Israeli war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza — now in its 168th day — has killed at least 31,988 people and wounded 74,188 others, as Blinken huddles on Gaza with Arab diplomats in Cairo.
The UN special rapporteur on Palestine said Friday that accountability is"more needed than ever," in Gaza amid ongoing committed crimes by Israel.
Citing two US officials, the report revealed that Blinken conveyed this message to Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of Qatar, in a meeting held on March 5 in Washington.1003 GMT — Finland announces to resume funding for UN agency for Palestinian refugees
The Finish decision came after the European Commission announced earlier this month that it would release €50 million in UNRWA funding.An Israeli military drone targeted and killed four Palestinian civilians with missiles in Al Sekka area in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, Al Jazeera channel showed in a video aired on Thursday evening.
Meanwhile, Palestinian sources said the killings and arrests included displaced civilians sheltering in the hospital.Israeli forces have detained hundreds of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters including a number of security officials and military commanders during its extended raid into Gaza's main hospital, the military's main spokesperson has claimed.
A large number of Israeli soldiers and police are deployed throughout the city to restrict Muslim faithful access to the mosque, witnesses told Anadolu Agency. After talks in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Blinken flies to Israel, his sixth trip to the region since the war began on October 7. "There exist no moral arguments that can justify the continued sale of weapons to Israel by states that respect the principle of the universality of human rights," said the UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders.
“This footage is shocking and disgusting. As I initially stated regarding potential legal consequences: the competent authority to address crimes committed by French citizens in foreign countries is the French judiciary. Video footage showing French-Israeli soldier mocking Palestinians that his unit tortured is "shocking and disgusting", says French Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe LemoineProviding weapons to Israel that kill more Palestinian civilians is a"war on human rights" and nothing justifies continuing arms sales, according to the UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders.
The resolution"unequivocally supports ongoing international diplomatic efforts to secure such a ceasefire in connection with the release of all remaining hostages," it reads, referring to ongoing talks brokered by the United States, Egypt and Qatar.
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