UN chief says Israel’s killing of Palestinians in Gaza ‘needs to stop’
The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he’s deeply concerned about ongoing Israeli attacks that killed 33 Palestinians over the last few hours.
“It’s not for us, given our lack of participation as a guarantor, to say the ceasefire is holding or not holding … Our concern is the fragility of the ceasefire,” Stephane Dujarric said.
“People are getting killed – Palestinians are getting killed – and that needs to stop.”
Dujarric said the main focus now is getting crucial humanitarian relief to the suffering people of Gaza after two years of war.
“Mr Trump’s plan for the UN right now, this moment, is on delivering humanitarian aid. We are doing the very best that we can in using every space that is allotted to us to deliver that humanitarian aid,” he said.
Nearly 50 pro-Palestinian protesters detained in London
British authorities have arrested 47 people during a pro-Palestinian protest outside the Justice Ministry in London. Those detained gathered with banners reading, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
Controversially, the UK government proscribed Palestine Action as a “terrorist” group earlier this year, after some of its members vandalised two planes at a British air force base over what they said was the country’s military support for Israel.
The designation makes it illegal to show Palestine Action any support. More than 2,000 people have been arrested in connection with the ban introduced in July.
The Metropolitan Police announced on Thursday that 120 people had been charged over an August 9 demonstration in London, raising the total number of people charged for supporting the group to 254.
Huda Ammori, Palestine Action’s co-founder, is set to challenge the ban next week at a three-day trial against the Home Office.
Antiwar demonstrators rally against arms transfers to Israel
Activists are protesting Germany’s plans to resume weapons shipments to Israel, ending a partial ban.
Germany is Israel’s second-largest weapons supplier. In August, it announced a partial suspension of weapons exports to Israel.
