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Scottish political party urges UK government to sanction Israel
Scottish National Party’s (SNP) Middle East spokesperson has urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer not to sit silently and to take more action in Gaza.
“Your Labour Government cannot sit silent as a genocide unfolds in Gaza and I look forward to hearing from you,” Brendan O’Hara wrote in a letter quoted by Scottish daily The National.
He listed some actions Starmer should take, such as a complete arms embargo on Israel, immediate recognition of a Palestinian state, formally joining the prevention of genocide case brought forth by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and imposing economic sanctions on Israel.
O’Hara also demanded a naval operation to be launched to deliver aid to the enclave, and for a commitment to enforce international arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his cabinet.
“Failure to do so is a breach of your legal obligations,” he stressed.
Fatah spokesperson slams Israeli seige on town near Ramallah
As we reported earlier, Israeli forces have continued their siege on the town of al-Mughayyir near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank for the third consecutive day.
The spokesperson for the Fatah party, Maher al-Namoura, said the siege is an attempt at collective punishment to push Israel’s annexation and displacement plans, Wafa reported.
In a statement, al-Namoura said the party, which leads the Palestinian Authority, would not abandon its role in supporting Palestinians on their lands and stressed that al-Mughayyir was being subjected to a siege within Israel’s wider war on Palestinian territory since October 2023.
He paid tribute to the people in al-Mughayyir, whom he said were confronting the war and defending their land.
Al-Namoura also called on the international community and human rights organisations to take a decisive stance against the Israeli government’s expansionist plans in the West Bank.
