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Around 30 UK organizations, including legal and atrocity prevention groups, have been calling on Foreign Secretary David Cameron to have the government abide by and support the orders of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and suspend the supply of arms to “Israel”. In a letter sent last week, the groups argue that the UK, as a signatory to the Genocide Convention, “is bound to ensure it helps prevent and ensure it is not complicit in violations of the convention. The provisional measures issued by the ICJ therefore have immediate and urgent implications for UK policy.” “Israel” has until February 23…

The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announces that an American ship was targeted in the Red Sea with naval missiles. Yemeni Armed Forces (YAS) Spokesperson, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced in a brief military statement on Tuesday that American bulk carrier Star Iris was targeted in the Red Sea with several naval missiles, confirming that it was hit directly. According to the statement, this operation comes in solidarity with the people of Palestine and in response to the US-British aggression against Yemen.  The Yemeni Armed Forces confirmed that they would continue operations to prevent Israeli ships…

The world’s response to civilian deaths in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza indicates it has not learned the lessons of previous genocides such as the one carried out in Rwanda, the African country’s president said Monday. “We always talk about ‘lessons learned,’ but I don’t see many in the world learning lessons,” Paul Kagame said at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Drawing comparisons between the Rwandan genocide and alleged atrocities committed against Palestinians in Gaza by Israeli forces, Kagame added: “(In Rwanda) there wasn’t much mobilization to stop and prevent what was happening, but at least we were left…

Israel’s operations on Rafah is part of a plan to force residents of Gaza out of their homeland, Turkish Foreign Ministry says Türkiye is “extremely concerned” over Israel’s accelerating attacks on Rafah after causing destruction and massacres in the Gaza Strip, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. “We are extremely concerned by Israel’s escalating attacks on the southern city of Rafah following the destruction and massacres it has already inflicted on the Gaza Strip,” the ministry said in a statement. “We consider this operation as part of a plan to expel the people of Gaza from their own land,” it…

The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, on Monday called for international pressure on Israel to refrain from attacking Rafah, a city home to 1.7 million Palestinians. “Even the US, the strongest supporter of Israel, the President (Joe) Biden himself, considers that this action is disproportionate, the toll of civilians being killed is unbearable and (is) warning Israel not to continue this way,” Borrell stated. “If you believe the toll of death is too high, maybe you can do something about it,” he added, emphasizing that unlike the US, the EU is not providing Israel with weapons. “We should do…

The country has overtaken Saudi Arabia with over $442 billion in foreign currency reserves, data shows

Ending the occupation of the Golan Heights is a ’top priority’ for Damascus, Faisal Mekdad has said Damascus is fully prepared to defend its territory in a potential military conflict with Israel, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said on Sunday as the regional crisis continues. Mekdad was speaking at a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Damascus, where they discussed joint support for Palestinians during Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza. Mekdad said that Syria “has been resisting” Israel since 1948, when the first full-blown war broke out between several Arab nations and the newly established Jewish state. “Syria has…

Several world leaders, senior officials and foreign ministries have congratulated the Iranian government and nation over the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. In two separate messages on Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman offered felicitations to Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi. In their messages, the Saudi king and crown prince wished progress and more prosperity for the Iranian government and nation. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said cordial and historic relations between the two countries would further develop. “The historically unifying friendly relations and shared spiritual values between our peoples provide a good basis…

The UN Security Council will hold a meeting on the situation in Ukraine on February 12, the anniversary of the signing of the Minsk agreements, at Russia’s request, Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said. “On the morning of February 12 – the anniversary of the adoption of the Minsk package – we have requested a meeting of the UN Security Council to remind our colleagues of a historic opportunity for a peaceful settlement of the internal Ukrainian crisis, which was wasted by the Kiev regime and its sponsors. We will discuss how, due to the…

Doctors Without Borders said today the Israeli military offensive in the densely overcrowded city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza, would constitute a real disaster, calling on Israel to halt it immediately. The organization said that there is no safe place in Gaza and no way for people to leave. “There is no safe place in Gaza,” it added, “and forced displacement has pushed people to Rafah while they are besieged and have no options.” Doctors Without Borders also highlighted the catastrophic humanitarian conditions in Gaza Strip, stressing that the situation in the Strip requires a humanitarian response on a much larger scale. It…