Gaza, Israel and Stampede
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The Israeli army has announced the establishment of a new corridor in Gaza — the third such axis Israel has carved across the war-torn strip as part of its strategy to tighten pressure on Hamas. In a new video it shows what this will mean. Newsweek has reached out to Hamas officials for comment.
American private military contractors used dangerous crowd control tactics on a crowd of Palestinian aid seekers in Gaza on Wednesday, witnesses say, causing a deadly stampede and adding to the nearly 1,000 Palestinians who have been killed in relation to the U.S.- and Israeli-backed “humanitarian aid” scheme thus far.
The UN Genocide Convention came about as a reaction to the Holocaust. Now, Israel is being accused of violating it. International law experts are divided.
An Israeli strike last week outside a health clinic that killed at least 15 people reignited long-standing concerns around the IDF's approach to proportionality.
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Al Jazeera on MSNEU demands more action from Israel on aid deal as strikes in Gaza continueFamine looms in Gaza and strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians, but EU states remain divided over how to tackle Israel.
South Africa's Ambassador to the Netherlands, Vusi Madonsela, condemned Israel's continued practices that perpetuate occupation and genocide in the Gaza Strip,