Palestine
25 Feb
No fewer than 52 States and three International Organisations have provided comments and presentations on the legal consequences of Israel’s policies and practices in Occupied Palestinian Territory.
21 Feb
Israeli troops killed three Palestinian militants during an overnight raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the military said on Wednesday.
2 Jan
Israeli troops killed four Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, sources on both sides said, with the army describing the four as "terrorists".
21 Dec
Israeli police have questioned 19 prison guards as part of an investigation into the death of a Palestinian inmate, authorities said Thursday, following allegations of torture. Thaer Abu Assab, 38, from Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, died last month after being beaten by prison guards in southern Israel, according to the official Palestinian news…
14 Dec
As the war between Israel and Palestine continues, there is apprehension that if not curtailed, it may snowball into a religious war. But the Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, who spoke to Bridget Chiedu Onochie, dismissed that, saying that the activities of Hamas violate Islamic tenets. He maintained that until Hamas surrenders, calls for ceasefire remain unacceptable.
12 Dec
The Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria and Permanent Representative of Israel to ECOWAS, Michael Freeman, has said that whatever Israel is doing to protect its citizens in the war against Hamas is exactly what any normal country will do. He however stated that Israel and Palestine will eventually make peace and become friends again since…
12 Dec
Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry reported. The ministry did not provide further details on the fatalities, while the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said they were killed in a drone strike on the Old City. Around 270 Palestinians have been killed by…
4 Dec
Israeli and Palestinian representatives at the United Nations on Monday traded accusations of "genocide" over the war raging in Gaza, with both sides demanding an international response. Israel's war against Hamas was repeatedly mentioned during an event at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Convention on the…
4 Dec
Israel said Monday it was not seeking to force Palestinian civilians to permanently leave their homes, even as it acknowledged conditions in the besieged Gaza Strip were "tough." Any suggestion of Palestinian dispersal is highly contentious in the Arab world, as the war that led to Israel's creation 75 years ago gave rise to the…
3 Dec
When Russia invaded Ukraine, it was beautiful to see folks post the Ukrainian colors of blue and gold on their Facebook pages. It was also heartwarming to see Ukrainian Americans in Chicago USA set up schools for Ukrainian immigrants. Meanwhile, asylum claims by Haitians in Mexico attempting to cross the border into the United States remain…
2 Nov
Worried by the raging bombardment in Gaza and the resultant killings of innocent Palestinians by Israeli forces, the Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has advocated an emerging global consensus to halt the conflict. Although, the Nigerian government has not taken a definite stand in favour of any of the warring party, the state government…
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