It is obvious the Hamas terrorist intended to rape women and children on October 7th -- they provided their militants with commands to demand of their victims. ‘Take your clothes off’: October 7 documents show Hamas's intent of sexual assault Among the commands listed on the document were “Take off your pants,” “Lie down,” “Don’t make trouble,” and “Take your clothes off.” https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-810249
UNRWA and the Hamas terrorist group are effectively the same entity at this point. Hamas use of UNRWA facilities is more than a tactic - analysis Hamas used UNRWA HQ in Gaza for recruiting and storing weapons, showing a pattern of using UN sites, raising concerns about the UN's response. https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-810518
Hamas has no intention of peace. To the terrorist group, the ceasefire talks are nothing more than a delaying tactic with the hope of keeping themselves in power inside Gaza. Hamas says pulling out of Gaza truce talks https://www.al-monitor.com/original...ing-out-gaza-truce-talks-israel-keeps-strikes
In reply to the biggest troll on ET.... ISRAEL has no intention of peace. For this terrorist country supported by America, ceasefire talks are nothing more than a delaying tactic with the hope of keeping Netanyahu in power inside Israel.
Israel annexing the West Bank will not help the situation or lead to peace. This is a very poor proposal by one of Netanyahu's right-wing buddies. Israel minister demands West Bank annexation if UN court rules against it PM Netanyahu must order annexation of the West Bank if the International Court of Justice rules Israeli occupation is illegal, far-right minister says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024...-bank-annexation-if-un-court-rules-against-it Hardline Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on the prime minister to annex the occupied West Bank if the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rules Israeli settlements are illegal this week. Smotrich told reporters, “no one will move the people of Israel from their land”, the Times of Israel quoted him as saying on Monday. The UN’s top court is expected to deliver a non-binding ruling on the legal ramifications of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories on Friday. “I hereby call on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – if the International Court of Justice in The Hague does decide that the settlement enterprise is illegal – respond to them with a historic decision of applying sovereignty to the territories of the homeland,” said Smotrich. The far-right minister also promised to “thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state through massive construction, regulating settlements, building roads and other measures in the field” – all moves illegal under international law. Fifty-two countries presented arguments at the ICJ, also known as the World Court, about the legal consequences of Israel’s actions in the occupied territories in February, after the UN General Assembly asked it in 2022 for an advisory opinion. Israel seized the West Bank in 1967 as well as Gaza and East Jerusalem – the longest military occupation in modern history. According to international law, an occupying power cannot move its citizens into occupied land. Israel’s Supreme Court confirmed this in 2005. It’s not the first time Smotrich – who lives in an illegal settlement himself – has called for the seizure of Palestinian land. Last month, Israel’s hardline coalition government approved plans for thousands of new housing units in the occupied West Bank and gave Smotrich sweeping powers to expedite the construction of illegal settlements – bypassing measures in place for 27 years. Netanyahu’s Likud party has also pledged to “advance and develop settlement in all parts of the land of Israel – in the Galilee, Negev, Golan Heights, and Judea and Samaria” – the biblical names for the occupied West Bank. Hamas, which has ruled Gaza since 2007, said the move would only escalate tensions in the region, while Fatah warned “the settlers will be removed from the West Bank as they were removed from the Gaza Strip”.
Let's see what Human Rights Watch has to say about Hamas. Hamas-led groups committed ‘numerous war crimes’ on October 7, rights group says https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/midd...uman-rights-watch-report-mime-intl/index.html Hamas-led armed groups committed “numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity” against civilians during the October 7 attack in southern Israel, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Wednesday. In a 236-page report titled “‘I Can’t Erase All the Blood from My Mind’: Palestinian Armed Groups’ October 7 Assault on Israel,” the rights watchdog said that the October 7 attack was “directed against a civilian population,” and that “killing civilians and taking hostages were central aims of the planned attack, not an afterthought, a plan gone awry, or isolated acts.” “The Hamas-led assault on October 7 was designed to kill civilians and take as many people as possible hostage,” said Ida Sawyer, crisis and conflict director at HRW. The assault was led by Hamas’ military wing – the Qassam Brigades – but included at least four other Palestinian armed groups, the report said. The report details several dozen cases of serious violations of international humanitarian law by Palestinian armed groups at most civilian attack sites on October 7, when militants killed 1,200 people in Israel and took more than 250 people hostage, according to Israeli authorities. The rights group said it interviewed 144 people, including 94 Israeli and other nationals, who witnessed the October 7 assault, which targeted at least 19 kibbutzim (agricultural communes) and five moshavim (cooperative communities). The cities of Sderot and Ofakim, two music festivals, and a beach party were also targeted, HRW added. “The armed groups committed numerous violations of the laws of war that amount to war crimes,” the report said. These include “attacks targeting civilians and civilian objects, willful killing of people in custody, cruel and other inhumane treatment.” Palestinian fighters committed summary killings and hostage-taking along with murder and wrongful imprisonment, HRW added. Sexual and gender-based violence The report also highlighted “crimes involving sexual and gender-based violence, hostage-taking, mutilation and despoiling bodies, use of human shields, and pillage and looting.” Israel and the United Nations have also accused Hamas-led militants of committing sexual violence on October 7. In March, the UN special envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten, said her team found “reasonable grounds to believe that conflict related sexual violence, including rape and gang rape occurred” that day. It was the UN’s most definitive finding on allegations of sexual assault in the aftermath