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📢 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), six of the territory’s seven #dialysis centers have been destroyed. Before the war, #gaza had 182 dialysis machines; now, just 102 remain, with only 27 in the north.

The WHO says these losses are worsened by a complete lack of kidney #medications.

Source: WHO

#ihl #CrimesAgainstHumanity #UnitedNations #genevaconvention #healthcare

📰 Report: Al Mayadeen APR-23 👇🏽

english.almayadeen.net/news/he

Wasem Attiya pushes his father, Mohamed, 54, in a wheelchair as they head to Shifa hospital in Gaza City for a dialysis session, Monday, April 14, 2025 (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
Al Mayadeen English · Hundreds of Gaza dialysis patients killed as 'Israel' blocks treatmentBy Al Mayadeen English

📢 Thousands of families have arrived injured and with no food or water in the town of Tawila after journeys of up to 70km on foot to flee attacks in #sudan ’s Zamzam and Al Shouk camps.

Save the Children staff in Tawila said many of the new arrivals reported witnessing or experiencing horrific physical violence with some #children separated from their parents in the chaos. #ihl #warcrimes #africa

📰 Report: reliefweb OCHA / Save the Children APR-16 👇🏽

reliefweb.int/report/sudan/fam

❗ 📢 The African Union, European Union, UK, France and Germany agreed Tuesday on the urgency of decisive efforts to resolve the #sudan conflict, calling on the warring parties to take concrete and immediate action to respect international humanitarian law #ihl

In a joint statement following a meeting in #london they reiterated their strong commitment to the sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity of Sudan.

#africa #news #politics

📰 Report: Anadolu

aa.com.tr/en/economy/uk-confer

www.aa.com.trUK conference agrees on 'urgency of decisive efforts' to resolve Sudan conflict'The priority must be to reach an immediate and permanent ceasefire and end the conflict,' says joint statement - Anadolu Ajansı

The CEO of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies #ifrc on Saturday called for an end to attacks on humanitarian workers worldwide, mentioning in particular the problems in getting aid to the embattled #gaza strip --

#emergencyresponse #ihl #genevaconvention

Interview source: Anadolu

📰 Report: MEMO 👇🏽

middleeastmonitor.com/20250412

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@________juma @tagesschau Söldner sind nach Art. 47 des Ersten Zusatzprotokolls zu den Genfer Konventionen von 1977 weder Kombattanten noch Kriegsgefangene. Daher haben sie im Krieg oder nach ihrer Gefangennahme keine Privilegien und für den Umgang mit ihnen gelten nur die elementarsten (humanitären) Grundsätze (Art. 75 ZP I).
Da China nicht im Krieg mit der Ukraine ist, können Chinesen in der russischen Armee wohl nur Söldner sein. #HVR #IHL

the spectacleSusan Ville on the spectacleI was an active first responder myself, I am a journalist, have been working in the field of civil defence and research for many years. My first assignment was in 1990 during Gulf war in Syria, back then, I was in my twenties and didn't understand why the Jewish elder lady next to me said "I hate them" as we both stood at the border fence observing ISR tanks moving around. I am German, educated to be tolerant and guilty. For more than three decades I've been trying my best to explain ordinary people that political speeches have nothing to do with the reality on the ground. They read my articles, but didn't believe. After reading this morning the report of my colleague about the attack on the media tent in Gaza, I had to have a break. I lost friends and colleagues in Iraq, Syria, in the Kosovo, in Lebanon. Every media worker from Palestine I know, and who lives in the diaspora, lost a family member, or two, or more. I witnessed the suffering of the civilian population in Syria, amputated children, victims of mines and left ordnance, everywhere in the streets. I really thought, I can handle Gaza. But today I just felt sick, angry and lost. I swear to the Almighty, there will be justice for the victims. That is my only goal now. I would rather die than allowing them to get away with a genocide, another genocide committed by German helpers. No, they can't and won't destroy the foundation of civilization, basic human rights and ethical norms, it won't happen. I'm prepared for a long lasting struggle, a battle, a war, yes, but we will succeed. Thank you, Deaglan - our solid rock to cling tight on to (hope) in this ocean of darkness, waiting for the life-saving rescue ship. -- Susan P.S. I share your postings on mastodon, because I left all US social surveillance platforms ten years ago.
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Netanyahu’s plane avoided flying over countries that could enforce #icc warrant: Report AJ

⚠️ The aircraft carrying the ISR PM from Hungary to the US flew 400km (248 miles) further than the normal route to avoid the #airspace of several countries that could enforce an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, according to the Haaretz newspaper.

