israeli warcrimes in Gaza reports 2024:
with special thanks to citizen-reporter 'Biba' (Algeria)
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 When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.

Gino d'Artali - April 28, 2024
<<Food for thought.
A Gazaian man without feet was sitting in front of what once was his house, now only rubble. He was lamenting but not in complaint and when spoken to he said "Yes, my feet were blown away by IDF troops and without a reason really because I was only in try of enjoying what was left instead of complaining because why complain where we, the Palestinian people, know that one day, and I'm convinced soon, will win this battle and will reclaim what is ours. So have a nice day and oh, you know, why complain where I can safe from having to buy shoes and instead give to the really needing?>>

France 24 - April 27, 2024
<<Gaza: How will the humanitarian pier work?
The United States military has begun construction of a pier to boost deliveries of desperately needed aid to Gaza, the Pentagon said on Thursday (April 25). Fore more on the humanitarian situation, FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade is joined by Scott Lucas a professor of international politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. He gave us his analysis. <Right now, the pier is more a symbolic effort and won't have a meaningful change in getting aid to Gazans>, he said.>>
View the video here:
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240427-gaza-how-will-the-humanitarian-pier-work
Opinion by Gino d'Artali: The problem here really is that Biden and Blinken have their 'hands on one stomach' meaning that they have no interest whatsoever in aiding the Gazaians but are only interested in selling more armory to israel and with it to continue to secure the USA territory interests.
And as is the blocking of the 'Freedom Flotilla' (read more below) simply an act of Erdogan who knows all too well how to deny people their rights i.e. that of the Kurdish people.

France 24 - April 27, 2024
<<'There is a feeling of fear in Rafah, people are anticipating an Israeli offensive', aid group says
Hamas said it was studying the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a ceasefire in Gaza, a day after a delegation from mediator Egypt reportedly arrived in Israel in a bid to jump-start stalled negotiations. Meanwhile, Israel continues to prepare for its offensive on Rafah. For more, FRANCE 24's Peter O'Brien is joined by Shaina Low, Communication Adviser for the Norwegian Refugee Council. <There is a feeling of fear throughout the Gaza Strip, in particular in Rafah where people are anticipating this Israeli offensive>, she said.>>
View video here:
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240427-there-is-a-feeling-of-fear-in-rafah-where-people-are-anticipating-an-israeli-offensive-aid-group-says

France 24 - April 27, 2024 - Video by Liza KAMINOV
<<Gaza: Some displaced Palestinians leave Rafah, fearing Israeli assault
Hamas said it was studying on Saturday (April 27) the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after a delegation from mediator Egypt reportedly arrived in Israel in a bid to jump-start stalled negotiations. Meanwhile, Israel continues to prepare for its offensive on Rafah.>>
View video here:
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240427-gaza-displaced-palestinians-move-to-deir-al-balah-as-threat-of-an-invasion-looms-over-rafah

France 24 - April 26, 2024 - Video by Shirli SITBON
<<'They say that if they don't do this, they become accomplices'
The students outside Sciences Po are <extremely determined> to continue their sit-in and the blocking of the university, reported FRANCE 24 journalist Shirli Sitbon. The students <just voted to continue this sit-in, because they say that the director of the university has not accepted their conditions [. . .]; they say that if they don't do this, they become accomplices;> said Sitbon.>>
View video here:
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240426-they-say-that-if-they-don-t-do-this-they-become-accomplices

Sky News - April 27, 2024
<<Pro-Palestinian protests: Man arrested for carrying swastika placard and another held for racist remarks at London march
There was a simultaneous static demonstration organised by pro-Israel group Enough is Enough along the route of the march. Two men have been arrested at a pro-Palestinian march in London, according to the Metropolitan Police. One of the men was taken into custody for carrying a swastika emblazoned placard and another for an allegedly making racist remarks towards counter-protesters, police said. The arrests come a week after a row erupted over a video that appeared to show a police officer preventing a counter-protester crossing a road near a pro-Palestinian march in London on 13 April. On Saturday, thousands gathered for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) demonstration in the capital on Saturday afternoon to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. There was also a simultaneous static demonstration organised by pro-Israel group Enough is Enough, which took place along the route of the pro-Palestinian march. Shortly before 1pm, Scotland Yard said officers had arrested a man carrying a swastika placard at Parliament Square, where the PSC march set off. It later said another man was being held for shouting a <racist remark> towards Enough is Enough protesters on Pall Mall.>>
Source:
https://news.sky.com/story/pro-palestinian-protests-man-arrested-for-carrying-swastika-placard-and-another-held-for-racist-remarks-at-london-march-13124492

