Protesters oppose Israeli participation in Tour de France
The annual multi-stage bicycle race is ongoing until July 21 and has seen pro-Palestinian demonstrations like other major international events.
احتجاج ضد مشاركة فريق إسرائيلي بمنافسة طواف فرنسا #فيديو #حرب_غزة pic.twitter.com/E7VmKFmlvb
— الجزيرة فلسطين (@AJA_Palestine) July 15, 2024
There are going to be a lot of protests at the Olympics in Paris
How many times has he done that now... What a demoralizing job.
UN chief renews call for ceasefire agreement amid ‘inexcusable devastation’
The UN secretary-general says parties to the war on Gaza must show political courage and will to achieve an agreement to end the war.
“The extreme level of fighting and devastation in Gaza is incomprehensible and inexcusable,” Antonio Guterres wrote in a post on X. “Nowhere is safe. Everywhere is a potential killing zone.”
This comes as some progress appears to have been made over a potential agreement in the past days, with Israel reportedly preparing to send another negotiating team as Qatar and Egypt continue to mediate.
The extreme level of fighting and devastation in Gaza is incomprehensible and inexcusable.
Nowhere is safe. Everywhere is a potential killing zone.
It is high time for the parties to show the political courage and political will to finally reach a deal.
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) July 15, 2024
Deadly Israeli attack on al-Mawasi tent camp not justifiable, critics argue
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese and other critics say Israel’s deadly attack on the al-Mawasi tent camp in central Gaza is another example of excessive force against civilians in the besieged Palestinian enclave.
Albanese warned that Israel is able to “kill 2.3 million people by simply claiming that [the attack] was [intended] to kill Hamas”.
UK’s Starmer discusses Gaza in phone call with Jordan’s king
New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called Jordan’s King Abdullah to discuss the war on Gaza.
The UK government said in a short readout that the prime minister updated the monarch on the results of Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s first visit to the region during the weekend.
They agreed that an immediate ceasefire was “vital to ensure hostages get out and further aid can get into Gaza”, and said they looked forward to meeting in person at the earliest opportunity.
Abdullah’s court said the king stressed the “need to mobilise the international community to reach an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza”.
His Majesty King Abdullah II receives a call from #UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and stresses the need to mobilise the international community to reach an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza. His Majesty also congratulated Prime Minister Starmer on taking office#Jordan
— RHC (@RHCJO) July 15, 2024
