1 hour ago The Guardian view on the UN’s genocide finding: Britain – and the world – can no longer look away | Editorial

A UN commission has found Israel’s war in Gaza ranks among history’s greatest crimes. The UK government must stop hiding behind legal fictions and recognise the realityA United Nations commission of inquiry has now said what Israeli, Palestinian and international human rights organisations, as well as many genocide scholars, have already argued: that Israel’s war in Gaza amounts to genocide. The commission finds that mass killings, attacks on vital infrastructure, starvation, displacement and denial of medical care meet the legal definition of history’s gravest crime. It finds genocidal intent “the only reasonable inference” from both the statements of Israel’s leaders and the conduct of its forces in Gaza.Against this, Israel’s repeated assertions that it is acting in lawful self-defence ring hollow in the face of overwhelming evidence and a deliberate pattern of destruction. The UN’s conclusion imposes moral clarity. It also demands political action, especially from those, includi...

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4 h. ago Gaza genocide report sparks horror warning with 'no end in sight to Israel's violence'

A UN commission of inquiry has found that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza against Palestinians, but an expert has issued a bleak warning in response to the devastating findings

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5 h. ago Taoiseach calls for more international pressure on Israel after genocide report

Independent experts commissioned by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council said Israeli was committing genocide in Gaza.

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5 h. ago Case for Israeli sanctions ‘unanswerable’ after UN report, says Swinney

A three-person group commissioned by the UN concluded Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.

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6 h. ago A UN inquiry says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Is the world even listening?

As a UN body concludes - for the first time - that genocide is taking place in Gaza, doctors in the enclave are sending desperate messages describing amputations without anaesthetic. But is the world listening, asks chief international correspondent Bel Trew

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11 h. ago Israel IS committing genocide against Palestinians, says UN inquiry as IDF bombards Gaza City

The report said there is clear evidence of genocidal intent against Palestinians in the words and actions of Israel’s leaders

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12 h. ago Four atrocities in horror UN report 'confirms Israel committing genocide' in Gaza

A United Nations commission of inquiry has revealed Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza defined under international law

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12 h. ago Human rights experts join rising chorus that accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza

A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

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32 h. ago Storm Amy warning over 'flying objects' as 80mph winds smash Britain with horror weather maps

Storm Amy has officially made landfall in the UK, with up to 80mph winds forecast in some parts of the country, and the public have been warned to watch out for "flying objects".

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3 d. ago Zohran Mamdani says as mayor he would arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he traveled to New York

Mayoral candidate said he’d try to honor ICC warrant for Israeli prime minister’s arrest over war crimesIf he wins his fall election, Zohran Mamdani would order New York’s police department to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu in the event that the Israeli prime minister ever traveled there, the city’s leading mayoral candidate said in a recent interview.Mamdani – the Democratic nominee in the 4 November election – alleged to the New York Times on Thursday that Netanyahu was a war criminal who was committing genocide with Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, according to a report published by the outlet on Friday. He said he would honor an international criminal court (ICC) arrest warrant issued in November 2024 for Netanyahu’s arrest over alleged Gaza war crimes by having the Israeli leader taken into custody at the airport if he ever steps foot in New York and Mamdani is the mayor. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago SHAHER SA'ED: 'World is standing by and watching genocide in Gaza

Shaher Sa’ed, General Secretary of Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, has called on the British public to pressure the Government to end the bloodshed in Gaza

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6 d. ago BBC Breakfast halted for breaking news in 'unprecedented WW3 attack'

BBC Breakfast issued the report which sparked fears of a third world war after Poland released a damning statement

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6 d. ago Thousands Protest London Weapons Fair Over UK Complicity in Gaza Genocide

Thousands Protest London Weapons Fair Over UK Complicity in Gaza Genocide  Common Dreams

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7 d. ago Israeli president Herzog to meet Starmer as calls grow for tougher UK action

British government concludes Gaza offensive has not met criteria for genocide

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7 d. ago Israeli President 'must answer' war crimes allegations ahead of Keir Starmer meeting

The Health Secretary Wes Streeting said Israeli President Isaac Herzog must explain how he believes the Israeli government can achieve its aim in Gaza 'without genocide'

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer faces Labour backlash as Government decides Israel has NOT committed genocide in Gaza

The Government said it had not concluded Israel is acting with the 'intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group'.

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7 d. ago Herzog to head to UK, as London says it doesn’t think Israel committing genocide in Gaza

Herzog to head to UK, as London says it doesn’t think Israel committing genocide in Gaza  The Times of Israel

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7 d. ago Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, British Government says

The UK government does not believe Israel's actions in the Gaza strip is a genocide, a letter from the Foreign Office has said.

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8 d. ago VIDEO: interviews with protesters from 200,000 strong London demonstration against genocide in Gaza

VIDEO: interviews with protesters from 200,000 strong London demonstration against genocide in Gaza  World Socialist Web Site

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer has ‘legal duty to stop Gaza genocide’, says Greta Thunberg

Exclusive: Activist spoke while onboard aid flotilla aiming to deliver food, baby formula and medical supplies to territoryKeir Starmer must obey his “legal duty to act to prevent a genocide”, Greta Thunberg has told the Guardian while travelling aboard an aid flotilla heading for Gaza.The Swedish activist said there was a “huge absence of those whose legal responsibility it is to step up” under international law, and called out the UK prime minister before a potential meeting this week with Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog. Continue reading...

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