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This week, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held a hearing for South Africa’s formal request for provisional measures against Israel over its military assault on Gaza. The South African legal team argued that Israel is committing acts of genocide and therefore should be ordered to stop its military activities in the strip. The crime of genocide has two elements – intention and execution – both of which have to be proven when accusations are made. In Israel’s case, the apparent devastation of Gaza makes for a powerful argument that it is indeed carrying out genocide. The mass killing of more…

Joao Gomes Cravinho discusses Portugal’s stance on Gaza and Ukraine and EU’s need for a US-Independent security strategy.Once a 15th-century maritime power, Portugal sparked the Age of Discovery and established a global empire. But, as the winds of change swept around the world in the 19th century, Portugal entered an era marked by decolonisation and a shift towards democratic principles in international relations. How does this history shape Portuguese diplomacy amid contemporary global conflicts like those in Gaza and Ukraine? Foreign Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho discusses Portugal’s strategies and reflects on its transformative journey as he talks to Al Jazeera.…

The Namibia presidency slams Germany for failing to draw lessons from its own genocide against Namibian people in the early 20th century.Namibia has criticised Germany’s “shocking decision” to support Israel in the genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) brought by South Africa, as Israel’s war on Gaza entered its 100th day. “Germany has chosen to defend in the ICJ the genocidal and gruesome acts of the Israeli government against innocent civilians in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian Territories,” the president of Namibia, Hage Geingob, said in a statement on X on Saturday. A two-day public hearing in…

Here’s how things stand on Sunday, January 14, 2024: Latest updates Yemen’s Houthi rebels say standing by Palestinians is a “religious and moral duty”, even as US-UK strikes target the group for its attacks on ships headed towards Israel. The Palestinian football team will play its first game at the Asian Cup against the backdrop of the war. An Israeli army strike overnight hit a house in Rafah killing 14 Palestinians, including a two-year-old girl. More than 100 Palestinians have been killed there in the last 24 hours. Israel has carried out overnight raids in various towns across the occupied…

An ancient harbour dating back to 800 BC, a mosque that was home to rare manuscripts and one of the world’s oldest Christian monasteries are just a few of at least 195 heritage sites that have been destroyed or damaged since Israel’s war on Gaza began on October 7, according to an NGO documenting war damage on cultural sites. Wiping out the cultural heritage of a people is one of the many war crimes South Africa alleges against Israel in a lawsuit that was heard this past week at the International Court of Justice. It states: “Israel has damaged and destroyed…

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Relatives of Hala Khreis, a Palestinian woman killed by an Israeli sniper in northern Gaza, say the soldier shot her deliberately and in “cold blood” even though she was holding the hand of her small grandson who was waving a white flag and was walking along an evacuation route which had been declared safe. Khreis was at the front of a group of Palestinians who had been ordered to leave their homes by Israeli forces. They were told by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that the route would be safe and that it had been “cleared” by…

The attack comes a day after US, UK raids on Iran-aligned group’s facilities sparked protests, calls for retaliation.The United States launched new strikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen for a second straight day after the Iran-aligned group warned it would retaliate for a series of attacks on its facilities. The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday that Tomahawk missiles were fired from the US Navy’s USS Carney at a Houthi radar site. It described the attack as a “follow-on action” after the US and the United Kingdom launched a barrage of attacks by land and sea targeting…

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US carries out new strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen as Israel conducts more raids in cities in the occupied West Bank.Here’s how things stand on Saturday, January 13, 2024: Latest updates Israeli forces have conducted raids across the occupied West Bank overnight, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, storming and searching homes in Qalqilya city, Bethlehem city, Hebron and Nablus. Three Palestinian teenagers have been shot dead near the illegal “Adora” settlement in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Wafa says. Martin Griffiths, the UN aid chief, has said that he was “deeply alarmed” by Israeli statements about…