ANKARA (AA) – India and France have expressed concern about the massive loss of civilian lives in the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, urging Tel Aviv to respect international humanitarian law and create conditions, including a humanitarian cease-fire, for aid to flow to the enclave. French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Mini...
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...
GAZA CITY(AA) – Hamas has condemned Israel’s campaign against UN institutions, calling it an effort to prevent them from providing relief to people in Gaza. “The latest is the hollow accusation against the World Health Organization of what Israel called collusion with the Hamas movement, by repeating the false claim about the movem...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has detained 20 more Palestinians in various areas of the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. According to a joint statement issued by the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners Society, the new arrests brought the total number of Palestinians detai...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A top official of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday called on the US and Canada to reverse the suspension of new funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). “We call on the countries that announced the cessation of their support for UNRWA to immediately reverse their decisi...
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...
ATHENS (AA) – The EU has said that it expects from Israel “full, immediate and effective” implementation of the International Court of Justice’s ruling. “We take note of today’s order of the International Court of Justice on South Africa’s request for the indication of provisional measures,” said a joint statement by EU’s foreign policy ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – As the International Court of Justice (ICJ) moves forward on genocide charges against Israel for its war conduct in the besieged Gaza Strip, a growing number of Americans are supporting the allegations. That has been particularly true among young voting-age Americans. Polling released Wednesday indicates that those aged...
