Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian state
Other countries expected to follow suit in the coming weeks, Irish prime minister says
Source: Middle East Eye
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Video: South Africa asks ICJ to order Israel to halt Rafah offensive
South Africa asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday to order Israel to halt its Rafah offensive, and argued that the assault posed a risk to “the very survival of Palestinians in Gaza.”
South Africa’s ambassador to the Netherlands, Vusi Madonsela, asked the court in his opening remarks to “do what it can to stop the genocide,” which he said had “shocked the conscience of humanity.”
He added that South Africa’s fourth submission to the court was triggered not only by the assault on Rafah but by an intensification of the Israeli assault across Gaza in the last few days.
Columbia student gives pro-Palestine graduation speech after being arrested in April
Tamara Rasamny, a student at Columbia University who was arrested in April while participating in a pro-Palestine protest encampment on campus, was allowed to graduate and give her speech on Saturday.
During her speech (see video below), she reiterated her pro-Palestinian stance and called for the release of Israeli and Palestinian political prisoners.
Ghassan Abu Sittah calls out German state as ‘accomplices to crime of genocide’
“Accomplices in a crime try to hide the evidence, and silence the witnesses.” British-Palestinian doctor Ghassan Abu Sittah, who has become known for his work in Gaza’s hospital, spoke outside of the German embassy in London after being detained and deported from Germany while trying to attend a conference where he would present evidence on the war in Gaza and his witness statement as a doctor working in its hospitals.
War on Gaza: Israeli army forces family to leave 94-year-old grandmother behind
The fate of Palestinian woman Naifa Rizq al-Sawada is currently unknown. Her daughter says she ‘cannot move, eat, or drink alone’
War on Gaza: Some of the prominent Palestinian academics and scientists killed by Israel
Israel’s war on Gaza has completely disrupted the educational system, with at least 94 professors killed so far
Hind Rajab: Palestinian girl found dead after being trapped under Israeli fire for days
Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl, was found dead Saturday nearly two weeks after she was trapped in a car with her dead family and surrounded by Israeli forces.
War on Gaza: Israeli sniper kills renowned Palestinian psychologist Fadel Abu Hein
Tributes are pouring in to renowned Al-Aqsa University academic who focused on trauma arising from conflict
War on Gaza: If we must die, our stories must live
As we witness the unfolding tragedy, each death becomes a call for the living to become storytellers, to bear witness to a pain that transcends generations
3,714 students killed in Gaza and West Bank since 7 October: Palestinian Ministry of Education
At least 3,714 students have been killed and 5,700 injured in Gaza and the occupied West Bank since 7 October, the Palestinian Ministry of Education said on Thursday.