London, United Kingdom – – AFP A British-Palestinian doctor who worked in Gaza hospitals during the Israeli attacks hopes that testimony he has given to UK police will lead to prosecutions for war crimes. Ghassan Abu Sitta, a plastic surgeon specialising in conflict injuries, spent 43 days volunteering in the besieged Palestinian t...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel’s war on Gaza has been deadly for journalists – the deadliest ever conflict for media workers, specifically because of the high number of fatalities in such a short period of time, says the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). CPJ data as of December 17 shows at least 64 media workers killed […]
ANKARA (AA) – Hamas has called for referring the killing of two Palestinian children in West Bank by the Israeli army to the International Criminal Court. On Wednesday, the Israeli army shot dead two Palestinian children during a raid into Jenin city in northern occupied West Bank. “The deliberate killing of two Palestinian children in [...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials over the ongoing bombardment on the Gaza Strip. “The ICC must issue arrest warrants for criminals as a precautionary step to stop the killing machine,” Shtayyeh said ...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP The Palestinian foreign minister has said that Israel’s offensive on Gaza was a “war of revenge”, as he flew to the Hague in order to appeal for a ceasefire. The visit of Riyad al-Maliki to the Hague came as Israel sent a column of tanks and infantry to launch an […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – It is unlikely Tel Aviv will be held accountable for using disproportionate force in Gaza, says an Israeli academic. Neve Gordon, who is professor of international law and human rights at Queen Mary University of London, asserts that the International Criminal Court (ICC) tends to target weaker entities rather than powerf...
