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"ICJ President Joan Donoghue (C) speaks at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) prior to the verdict announcement in the genocide case against Israel, brought by South Africa, in The Hague on January 26, 2024. The UN top court on January 26, 2024 ordered Israel to allow humanitarian access in Gaza, handing down a landmark decision in a case that has drawn global attention. Israel must take "immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to address the adverse conditions of life faced by Palestinians," ruled the court in its highly anticipated verdict."

Israel must comply with key ICJ ruling to prevent genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

Friday's order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) could help protect against genocide in Gaza, said Amnesty International....
Smoke rising from the buildings in Gaza after Israeli attacks is seen from Israel on January 17, 2024. Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images

16 leading humanitarian and human rights organizations call to stop arms transfers to Israel, Palestinian armed groups

An Open Call to all UN Member States to stop fuelling the crisis in Gaza and avert further humanitarian catastrophe...

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Israel/opt: Release Palestinian Human Rights Defender, Munther Amira

Munther Amira, a prominent Palestinian human rights defender and social worker, has been held by Israeli forces since December 18,...

Men check the damages to the house of the Palestinian Nofal family, who were killed during Israeli bombardment, on January 10, 2024 in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ©AFP via Getty Images.

ICJ hearings over Israel’s alleged breaches of the Genocide Convention a vital step to help protect Palestinian civilians

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) proceedings on a South Africa legal case alleging that the state of Israel is...

Damage caused to the Abu Mu’eileq family home by air strikes in Gaza. Photo by Amnesty International.

Stop arms sales fuelling conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

On December 5, 2023, a new investigation published by Amnesty International found that US-made Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) were used by...

A child reacts as people salvage belongings amid the rubble of a damaged building following strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 12, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue. Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images.

Israel/OPT: Adoption of UN resolution to expedite humanitarian aid to Gaza an important but insufficient step   

In response to the United Nations Security Council adoption of a compromise resolution calling for “urgent steps to immediately allow...

Israeli soldiers secure an area near the Erez Crossing, near the border with Israel in the Gaza side of the border on December 15, 2023, northern Gaza Strip. As the IDF have pressed into Gaza as part of their campaign to defeat Hamas, they have highlighted the militant group's extensive tunnel network as emblematic of the way the group embeds itself and its military activity in civilian areas. Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images

Urgently investigate inhumane treatment and enforced disappearance of Palestinian detainees from Gaza

Amnesty International is deeply concerned for the fate and whereabouts of Palestinian detainees from the occupied Gaza Strip detained by...

A fireball erupts from an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images.

DEMAND A CEASEFIRE BY ALL PARTIES TO END CIVILIAN SUFFERING

11/26/2023 Gaza, Palestine. In the Huzaa district of Khan Yunis, Gaza, Palestinians are contending with harsh cold weather conditions, facing limited resources and challenging circumstances. This struggle unfolds amid a 4-day humanitarian pause initially agreed upon between Israel and Hamas, which has been extended by an additional 2 days. This extension prolongs the period during which the residents of the region are coping with the realities of their situation. (Photo by Mohamad Zaanoun / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by MOHAMAD ZAANOUN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel/OPT: US veto of ceasefire resolution displays callous disregard for civilian suffering in face of staggering death toll

Reacting to the United States (US) veto of a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in...

Canada: support an immediate ceasefire by all parties in the occupied Gaza Strip and Israel KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - OCTOBER 19: Palestinian emergency services and local citizens search for victims in buildings destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on October 19, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Gazans are evacuating to the south as advised by the Israeli government, ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images).

Israel/OPT: US must not block UNSC resolution to demand an immediate ceasefire

The US, and other members of the Security Council, must support as a matter of urgency a UN Security Council...

Lebanon: Deadly Israeli attack on journalists must be investigated as a war crime © Private

Lebanon: Deadly Israeli attack on journalists must be investigated as a war crime

Israeli strikes on a group of seven journalists in south Lebanon on 13 October, which killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah...

Damage caused to the Abu Mu’eileq family home by air strikes in Gaza. Photo by Amnesty International.

Israel/OPT: US-made munitions killed 43 civilians in two documented Israeli air strikes in Gaza – new investigation

US-made Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) were used by the Israeli military in two deadly, unlawful air strikes on homes...

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