France 24 - April 26, 2024
'Freedom Flotilla' with Gaza aid blocked in Turkey
A <Freedom Flotilla> aimed at delivering aid to Gaza was blocked in Turkey Saturday after being denied use of two of its ships, which organisers blame on Israeli pressure. The coalition of NGOs and other associations said it was unable to set sail after the West African country of Guinea-Bissau withdrew its flagged vessels. <Sadly, Guinea-Bissau has allowed itself to become complicit in Israel's deliberate starvation, illegal siege and genocide of Palestinians in Gaza,> the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said. <The Guinea-Bissau International Ships Registry (GBISR), in a blatantly political move, informed the Freedom Flotilla Coalition that it had withdrawn the Guinea Bissau flag from two of the Freedom Flotilla's ships, one of which is our cargo ship, already loaded with over 5,000 tons of life-saving aid,> their statement said. The group said the Guinea-Bissau authorities made several <extraordinary> requests for information including destinations, potential additional port calls, cargo manifest, and estimated arrival dates and times. <Normally, national flagging authorities concern themselves only with safety and related standards on vessels bearing their flag,> it said, equating it to being asked about destinations when registering a car. At an Istanbul press conference, about 280 volunteers -- activists, lawyers and doctors -- who had hoped to join the ships shouted slogans including <Flag the flotilla>, <We will sail> and <Free Palestine>.
Three of the flotilla's ships have been docked for a week at the port of Tuzla, south of Istanbul. They had planned to set sail Friday. Turkish authorities and state media, who are generally keen to boast about the aid they have provided to Palestinian civilians in Gaza having organised 13 humanitarian flights and nine boats, have been silent about the flotilla.>>
Other news - Summary:
Hamas said it had received on Saturday Israel's official response to its position over ceasefire talks and will study the proposal before submitting its response, the group's deputy chief in Gaza, Khalil Al-Hayya, said in a statement. A UN probe into Israeli allegations that 19 members of UNRWA participated in the October 7 Hamas attacks has closed one case due to the absence of any evidence from Israel and suspended four others, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Friday. Aid shipments to Gaza from Cyprus resumed late on Friday, a Cypriot source said, with a ship carrying food to the besieged Palestinian enclave after a pause following Israel's killing of seven aid workers. At least 34,388 Palestinians have been killed and an estimated 77,437 have been injured in Israel's military offensive in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory. Some 1,170 people were killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks that sparked the war and 250 people were taken hostage, according to Israeli figures, with 132 still missing.
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Hamas says it is reviewing new Israeli cease-fire proposal as possible Rafah offensive looms
Hamas said Saturday that it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a planned Israeli ground offensive into the southern city of Rafah. Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya gave no details of Israel's offer, but said it was in response to a proposal from Hamas two weeks ago. Negotiations earlier this month centered on a six-week cease-fire proposal and the release of 40 civilian and sick hostages in exchange for freeing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Hamas' statement came hours after a high-level Egyptian delegation wrapped up a visit to Israel where it discussed a <new vision> for a prolonged cease-fire in Gaza, according to an Egyptian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to freely discuss the developments. It wasn't immediately clear whether Israel's new proposal was directly related to Friday's visit by Egyptian mediators. As Israel's offensive looms, residents of Rafah have 'nowhere to flee to' relief agency warns. As Israel continues to prepare for its offensive on Rafah, relief agencies fear the consequences for the more than one million people sheltering in the city. Shaina Low, communication adviser for the Norwegian Refugee Council, shared her assessment with FRANCE 24. <There is a feeling of fear throughout the Gaza Strip and in particular in Rafah where people are anticipating this Israeli offensive>, she said. <We are very concerned about what could happen in the next few weeks. And we continue to implore world leaders to push for a ceasefire immediately.>
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Lebanon moves towards accepting ICC jurisdiction for war crimes on its soil
Lebanon has moved towards accepting the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction to prosecute violations on Lebanese territory since October, in what Human Rights Watch said on Saturday was a <landmark step> towards justice for war crimes. Lebanon has accused Israel of repeatedly violating its sovereignty and committing breaches of international law over the last six months, during which the Israeli military and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have traded fire across Lebanon's southern border in parallel with the Gaza War. That cross-border shelling has killed at least 70 civilians, including children, rescue workers and journalists, among them Reuters visuals reporter Issam Abdallah, who was killed by an Israeli tank on Oct. 13, a Reuters investigation found. Lebanon's caretaker cabinet voted on Friday to instruct the foreign affairs ministry to file a declaration with the ICC accepting the court's jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute crimes committed on Lebanese territory since Oct. 7.
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Palestinian President Abbas and international leaders to hold Gaza talks in Riyadh
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and several international officials will be in Riyadh this week for talks aimed at pushing for a peace agreement in Gaza to be held on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum meeting, the WEF's president said on Saturday. <We do have the key players now in Riyadh and hopefully the discussions can lead into a process towards reconciliation and peace,> Borge Brende said at a news conference in Riyadh, adding that Gaza's humanitarian crisis would be on the agenda. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend the meetings alongside regional leaders including Qatar's prime minister, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Oman’s crown prince and Bahraini officials, Brende said. Egypt's foreign minister, Brende said, would be there to update officials on a round of talks Egyptian negotiators held in Israel on Friday in an effort to restart stalled efforts to end the war in Gaza and return the remaining Israeli hostages.
<There is now a bit of momentum for negotiations on the hostages and also a possible ceasefire,> Brende said.
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UN ends, suspends probes into five UNRWA staffers accused by Israel
A UN probe into Israeli allegations that 19 members of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees participated in the October 7 Hamas attacks has closed one case due to the absence of any evidence from Israel and suspended four others, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Friday. UNRWA was swept into controversy in January when Israel accused 12 of its 30,000 employees of being involved in the shocking cross-border attack, which led to the deaths of around 1,160 people - mostly civilians - according to an AFP count based on official Israeli figures. The UN immediately fired the implicated staff members and launched an internal investigation to assess the agency's neutrality, led by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna. In recent weeks, the UN received information on seven additional UNRWA staffers allegedly involved in the attack, leading to new investigations. Dujarric said that of the initial group of 12 UNRWA members, one case was closed <as no evidence was provided by Israel to support the allegations against the staff member>. <We are exploring corrective administrative action to be taken in that person's case,> he said. In addition, investigations into three other staffers were suspended, "as the information provided by Israel is not sufficient>. Regarding the seven fresh cases, one of them was also suspended pending additional evidence from Israel. The other accused staffers remain under investigation, Dujarric said.>>
Read other actual news here:
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240427-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-hamas-studying-new-israeli-proposal-on-potential-ceasefire

