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SvennoJ on 03 December 2024
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US ‘outraged’ at Israel’s killing of Gaza aid workers

The US urges Israel to investigate allegations that its air strikes have killed aid workers in Gaza, State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel says, expressing outrage over the recent killing of a Save the Children staffer.

This week, Israeli strikes killed staff of the NGOs Save the Children and World Central Kitchen.

Asked about the killing of 39-year-old Ahmad Faisal Isleem Al-Qadi in an air strike on Saturday in Khan Younis, Patel said Washington was seeking more information about the death.

“We are outraged, and we are wanting more information about this incident,” Patel said. “The [Israeli army] needs to provide additional information about this incident,” he added.

US officials have had similar words for past Israeli killings of aid workers and attacks on UN personnel and have also urged Israel to investigate or provide more information. Public follow-up is rarely done, and consequences for Israel are scarcely offered.

Fake outrage as is the norm.



France, Saudi Arabia to host conference on Palestinian statehood

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that he and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would co-chair a conference on the establishment of a Palestinian state in June.

“We have decided to co-chair a conference for the two states in June next year,” Macron said, referring to Israel and a potential Palestinian state.

“In the coming months, together we will multiply and combine our diplomatic initiatives to bring everyone along this path,” he added.

While the European Union does not recognise the state of Palestine, several European nations made moves this year to do so, including Ireland, Spain and Norway.

Saudi Arabia recognised Palestinian statehood in 1988.



Qatar rejects any attempt to reduce role of UNRWA

The words came in a statement from Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Mansoori, a Qatari official in Geneva, during the annual pledging conference of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva.

“The State of Qatar expressed its rejection of any attempts to either terminate or reduce the role of UNRWA, strip Palestinians of their refugee status, or liquidate their cause”, QNA news agency reports.

Just days ago, the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees halted the delivery of aid through the Karem Abu Salem (known as Kerem Shalom to Israelis) crossing between Israel and Gaza because of security concerns.

Israeli lawmakers are also moving to ban the organisation from operating within the country, a move that has drawn widespread international criticism.