The International Court of Justice has begun a series of hearings on Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine in The Hague. For five days, the UN’s highest court will be considering the legal implications of Israel’s policies and actions, and what they mean for all other UN member states. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki made the opening statement, with a reminder of the numerous aspects of Palestinian life affected by Israeli occupation. Paul Reichler is the lawyer representing Palestine in front of the ICJ. He says Israeli occupation is permanent and this in itself is a violation of international law. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith is monitoring the latest developments at The […]
Venezuela has suspended the activities of the UN’s human rights office in the country, and ordered its staff to leave. That’s after the UN agency expressed deep concern over the detention of prominent activist Rossio Rocio San Miguel. For decades, she’s been a vocal critic of the military – now she’s being accused of treason. Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo reports. 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 AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Venezuela #humanrights #UN #Caracas #RocíoSanmiguel #activist #dissent #governmentcrackdown
More than half of the 11,000 Palestinians in Israeli custody were detained after October 7. They enter a prison system described by rights groups as a “vigilante organisation operating entirely outside both law and ethics”. On Monday, a 23-year-old man from Nablus became the latest Palestinian to die in an Israeli prison. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Nablus in the occupied West Bank. 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 AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #OccupiedWestBank #Torture #Israel #WestBankRaids #Abuse #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelPalestineConflict #PalestinianPrisonersInIsrael #PalestinianDetaineesInIsrael
Filipino-Palestinians who fled Gaza say they are struggling to settle in the Philippines. Nearly 60 of them returned after Israel started its war on Gaza – some after decades of living in the besieged territory. They have been sheltering at a university in Manila But they are now being told to move. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Manila. 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 #FilipinoPalestinians #Philippines #Manila #GazaWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #UniversityOfThePhilippines #UP #FerdinandMarcosJr #PalestinianRefugees #AlJazeeraEnglish
30 more Palestinian prisoners have been reunited with their families on day five of the truce between Hamas and Israel. Among them is a 14-year-old boy. Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Jamjoom reports from Ahmad Salayme’s home in Occupied East Jerusalem. 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 AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #PalestinianPrisoners #IsraelHamasDeal #IsraelHamasTruce #GazaTruceDeal #GazaHumanitarianPause #IsraelHamasTruceDeal #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Gaza #Israel #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #PalestinianHumanRights
A warning some of you may find the images and testimonies in this report disturbing. Palestinian women and minors released from Israeli prisons have described harrowing tales of torture and abuse. Rights workers say Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons are subjected to starvation, thirst, and lack of medical treatment –that is in addition to physical attacks and degrading treatment. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid’s reports. 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 AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #PalestinianPrisoners #IsraelAdministrativeDetention #IsraelHamasDeal #IsraelHamasTruce #GazaTruceDeal #GazaHumanitarianPause #IsraelHamasTruceDeal #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Gaza #Israel #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #Netanyahu #PalestinianHumanRights
The United Nations has paid tribute to 101 staff who have been killed in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. No other conflict has killed as many UN employees. Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports. 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 AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UnitedNations #UNRWA #UNHCR #UNGazaStaff #UNRWAStaff #Gaza #GazaHumanitarianAid #Israel #GazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaHumanitarianCrisis
Mukesh Kapila, a former UN humanitarian agency coordinator, says he has spent 30 years working in numerous conflicts around the world but describes Israel’s ongoing attack on Gaza as “unique”. He says that is because the most modern weapons are being used in one of the most densely populated areas on the planet. Kapila also denounced Israel’s repeated attacks on emergency services workers and overwhelmed medical facilities. “What we’re seeing now is that all rules have broken down and there are no norms because this is a war on a whole society. There are really no rules at all. What we need to happen, therefore, is a rescue from outside,” […]
In an interview with Al Jazeera, a Spanish minister has called on the international community to sanction Israel, which she accused of a “planned genocide” of Palestinians in Gaza. Ione Belarra, the Spanish minister for social rights and leader of the far-left Podemos party, also condemned world leaders for an apparent double standard – saying while human rights abuses in Ukraine have been decried, there is a “deafening silence” on the victims of Israeli bombardment. “The Israeli state must end this planned genocide against the Palestine people,” Belarra said on Wednesday. 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/ […]
At least two people have been killed and hundreds injured in Bangladesh’s capital, as security forces fought with opposition protesters. Police have detained the leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The BNP wants the government to step down and hand over power to a caretaker administration, ahead of general elections in January. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury has the latest from Dhaka, Bangladesh. 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 @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Bangladesh #Dhaka #MirzaFakhrulIslamAlamgir #BangladeshNationalistParty #BNP