of the attack. Several first responders who attended the scenes of the October 7 attack told CNN in December that the attacks were overwhelmingly gruesome and that some female victims were found undressed. HRW said that Hamas responded to its questions, stating that its forces were instructed not to target civilians and to abide by international human rights and humanitarian law. “In many cases, Human Rights Watch investigations found evidence to the contrary,” the watchdog said. Hamas rejected the findings of the report and called for it to be retracted, according to a statement on Wednesday. “We reject the lies and blatant bias towards the occupation and the lack of professionalism and credibility in the Human Rights Watch report. We demand its withdrawal and an apology,” the Palestinian group said. ‘Atrocities do not justify atrocities’ In response to the October 7 attack, Israel launched an air and ground offensive on Gaza that has killed more than 38,000 people in the enclave, according to Palestinian authorities. The war has displaced almost all of Gaza’s population of 2 million, turned swathes of the territory into rubble and triggered a massive humanitarian crisis. Previous HRW reports have addressed several alleged serious violations by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 7. In its Wednesday report, HRW called on all parties involved in the conflict to abide by international humanitarian law. “The Palestinian armed groups in Gaza should immediately and unconditionally release civilians held hostage,” the report said, adding that both parties “should surrender for prosecution anyone facing an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant.” In May, the ICC said it was seeking arrest warrants for Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader in Gaza, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, among other Israeli and Hamas officials, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks and the subsequent war in Gaza. A case is also being heard by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over an accusation by South Africa that Israel is committing genocide in its war in Gaza. “Atrocities do not justify atrocities,” Sawyer said. “To stop the endless cycle of abuses in Israel and Palestine, it’s critical to address root causes and hold violators of grave crimes to account. That’s in the interests of both Palestinians and Israelis.”
UN chief: 'Humanitarian situation in Gaza is a moral stain on us all' Antonio Guterres urges parties to reach immediate deal to end conflict Servet Gunerigok | 17.07.2024 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/un-c...on-in-gaza-is-a-moral-stain-on-us-all/3277987 Antonio Guterres WASHINGTON UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his demand Wednesday for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip because the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave is "a moral stain on us all." Guterres said in a statement read by his chief of staff, Courtenay Rattray, that there is a need for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire and unconditional release of all hostages. It was read at a meeting concerning the Middle East that was chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Guterres noted that talks with Egypt, Qatar and the US to reach a deal to release the hostages and get a cease-fire are continuing with some reported progress. "The parties must reach such a deal now. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is a moral stain on us all," said the UN chief. He warned that the humanitarian support system in Gaza is close to collapse and there is a complete breakdown of public order. Turning to the West Bank, the UN chief said that territory and East Jerusalem face perilous conditions. "High levels of violence persist -- including by Israeli security forces, settlers, and Palestinian armed groups," said Guterres. He also urged an end to the conflict and a solution to end Israeli occupation. "And this terrible war must end," said Guterres. "We must refocus on finding a political solution that will end the occupation and resolve the conflict in line with international law, and relevant United Nations resolutions". Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, Israel has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since an Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. Nearly 38,800 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and more than 89,100 injured, according to local health authorities. Over nine months into the Israeli onslaught, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine. Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, whose latest ruling ordered it to immediately halt its military operation in the southern city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.
The pier has proven to be next to worthless. US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled, ending a mission plagued by weather and security problems https://www.cbs19news.com/us-milita...cle_ff2d3e56-81ae-591f-b500-4589e72cba16.html
Israel’s war on Gaza live: Hospitals in the south at ‘breaking point’ By Virginia Pietromarchi and Maziar Motamedi 18 Jul 2024 Hospitals in southern Gaza are at “breaking point” because of the influx of Palestinians wounded by incessant bombardment, the Red Cross says, adding doctors could soon be forced to make “difficult choices” on who gets treated. Intensified Israel attacks throughout Gaza have killed more than 500 people in the last 10 days. Riyad Mansour, Palestine’s envoy to the UN, tells the Security Council Israel’s war on Gaza is the “most documented genocide in history”. The US envoy to the UN says there’s progress in truce talks nearly four months after the council demanded one. At least 38,848 people have been killed and 89,459 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. The death toll in Israel from Hamas-led attacks on October 7 is estimated at 1,139 with dozens of people still held captive in Gaza. Gaza people ‘absolutely terrified as they endure unbearable loss’ Tareq Abu Azzoum Reporting from Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Since last night Israel’s military has focused on attacking the central Gaza Strip with at least seven Palestinians killed in az-Zawayda and two others in Bureij. In Deir el-Balah, a car was targeted in a densely population area with at least three Palestinians reported dead. The situation is grim. People here are going through severe physical and psychological trauma. They’re absolutely terrified as they endure unbearable loss. People are continuously moving to try and find safety, but with the surge in Israeli attacks on evacuation centres, that’s impossible. The humanitarian situation is clearly deteriorating.
....... meanwhile Biden and Blinken two zionists talking out of both sides of their mouths calling for peace while maintaining heavy weapons supplies to Israel.