The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday opened its first hearing into whether Israel is committing genocide of Palestinians and other crimes in its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. South Africa, which brought the case against Israel last month, is asking the United Nations court to issue an injunction to force Israel…
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called on Sunday for an end to the cycle of violence in the Middle East ahead of her fourth visit to the region since the October 7 attacks mounted from the Gaza Strip. "Terrorism must end, people's humanitarian need must end, the region must emerge from the eternal cycle of violence," she said before leaving for Israel, where she is due to meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister Israel Katz. While Israel had the right to defend itself a
The Israeli army says it has killed several Hamas members in tunnels in the south of the Gaza Strip. A tunnel system several hundred metres long has been destroyed and Hamas' combat and command capabilities in the area around the city of Khan Yunis has been significantly reduced, the army added. The information could not initially be independently verified. According to Colonel Miki Sharvit, 20 suspected Hamas terrorists were killed in one tunnel alone. The Jerusalem Post newspaper quoted him as