Gaza ceasefire talks could soon resume but Israel-Hamas war rages on
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Prospects for a resumption of mediated Gaza ceasefire talks grew on Saturday although Israel carried out new attacks in which Palestinian medics said more than 40 people were killed. An official with knowledge of the matter said a decision had been taken to resume the talks next week after the chief of […]
Israel defiant after World Court ruling
Jerusalem Reuters Israeli ministers dismissed Friday’s ruling by the International Court of Justice ordering Israel to cease its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, vowing to continue fighting to free its hostages and defeat Hamas. Friday’s ruling by the World Court was the latest in a series of steps in recent weeks […]
World Court orders Israel to halt assault on Gaza’s Rafah
Updated: 11am (AEST) The Hague Reuters Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling in South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide. While the International Court of Justice, or World Court, has no means […]
Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza strikes, battle Hamas in Rafah
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli forces killed at least 60 Palestinians in aerial and ground bombardments across the Gaza Strip on Thursday and battled in close combat with Hamas-led militants in areas of the southern city of Rafah, health officials and Hamas media said. Israeli tanks advanced in Rafah’s south-east, edged towards the city’s western district […]
Israel releases film of women soldiers being taken by Hamas on 7th October
Jerusalem Reuters Israeli television aired previously withheld footage on Wednesday of five pyjama-clad female army conscripts being seized by Hamas gunmen during the 7th October raid that triggered the Gaza war. The captives’ families hoped the footage would increase pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree a truce with Hamas and secure the hostages’ […]
Israeli forces move deeper into Rafah in night of heavy battle
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli tanks advanced to the edge of a crowded district in the heart of Rafah on Wednesday during one of the most intense nights of bombardment of the southern Gaza city since Israel launched its offensive there this month. Israel’s assault on Rafah on Gaza’s southern edge has set hundreds of thousands […]
Essay: “No-one can act with impunity” – ICC arrest warrants in Israel-Hamas war are a major test for international justice
In an article first published on The Conversation, AMY MAGUIRE, associate professor in human rights and international law at the University of Newcastle in Australia, looks at the ramifications of the ICC chief prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants…
Israel urges “civilised nations” to spurn arrest warrants for its leaders
Jerusalem Reuters Israel on Tuesday urged “nations of the civilised world” to oppose the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants against its leaders, and to declare they would ignore the warrants. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, who along with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was named in Monday’s announcement at The Hague, called it a […]
Israeli forces raze parts of Gaza’s Jabalia, hit Rafah with airstrikes
Reuters Israeli forces thrust deeper into Jabalia in northern Gaza on Tuesday, striking a hospital and destroying residential areas with tank and air bombardments, residents said, while Israeli airstrikes killed at least five people in Rafah in the south. Simultaneous Israeli assaults on the northern and southern edges of the Gaza Strip this month have […]
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu and Hamas leaders
The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said on Monday he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said in a statement issued after more than seven months of war in Gaza that he […]