A ship carrying supplies bound for the Gaza Strip was attacked by Israeli drones in international waters on Friday, according to the activist group that organized the flotilla. The vessel reportedly took at least one direct hit to its hull and sustained damage from fire, forcing its crew to issue an urgent call for help.
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UN Special Rapporteur: Israel can’t claim ‘right of self-defence’
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, has said that Israel cannot claim the right of ‘self-defence’ under international law because Gaza is a territory which it occupies. Her comments came in a speech to the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia.
UN Special Rapporteur: Israel can’t claim ‘right of self-defence’
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Israeli and US Leaders Must Be Held Accountable for the Genocide of Palestinians
Netanyahu and Gallant are committing genocide in Gaza. Biden and Blinken are aiding and abetting Israeli genocide.
Israeli and US Leaders Must Be Held Accountable for the Genocide of Palestinians
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OIC, resistance groups condemn Israeli forces’ strip-search of Palestinian women as UN urges investigation
The United Nations has called for an investigation into the forced stripping of five Palestinian women by Israeli soldiers during a raid on their home in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil as the move also draws condemnation from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
OIC, resistance groups condemn Israeli forces’ strip-search of Palestinian women as UN urges investigation
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UN Special Rapporteur New Report Calls for ‘Dismantling of Israeli Settler-Colonial Occupation’
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, has submitted her much-anticipated report to the UN General Assembly, concluding that the realization of the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination requires dismantling Israeli settler-colonialism and apartheid regime.
UN Special Rapporteur New Report Calls for ‘Dismantling of Israeli Settler-Colonial Occupation’