May 28, 2024
Spain, Ireland and Norway to recognize Palestinian state
Spain, Ireland and Norway are set to formally recognize Palestinian statehood on Tuesday.
They will join over 140 UN member states in doing so.
Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Poland and Romania recognized a Palestinian state before joining the EU, while Sweden offered its recognition in 2014.
Slovenia has said it will decide on whether to recognize Palestinian statehood on Thursday.
On Monday, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accused Spain of “rewarding terror” by recognizing a Palestinian state.
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May 28, 2024
UN’s Guterres, rights chief condemn Israeli strike
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned a deadly Israeli airstrike on an area near the city of Rafah in southern Gaza.
“I condemn Israel’s actions which killed scores of innocent civilians who were only seeking shelter from this deadly conflict,” Guterres said in a post on the platform X, formerly Twitter.
“There is no safe place in Gaza. The horror must stop.”
The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said that 45 people were killed and dozens were injured, adding that most of the victims were women and children.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, also voiced his condemnation of the strike.
“The images from the camp are horrific and point to no apparent change in the methods and means of warfare used by Israel that have already led to so many civilian deaths,” Türk said.
“Sunday’s strike underscores once again that there is literally no safe place in Gaza,” he said.
“I call on Israel to cease its military offensive in Rafah Governorate, as ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).”
The ICJ ordered Israel to cease its offensive in southern Gaza on Friday.
Türk called for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and the Hamas militant Islamist group, which Israel and several countries classify as a terrorist organization.
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May 28, 2024
UN Security Council to hold meeting after Rafah strike
The United Nations Security Council is set to hold a closed door emergency meeting following a deadly Israeli airstrike that hit the southern Gaza Strip, according to diplomats.
The meeting was requested by Algeria, the Arab representative on the council, and supported by Slovenia.
The Health Ministry in the Hamas-ruled enclave said 45 people were killed and dozens were injured in the airstrike that hit tents housing displaced people.
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