Sky News - April 26, 2024
<<Israel-Hamas war: Sabreen Jouda, the baby girl saved from dead mother's womb in Gaza, dies
Sabreen was born prematurely in Rafah on Sunday shortly after her mother died in an Israeli airstrike which also killed her father and four-year-old sister. She was being cared for in an incubator in a neonatal intensive care unit but died on Thursday. A baby girl rescued from the womb of her dying mother in a Gaza hospital has died, the child's uncle has said. Sabreen Jouda was born prematurely in Rafah on Sunday shortly after her mother, Sabreen al Sakani, died in an Israeli airstrike, which also killed her father Shoukri, and four-year-old sister Malak. She was being cared for in an incubator in the neonatal intensive care unit at another hospital. She died on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to save her, her uncle Rami al-Sheikh said. Her home in the southern Gaza city was hit by an Israeli airstrike shortly before midnight on Saturday.
First responders took the bodies to a nearby hospital, where medical workers performed an emergency caesarean section on her mother, who was 30 weeks pregnant. Mr Al-Sheikh, who was caring for her, told The Associated Press that Sabreen was buried next to her father on Thursday.>>
Source:
https://news.sky.com/story/israel-hamas-war-sabreen-jouda-the-baby-girl-saved-from-dead-mothers-womb-in-gaza-dies-13123248

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