Former European officials urge suspension of EU-Israel agreement
More than 350 former European officials, including ministers, ambassadors and senior EU figures, have called for the suspension of the EU’s association agreement with Israel over what they described as serious human rights violations against Palestinians. In an open letter issued on Wednesday, the signatories said Israel continues, in their view, policies of illegal occupation […]
UN rapporteur says torture in Israeli prisons has become a “central tool”
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, has warned that torture in Israeli prisons has become a “central tool” in what she described as a pattern of grave violations. In a report presented to the UN Human Rights Council, Albanese said the Israeli detention system has “deteriorated… into something […]
Hormuz closure could trigger global food price crisis within a year, UN agency warns
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a severe global food price crisis within six to 12 months, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned on Wednesday, calling the disruption “the beginning of a systemic agrifood shock,” Anadolu reports. The Rome-based agency said the disruption is no longer only a shipping or […]
ICRC: Over 11,000 missing in Sudan war
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has announced that more than 11,000 people have gone missing in Sudan since the outbreak of war three years ago, with thousands of cases still lacking information about the victims’ fate. In a statement, the ICRC said that the number of missing persons cases has increased by […]
UN rights chief urges Israel to repeal death penalty law, warns about war crimes
The UN human rights chief urged Israel on Tuesday to revoke its death penalty law, warning against legislative steps targeting Palestinians in violation of international law, Anadolu reports. Volker Turk encouraged Tel Aviv to step back from the controversial law, which applies “almost exclusively to Palestinians.” “It is deeply disappointing that this bill has been […]
UN nuclear watchdog urges restraint in Middle East to avoid any nuclear safety risks
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday called for restraint to avoid any nuclear safety risks in the Middle East as tensions escalate after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran, Anadolu reports. “The IAEA is closely monitoring developments in the Middle East, and urges restraint to avoid any nuclear safety risks to […]
UN: Israeli shell killed Indonesian peacekeepers in southern Lebanon
The UNIFIL announced that an investigation has concluded that three Indonesian peacekeepers were killed by a shell fired from an Israeli tank. According to UNIFIL, analysis of the impact site and recovered shrapnel confirmed that the projectile was a 120mm shell fired from an Israeli Merkava tank, launched from the east toward the town of […]
Hezbollah denies role in attack that killed French UN soldier in southern Lebanon
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group on Saturday denied any involvement in an incident that killed a French soldier and injured three others serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon, Anadolu reports. In a statement, Hezbollah said it “denies any involvement in the incident that occurred with UNIFIL forces in the Ghandouriyeh area […]
Humanitarian access to southern Lebanon severely restricted, markets have collapsed: UN official
Nearly 63% of planned humanitarian convoys to southern Lebanon have not been completed due to negative or absent responses to deconfliction requests, a senior UN official said Tuesday, warning that aid delivery is severely hampered by escalating violence, Anadolu reports. “Nearly 63% of planned humanitarian convoys to southern Lebanon have not been completed due to […]
Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain for its opposition to Iran war
President Donald Trump threatened to cut off trade with Spain on Wednesday, accusing Madrid of failing to cooperate with NATO after it barred the US from using jointly operated bases on its territory for strikes against Iran, Anadolu reports. “I think they’re not cooperating at all. Spain. I think they’ve been very bad, very bad, […]
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