UNITED NATIONS, (Xinhua)/Flowerbudnews: — Movement restrictions and increasing insecurity, including settler attacks, across the West Bank are constraining relief efforts, UN humanitarians said Tuesday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the situation is so bad that some partners have had to resort to providingContinue Reading
A group of former British diplomats has called on the UK and its allies to take stronger action against Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, warning that current policies risk enabling annexation and undermining international law. In a letter published in the Financial Times on Friday,Continue Reading
The letter, organized by the London Initiative, was directed to Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Palestinians inspect a burned-out house following an attack by Jewish settlers, in the West Bank, March 23, 2026. By Philissa Cramer Over 1,000 Diaspora Jews are petitioning Israeli President Isaac Herzog to intervene againstContinue Reading
– Dutch ICJ intervention highlights role of acts against children in determining genocidal intent Selma Aksunger THE HAGUE The Netherlands, in its intervention submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the genocide case filed by South Africa against Israel, stated that starvation and the deliberate obstruction ofContinue Reading
The Lancet report of a 35% undercount in Gaza’s death toll raises questions about the true scale of genocide – but will it move world leaders to act? Richard Silverstein Would the world have stood by, even armed such a genocide against the Israeli people, as they haveContinue Reading
(Extreme-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir originally proposed the law allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners [Getty]) MENA Israel has published a new draft of a bill imposing the death penalty for Palestinians, with those taking part in the October 2023 attack specifically named Extreme-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir originally proposed theContinue Reading
*By Sonny Onyegbula The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered a landmark advisory opinion emphasising Israel’s obligations as an occupying power in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) since 1967. According to the ruling, Israel bears a multifaceted legal duty including facilitating humanitarian relief operations, removing restrictions thatContinue Reading
– Israel and Palestine in Middle East on contour map. Palestinian territories of Gaza and West Bank. Jerusalem and Jordan River on outline map. Theme of Israel, war, conflict. After days of speculation, the White House on Monday released a 20-point plan for ending the nearly two-year war inContinue Reading
By Zizette Darkazally Palestinians must unite around a national plan and the political factions must come together under the umbrella of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and work with supportive countries to agree an inclusive agenda of reform in response to PLO’s recognition by more countries. on 21Continue Reading
