Sir Keir Starmer calls for a ceasefire in Gaza
Sir Keir Starmer has called for a ‘ceasefire that lasts’ in Gaza during a speech to the Scottish Labour conference.
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South Africa said it has asked the court to consider if the offensive represents a breach of provisional orders made in the genocide case last month.
Cameron ‘worried’ Israel may have acted against international law
Lord David Cameron said ‘of course’ he has concerns about the crisis in Gaza but it is not his job to be a legal adjudicator.
Air strikes hit refugee camps in Gaza as US approves new weapons sales to Israel
Israel says it is determined to pursue its unprecedented air and ground offensive until it has dismantled Hamas.
Pictures of levelled dwellings circulate as death toll in Gaza passes 20,000
The figure amounts to nearly 1 per cent of the territory’s pre-war population.
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Gaza is at breaking point, UN chief warns
The UN Security Council is due to vote on a resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.
Sir Keir Starmer confronted on train for not calling for a Gaza ceasefire
"How many more people have to die? Where is your humanity?"
Israeli academic describes Gaza as ‘textbook genocide’
He said, in the language of the 1948 UN Convention, conditions have been calculated to "bring about the destruction of Palestinians".