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ICC actively investigating any crimes allegedly committed in Gaza: Chief prosecutor

Date: 2024-02-12 19:21:20 GMT - Netherlands - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10577716

THE HAGUE, Feb 12 (MENA) - Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan voiced deep concern about a possible Israeli ground offensive into Rafah in Gaza, warning that anyone breaching international law would be held ....

'Antisemitic' UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese banned from Israel – officials

Date: 2024-02-12 17:08:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10577539

RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (MENA) – UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese will be prohibited from entering Israel, The Jerusalem Post quoted Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz and Interior Minister Moshe Arbel as saying in ....

British gov't 'concerned' over prospect of ground offensive in Rafah

Date: 2024-02-12 16:22:41 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10577474

LONDON, Feb 12 (MENA) - The British government has voiced deep concern about the prospect of a ground offensive in Rafah, Sky News reported. "The priority in Gaza must be an immediate pause in the fighting to get aid in and hostages out, such ....

UK sanctions 4 Israeli settlers accused of human rights abuses in West Bank

Date: 2024-02-12 15:11:10 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:10577376

LONDON, Feb 12 (MENA) - Britain's government said Monday it is imposing sanctions on four Israeli settlers accused of committing human rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank, ABC News reported. The Foreign Office said the sanctions ....

ALU secretary: ICC accepts lawsuit filed by Arab Lawyers Union against Israeli occupation

Date: 2024-02-12 14:01:22 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10576999

CAIRO, Feb 12 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab Lawyers Union (ALU) Mekkawi Benaissa announced that the International Criminal Court (ICC) accepted the lawsuit filed by the union against the Israeli occupation. The ALU's General Secretariat ....

Palestinian PM: Israel must be expelled from UN if it continued violating its agencies

Date: 2024-02-12 13:34:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10576835

RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh Monday condemned the decision of the Israeli Cabinet Committee, which recommended closing the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem, according to Wafa news agency. He stressed that ....

Dutch court orders Netherlands to stop all exports of F-35 parts to Israel, citing the war in Gaza

Date: 2024-02-12 11:45:53 GMT - Netherlands - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10576845

AMSTERDAM, Feb 12 (MENA) - Judges in the Netherlands on Monday ordered the Dutch government to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, citing a clear risk of violations of international law. A trio of human rights organizations ....

Israeli forces detain 27 Palestinians across West Bank

Date: 2024-02-12 10:32:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:10576553

RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (MENA) - Israeli forces Monday detained at least 27 Palestinians during military raids and searches in various West Bank districts, WAFA reported quoting security sources and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Israeli ....

Arish Int'l Airport receives aid aircraft from UAE, Oman for Gazans

Date: 2024-02-12 10:30:11 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:10576570

ARISH, Feb 12 (MENA) - El-Arish International Airport in North Sinai Governorate received two diverse humanitarian aid aircraft from the United Arab Emirates and Oman for the benefit of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. An official source at ....

FMs of Germany, Palestine meet in Berlin Tuesday

Date: 2024-02-12 10:29:04 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:10576548

BERLIN, Feb 12 (MENA) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will meet on Tuesday her Palestinian counterpart Riad Al Malky at the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Berlin. A statement issued by the German Foreign Ministry on Monday said the ....