‘Israel does not view Palestinians as humans’: Qatar
Israel’s “reckless behaviour” in its war on Gaza has endangered the Middle East, and it must be forced to follow international law to prevent regional conflagration, says Qatar.
“The Israeli government does not view Palestinians as human beings. Palestinians are being killed simply for standing in line to feed their families,” Foreign Ministry official Majed al-Ansari told a conference.
“Do not insult the intelligence of the world by saying that the situation between Palestine and Israel is complicated.”
If a way is not found to return to a “rules-based order”, there will not be an end to regional conflicts, said al-Ansari.
“The reckless behaviour of an occupying state – not only in its own neighbourhood but also in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Iran – has led to attacks on our borders for the first time in the Gulf,” he said, referring to Iran’s attack on a US military base in Qatar.
French left-wing leader Melenchon says ‘Netanyahu regime is a criminal organisation’
Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of France’s left-wing La France Insoumise party, has issued a blistering condemnation of Israel’s war on Gaza.
In a post on X, Melenchon said: “The sadistic assassination of Palestinians in Gaza, the murder of children and the starving evoke pain and disgust.
“The organised extermination of press witnesses, the cruelty of detaining resistors and opponents – all signals point in the same direction: the Netanyahu regime is a criminal organisation and nothing more.
He added: “Those who participate in these actions, those who support them, those who deny them, those who look the other way are directly implicated. They are outcasts of humanity.”
Melenchon also called for the international community to act on the recent Bogota Declaration, a joint statement from 12 nations that formally agreed to further suspend their ties with Israel.
Scottish MP condemns UK over Israeli arms sales
Stephen Flynn, the leader of the Scottish National Party in Westminster, has sharply criticised the United Kingdom’s foreign minister for refusing to call Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide and for continuing to send the country weapons.
“We see him [the foreign secretary] refusing to describe what is happening as genocide, refusing to end all arms sales to Israel, and of course, continuing to refuse to recognise the State of Palestine,” Flynn said in Parliament.
He urged the UK to take action, pointing out that during the minister’s tenure, only two Palestinian children injured by Israeli forces were brought to the UK for medical treatment.
“Will this minister do what his boss refuses to do and commit to treating children bombed by Israel?” he asked.
The foreign minister replied that the UK had suspended arms sales “that could be used in Gaza” and said most exports were non-lethal. He added that he would discuss with the Home Secretary what more could be done for Palestinian children.
