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SvennoJ on 23 March 2024
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Keep stalling useless twats.

UN vote on new Gaza ceasefire text postponed until Monday: Report

A vote at the UN Security Council on a new text calling for an “immediate” ceasefire in the war in Gaza has been postponed until Monday, according to diplomatic sources quoted by the AFP news agency. Russia and China on Friday vetoed a US resolution, which was also opposed by Arab states, for stopping short of explicitly demanding Israel immediately end its campaign in Gaza.

The new ceasefire text was meant to go to a vote on Saturday, but was pushed back to allow further discussions, the diplomatic sources told AFP. The tougher draft resolution, seen by AFP, “demands an immediate ceasefire” for the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan that leads “to a permanent sustainable ceasefire”, the agency said.

It also reportedly calls for the “immediate and unconditional” release of hostages seized by Hamas and the lifting of “all barriers” to humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza. The report added that eight of the council’s 10 non-permanent members have been working on the draft.


Activists in US, UK protest against Israeli defence firm Elbit

Pro-Palestine activists in the US and UK have launched protests against the Israeli defence company Elbit, accusing it of profiting from Israel’s war on Gaza and abuses in the occupied West Bank.

In the US state of New Hampshire, activists blockaded the entrance to Elbit’s manufacturing facility for four hours on Friday, with some of them chaining themselves to weighted tyres in the driveway, according to media reports and videos posted online.

Eight activists were arrested in New Hampshire, according to media reports.

In the UK, activists have set up a protest camp in front of Elbit’s headquarters in the city of Bristol, as part of a campaign to get local authorities to evict the company from its premises.

The activists have previously broken inside the building in Bristol, occupied its roof and blockaded its gates. They’ve also sprayed red paint on the buildings of companies they say work with Elbit, including the law firm MLL Legal in London.




UK’s Cameron urged to publish legal advice on Israel’s war on Gaza

An opposition legislator has urged the UK’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron to publish the legal advice he has received on Israel’s compliance with international humanitarian law in Gaza.

In a letter to Cameron, David Lammy, a Labour MP and the UK’s shadow foreign secretary, noted that British regulations make it clear that arms export licenses should not be granted if there is a clear risk that the items could be used to commit violations of international humanitarian law.

“The situation in Gaza could not be more serious,” Lammy said in his letter. With the death toll approaching 32,000 and much of Gaza “completely devastated”, the UK Foreign Office must confirm whether it has received any legal advice since October 7 that Israel is in breach of its commitments under international humanitarian law or is at clear risk of being so, the legislator added.