alarm has been focused on Khan Younes, the biggest city in Gaza's south, where the two main hospitals were barely functioning ...

Persistent Fighting in Khan Younis, New Mediation Efforts

par This Is Beirut, 27/01 23:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 113th day on Saturday, January 27. While in Gaza, Khan Younes remains the epicenter of the fighting, the Israeli government is now lashing out at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). Deadly fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas raged on Saturday in the southern Gaza Strip, where ...

Oxfam Accused Israel of 'Deliberately' Blocking Aid to Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 18/03 10:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Oxfam claimed on Monday that Israel was defying the International Court of Justice by intentionally preventing the delivery of aid into Gaza. Anti-poverty charity Oxfam accused Israel on Monday of intentionally preventing the delivery of aid into Gaza during its war with Hamas, in violation of international humanitarian law. The non-governmental ...

ICJ Orders Israel to 'Ensure Humanitarian Assistance' in Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 28/03 22:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The ICJ has ordered Israel to "ensure urgent humanitarian assistance" after "famine has set in". This follows Monday's UN Security Council Resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire." The world's top court on Thursday ordered Israel to "ensure urgent humanitarian assistance" in Gaza without delay, saying "famine has set in". The ...

Germany and Nicaragua Cross Swords at Gaza Genocide Case

par This Is Beirut, 08/04 13:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Nicaragua and Germany crossed swords at the UN's top court on Monday, with Managua saying Berlin was "pathetic" to supply aid to Gazans while also providing Israel with weapons, a case the top German lawyer dismissed as "grossly biased". Nicaragua has hauled Germany before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to demand judges impose emergency ...

Germany Rebukes Nicaragua's ICJ Claim Over Gaza Complicity

par This Is Beirut, 09/04 14:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany rebuked Nicaragua's claims in the ICJ on Tuesday that its arms transfer make it complicit to "genocide" in Gaza, claiming that Israel's security is at the "core" of German foreign policy. Israel's security is at the "core" of German foreign policy, the UN's highest court heard on Tuesday, where Berlin denied a claim that it is aiding in a ...

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