HRW says Israel, allies must uphold human rights
Louis Charbonneau, the UN director at Human Rights Watch, has noted that the US resolution just adopted by the Security Council doesn’t include any references to human rights.
But he says that “doesn’t negate” Israel’s and its allies’ obligations to comply with international human rights and humanitarian law.
“As the International Court of Justice ruled in its recent advisory opinion, Israel is obligated to cooperate with UN humanitarian agencies, including UNRWA,” Charbonneau said in a statement.
“The Israeli military and any international forces must ensure that humanitarian aid flows freely and Israel’s policy of deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza comes to an end.”
He also called on governments to commit to “executing all ICC [International Criminal Court] arrest warrants, ensuring that all those alleged to be responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity face justice”.
The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
It also issued warrants for Hamas leaders, but they have all since been killed in Israeli attacks.
Algeria says resolution is explicit against Israeli annexation, forced displacement
The Algerian ambassador to the UN has praised the US and its president for their efforts in proposing the draft resolution on Gaza that has just been adopted by the Security Council.
Amar Bendjama said his country was particularly grateful to Trump “whose personal engagement has been instrumental in establishing and maintaining the ceasefire in Gaza”, which ended almost two years of “unbearable suffering” for the Palestinians.
“But we underline that genuine peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved without justice, justice for the Palestinians who have waited for decades for the establishment of their independent state.”
Bendjama also said the resolution has to be read in its entirety. “It clearly affirms no annexation, no occupation, no forced displacement.” He went on to say that humanitarian aid must be distributed in Gaza “without interference” from Israel.
Trump welcomes UN vote for ‘board of peace’
Trump has shared a post on Truth Social congratulating the world for the “incredible vote of the United Nations Security Council.” He highlighted that the resolution will see a board of peace created, “which will be chaired by me”.
The board will also “include the most powerful and respected Leaders throughout the World,” Trump said.
Trump also thanked all members of the Security Council, including those that abstained from the vote as well as other countries he says “strongly backed the effort, including Qatar, Egypt, [the] United Arab Emirates, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkiye, and Jordan.”
“The members of the Board, and many more exciting announcements, will be made in the coming weeks,” he said.
International colonialism in action, set up for failure, just like the Oslo Accords, Camp David, nothing new here sigh.
