“We absolutely need a cease-fire,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday that “escalation after escalation” in the Middle East is pushing the region to the precipice of all-out war, a message that came after Israel invaded Lebanon and Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel. “I condemn the broadening of […]
The public rebuke of the Israeli prime minister, said one observer, “demonstrates the international community’s rejection of genocide.” Most diplomatic delegations have left the United Nations Hall as the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu begins his speech. pic.twitter.com/cdB3M0iPSv — Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 27, 2024 A large number of diplomats and other officials walked out […]
“The only appropriate course of action for the U.S. and other governments is to sanction and suspend weapons to Israel.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his hardline demands for any cease-fire agreement with Hamas late Monday as he faced massive domestic protests over hostage deaths in the Gaza Strip, where Israel’s U.S.-armed military continues to commit […]
“U.S. funding of Israeli genocide is ballooning as the Israeli army uses ever more lethal bombs,” said Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on Palestine, said Sunday after bombing that killed 100 people, mostly civilians, in Gaza City. The office of the Palestinian Authority’s president is holding the U.S. government responsible for a weekend bombing […]