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Israel ‘flagrantly’ violating international law in Gaza: HRW
Omar Shakir, director of Israel-Palestine at Human Rights Watch, says Israel is openly violating international law in Gaza and urges the international community to hold Israel’s officials accountable and end all arms transfers to the country.
“Blocking aid is a flagrant violation of international law. Using starvation as a weapon of war is a war crime. This is unequivocal. It’s clear. The International Court of Justice has issued binding orders – that Israel is flouting – to facilitate aid,” he told Al Jazeera.
“All of these things are uncontroversial basic tenets of law, and they’re being flagrantly violated by the Israeli government,” Shakir said, adding that countries such as the US that continue to send weapons to Israel are “complicit” in Israeli abuses in Gaza.
Mansour says ‘same images are back to haunt us’
The Palestinian ambassador tells the UN that Israel’s bombing campaign has already started to generate new, devastating images of Palestinian suffering that have come to define the war.
“The same images are back to haunt us,” he said.
“Small children on gurneys, little siblings injured and disoriented trying to comfort and reassure each other, entire families killed, children, mothers, fathers, searching for their loved ones under the rubble, not knowing if they are dead or alive.”
Palestinian ambassador to UN says international community faces ‘historical moment’
Mansour reiterated the need for a two-state solution, the reconstruction of Gaza, and pressure on Israel to agree to a permanent ceasefire and an end to the occupation.
“This is a historical moment, where everyone must choose where they stand, and what vision they want to see prevail,” he said.
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Germany voices ‘great concern’ over Israel’s renewed attacks on Gaza
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has expressed “great concern” after the most intense Israeli air strikes in Gaza since a fragile ceasefire took effect.
“The end of the ceasefire in Gaza due to heavy Israeli attacks is cause for great concern,” she said.
“The images of burning tents in refugee camps are shocking. Fleeing children and internally displaced persons must never be used as leverage in negotiations.”
