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SvennoJ on 12 December 2024
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Main points on December 12th

  • UN chief decried “recent and extensive violations of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” as Israel continues to push into Syrian territory beyond the occupied Golan Heights.
  • A spokesperson for Syria’s new government said a “judicial and human rights committee will be established to examine the constitution and then introduce amendments”, with both the constitution and government suspended for three months.
  • US Secretary of State Blinken visited Jordan and Turkiye to discuss the situation in Syria, as a top White House official defended Israel’s ongoing strikes on Syrian sites.
  • Humanitarian groups continue to warn of the dire situation in the country, saying it is not ready to support hundreds of thousands of returning refugees.
  • An Israeli attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp killed at least 33 people and left dozens of others injured or missing, the Gaza Government Media Office said.
  • Israel issued more displacement orders for several areas in Gaza City, leaving already displaced people with nowhere to go.
  • After a meeting with Netanyahu, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said a ceasefire and captives deal to end the war in Gaza is close, adding that it is “time to finish the job”.
  • Israeli bombardment killed three displaced people sheltering in tents in Khan Younis.
  • Israel said it targeted Hezbollah members, as Lebanese media outlets reported that one person was killed and another injured in an Israeli attack in the southern town of Khiam.
  • The Palestinian Authority slammed Paraguay for relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, calling the decision a “violation of international law”.
  • Trump promised to “solve” the Middle East issue, saying Netanyahu knows that the incoming US administration wants the Gaza war to end.

Syria gov’t pledges ‘rule of law’ after al-Assad’s overthrow

A reminder that earlier today, Syria’s interim government vowed to institute the “rule of law” after years of abuses under ousted President al-Assad. The new government’s spokesman was quoted as saying by AFP news agency that the country’s constitution and parliament would be suspended during a three-month transition.

“A judicial and human rights committee will be established to examine the constitution and then introduce amendments,” Obaida Arnaout said. Speaking at the state television headquarters, seized by the new authorities, Arnaout said they would institute the “rule of law”. “All those who committed crimes against the Syrian people will be judged in accordance with the law,” he added.



UN experts raise questions on Israeli judicial system; warn more arrest warrants

As many as four top UN experts have warned that more arrest warrants may be issued by the International Criminal Court even against those individuals who are not Israeli nationals. One UN expert declared the Israeli judicial system incapable of dealing with its own war criminals.

Francesca Albanese, for her part, said that perpetrators of war crimes were also nationals of other countries such as Canada among others.