WASHINGTON (AA) – The State Department has said that it is uncertain how accountability for the war crimes committed by Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime will be determined, noting it would be up to the country’s future representatives to decide on the path forward. “In practicality, I’m just unsure how that would ultimately work, given tha...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Fadl Abdulghani, the director of the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), says the organization has documented over 6,000 regime officers involved in war crimes under Bashar al-Assad’s regime. In an interview, Abdulghani called for the prosecution of all those involved, urging Syria’s new government to swiftly establis...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 22 people, including four children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, medical sources said. Witnesses said a drone shelled a group of civilians in Block C in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Five people lost their lives in the attack, including four children, […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has called for the formation of an international committee to investigate Israel’s use of banned weapons in northern Gaza. In a statement on Telegram, Hamas said: “The horrific testimonies provided by citizens and doctors in northern Gaza following the airstrikes and mass...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian group Hamas says that the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip face the risk of death from hunger because of Israeli genocidal war on Gaza. “Over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza face the risk of death from hunger and thirst due to the Israeli occupation’s denial of aid delivery and […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Tanya Haj-Hassan, a medical practitioner, broke down in tears as she recounted her experiences in bombarded Gaza during a briefing at the UN. Speaking in connection with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People commemorated annually on November 29, Haj-Hassan shared accounts of the suffering she wit...
BRUSSELS (AA) – All EU member states “are under an obligation to execute arrest warrants issued by the ICC,” EU spokesperson Peter Stano has said in a written statement, specifically noting the warrants issued for two top Israeli officials in the ongoing war on Gaza. The International Criminal Court (ICC), in a landmark move last [&helli...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Another Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, taking the overall death toll since last year to 190, local authorities have confirmed. Gaza’s government media office identified the victim as Alaa Barhoum, an editor in several media outlets. It did not provide any details about [...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant plans to travel to Washington despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes in Gaza, according to Israeli media. Israel’s Army Radio said Gallant will hold talks with US security officials during his visit. No date was gi...
ANKARA (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. In a statement, the OIC describe...