#TheHagueAwaits #civildefence #ArrestNetanyahu #ArrestGallant
#justiceforgaza #journalists #children #resistance #icj #ihl #us

Falls sich die Situation so bestätigt, wie sie hier in dem vom #zdf veröffentlichten Video zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/aus zu erkennen ist, dürfte es sich eindeutig um einen völkerrechtswidrigen Übergriff israelischer Truppenteile auf Kräfte des Roten Kreuzes / Roten Halbmonds #redcrossredcrescent handeln. Dabei sind Kameradinnen und Kameraden des Palästinensischen Roten Halbmonds #PRCS ums Leben gekommen, eindeutig gekennzeichnete, vom #DRK zur Verfügung gestellte Einsatzfahrzeuge wurden zerstört.
Die israelische Regierung muss diesen Übergriff nun rasch und vollständig aufklären, die betreffenden Militärpersonen gehören wegen #Kriegsverbrechen und Verstoßes gegen das Humanitäre Völkerrecht #HVR / International Humanitarian Law #IHL vor Gericht gestellt!
Übrigens: die betreffenden Soldaten könnten, falls Israel nicht tätig wird, jederzeit auch in #Deutschland nach unserem #Völkerstrafgesetzbuch vor Gericht gestellt werden.
#Israel #Palästina #Gaza @drk @AuswaertigesAmt @zdfheute

ZDFheute · Gaza-Helfer tot: Video weckt Zweifel an MilitärdarstellungBy ZDFheute

This is a logic explanation why the left wing #dogma supports a colonial project of ethnic cleansing, which is a crime under today's international law - actually (!?)

But with the whole spectrum of political ideologies working against Palestine (that is why there is no real action implemented), only the ones following humanity, with their flag flying high above all parties' motives can and must succeed to save a people. #ihl

S. Ville

📲 Video analyis by Bes D. Marx

youtube.com/watch?v=ehp9PZo4UR0

Another article on the actual scandal within #signalscandal being the activity they were coordinating. Not the use of an app.


Trump's 'America Second' strategy of subjugating itself to Israel - in this case bombing targets that present no threat to the US in order to punish a group standing up to Israeli aggression against Palestinians, may likely be making US citizens less safe, not more. While breaking domestic law in defiance of international law. Sounds awfully familiar to Australian foreign policy.

In #Australia the relentless participation in US wars in the name of 'security' and 'alliance commitments' has demonstrably eroded security. While driving up costs and straining regional relationships. All while breaking laws, norms and conventions on behalf of foreign interests. While mouthing glib motherhood statements about 'the Rule of Law'. Empire sucks.

"Historically, the president has only been permitted to unilaterally order US forces to wage war in self-defense — if, say, US troops or civilians come under attack somewhere. But just as with Biden’s own Yemen strikes, that’s not what has happened here. Trump ordered these strikes in response to the Houthis threatening to resume attacks on *Israeli shipping. It’s worth noting, too, that the Houthis’ stated reason for restarting this blockade is as a response to Israel breaking the terms of the Gaza cease-fire and once more blocking humanitarian aid from entering the territory."

#groupchat #uspol #auspol #yemen #ihl #genocide #gaza

jacobin.com/2025/03/yemen-scan

jacobin.comThe Real Yemen Scandal Has Zero to Do With Jeffrey GoldbergThe press is mostly framing the Yemen group chat scandal as a story of incompetence. There’s little attention being paid to the deadliness, illegality, and ineffectiveness of the strikes themselves.
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@lechner @civodul

Insufficient care to avoid killing civilians:
- 15 people killed in 2 residential buildings in Ibb governorate [1]
- 15 people killed, 9 wounded in residential area in Sanaa [1]

Military necessity? Former US diplomat #NabeelKhoury [2] says that the attacks were unlikely to be militarily effective [3].

#IHL #WarCrimes

[1] aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/16/m

[2] atlanticcouncil.org/expert/nab

[3] aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/16/h

Al Jazeera · Mapping US attacks on Yemen’s HouthisBy Marium Ali

"Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun. - Hossam Shabat is dead. I am beyond rage and despair as I write these words. The Israeli military bombed his car this morning as he was traveling in Beit Lahia. " -- Sharif Abdel Kouddous

#gaza #journalists #warcrimes #ihl

dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-shab

Drop Site News · Hossam Shabat’s Last ArticleBy Drop Site News