JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor says that she has been receiving threatening messages since her country filed a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Speaking to reporters in Cape Town, Pandor said she had spoken to Police Minister Bheki Cele about the matter. “I spoke to Mi...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The lives of thousands of people are at risk at a hospital in southern Gaza amid a tight Israeli siege around the facility, the Health Ministry has warned. The Israeli army has slapped a siege around the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis city since January 22 as part of […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinians have very limited access to clean water amid a deadly Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said. “Water is life and Gaza is out of water,” UNRWA said in a statement on X. “There is very limited access to clean water and sanitation […]
ANKARA (AA) – The UAE has announced the allocation of $5 million to support the UN’s humanitarian efforts in the Gaza Strip, which has seen widespread devastation as a result of Israeli attacks. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said that under the directives of UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister Sheikh [&hel...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced support for the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, or UNRWA, amid that agency’s funding crisis. The crisis was sparked by allegations that some of its employees in the Gaza Strip took part in the October 7 cross-border attack on Israel. “UNRWA is the backbone...
RAMALLAH – AFP Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh says that Israel’s war on UNRWA is “not new” and that it aims to “disrupt the decision of the ICJ”. “Israel’s war on UNRWA is not new, and it is working to liquidate the agency’s role because of its connection to the refugee issue ...
GENEVA (AA) – The UK has given a lukewarm response to the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Palestine, arguing that the genocide case against Israel is “not helpful” in achieving a cease-fire. “We respect the role and independence of the ICJ. However we have stated that we have considerable concern...
LONDON (AA) – Ireland’s foreign minister has welcomed a ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s onslaught on Gaza, and said that his country expects Tel Aviv to implement the order. “I strongly welcome the Court’s orders which are final and binding. These are measures that Ireland has been consistently callin...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) — South Africa has welcomed provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the genocide case against Israel in the Hague, calling it a “decisive victory” for the international rule of law. “Today marks a decisive victory for the international rule of law and a significant milesto...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) — Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki has welcomed provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice on Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip. “We call on all states to ensure that all provisional measures ordered by the Court are implemented, including by Israel, the occupying power,” Al-Malik...
