Sender, representing Israel at the hearing, claims that Israel “no doubt meets the legal test of concrete measures, aimed specifically at recognising and ensuring the rights of the Palestinian civilians in Gaza”. He also claims Israel has ensured humanitarian aid enters Gaza and that there has been no restriction on the amount of water that…
Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara says Israel’s legal team started off weak but made a few strong points near the end. Bishara said the lawyers’ efforts to deflect blame for Israel’s attacks and ignore the context of Israel’s 75-year occupation of Palestine came across as “illogical”. Their claims that Israel’s forces are trying…
The Spokesman of the Houthi military says USand British air strikes overnight strikes have killed at least five of the groups fighters. The say the military action would not go without ‘punishment or retaliation’. Multiple sites across the country were hit, including near the capital Sanaa. It’s the first time Western countries have launched strikes…
Recap of what has happened so far on the second day Israel has put forward two legal advisers to defend itself against allegations it is committing genocide in its war on Gaza. The lawyers have argued that: South Africa’s claims against Israel give a “distorted factual and legal picture”. South Africa has close ties with…
Here is a summary of some of Becker’s arguments so far South Africa has put forward a “distorted factual and legal picture”. South Africa attempted to weaponise the term genocide against Israel. Hamas committed a “wholesale massacre”. The case made yesterday “ignored” the events of October 7. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on…
Human Rights Watch has condemned Israeli actions in Gaza. In its annual report, the organization calls on the international community to do more to end abuses in other hotspots affected by conflict. Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo has more from New York. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook…
When central banks like the US Federal Reserve make an interest rate decision, they’re reacting to a bundle of domestic and external factors. Those factors used to push down on borrowing costs. Now, after decades of cheap money, they are pushing up. It’s a massive change. Bloomberg Economics crunched 50 years of data to show…
The spokesman of Yemen’s Houthi armed forces, Yahya Saree, is giving a statement… after US and British forces carried out air strikes against Houthi targets. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile…
Palestinians in Gaza generally feel frustration mixed with a glimmer of hope regarding South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Palestinians are frustrated because they know Israel will do its best to dispel the accusations. Palestinians remember that Israel refused to cooperate with international investigations into its 2008 war…
US and UK forces have launched air, ship and submarine strikes against Yemen’s Houthis in response to the group’s attacks on Red Sea shipping over Israel’s war in Gaza. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download…