Urgent court order unnecessary as Gaza military campaign is scaled back, Israel tells top UN court
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-israel-genocide-south-africa-international-court-justice/
https://ground.news/article/urgent-court-order-unnecessary-as-gaza-military-campaign-is-scaled-back-israel-tells-world-court_963d84
I can't keep up with all that's happening, what about that is scaled back?
Israeli attack near Rafah crossing leaves Palestinian children dead
Al Jazeera’s correspondent reports that Israeli bombs have targeted a house in the far south of the Gaza Strip that was sheltering displaced people.
Video verified by Al Jazeera shows the bodies of a number of those killed by the air raid, mostly children, arriving at Abu Youssef al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah.
Dire situation at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital as blackout continues
Al-Aqsa Hospital, in the central area of the Gaza Strip, has become completely dark right now, as the fuel for the generators has completely run out, imposing a full blackout in the hospital, which also contains hundreds of patients who are in very desperate need of electricity to keep them provided with medical treatment.
A group of babies are in a very risky situation right now, as they might lose their lives if this blackout continues. We can also say that the hospital is very crowded with patients and injured people, along with displaced people, who are trying to live in the backyards of the hospital. We reported earlier that the vicinity of the hospital had been widely attacked by the Israeli military as a number of residential buildings there had been destroyed, alongside the fact that the hospital exists in an area that is considered to be a battle zone.
And now, with the expansion of the Israeli military operations in the middle Governate [of Gaza], this hospital may be exposed to new threats.
UN relief head says Israeli campaign conducted with no regard for civilian impact
UN humanitarian relief head Martin Griffiths has said that Israel’s campaign in Gaza is being waged “with almost no regard for the impact on civilians”.
“As ground operations move southward, aerial bombardments have intensified in areas where civilians were told to relocate,” Griffiths said, noting that UN facilities sheltering displaced Palestinians have come under “relentless attack”.
Griffiths added that it’s difficult to imagine that Palestinians “would or could” move back to northern Gaza, which has been devastated by Israel’s assault. He also said that statements from Israeli cabinet members promoting the expulsion of Palestinian civilians raise “grave concerns about the possible forcible mass transfer or deportation of the Palestinian population from the Gaza Strip”.
UN’s humanitarian chief paints grim picture of Gaza at UN Security Council meeting
This is the second time that the Security Council has met this week just on the situation in Gaza. Martin Griffiths, the top gentleman when it comes to humanitarian affairs, we’ve heard him speak well over a dozen times, if not more, since the conflict began on October 7. He’s been a constant, whether speaking at the Security Council, on the sidelines or issuing statements.
With each new statement, you hear a situation that is getting even worse in Gaza, and I think we really heard that here from Martin Griffiths. He said that UN officials have just been able to access the northern part of Gaza; he said they came back and said the scenes were utter horror. He said corpses were lying on the road, [there were] people with evident signs of starvation stopping tricks stopping trucks in search of anything they can get to survive.
Griffiths painted a picture where the UN basically cannot function and cannot get aid to people that need in really any part of the besieged Gaza Strip.
Nearly 320 displaced people have been killed in Gaza UNRWA shelters: UN official
Speaking at the UN Security Council, Assistant UN Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris has said that at least 319 internally displaced persons have been killed and 1,135 injured in strikes on shelters run by the UN’s relief agency for Palestinians since October 7. She also noted that Israel’s evacuation of Palestinians may constitute a war crime.
“While Israel stated that its evacuation orders have been for the safety of Palestinian civilians, it appears that Israel has made scant provision to ensure such relocations comply with international law, in particular ensuring access to appropriate hygiene, health, safety, nutrition and shelter, and taking steps to minimize the risk of separation of family members,” she said.
“Such compelled evacuations, failing to meet the necessary conditions for lawfulness, therefore potential amount to forcible transfer, a war crime.”
Trudeau is sitting on the fence as always
https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2024/01/12/canada-doesnt-support-south-africas-case-against-israel/
Canada fully supports the International Court of Justice but that doesn’t mean it supports the premise of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday.
Any fellow Canadians here?
Parliamentary Petition e-4745: Arms Embargo on Israel
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Tell Canada: Support South Africa’s ICJ case, stop genocide in Gaza!
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