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ICJ Urges 'Immediate And Unconditional Release' Of Gaza Hostages
The top United Nations court on Friday called for the immediate release of hostages taken by Hamas in its October 7 assault on Israel.
'"The court finds it deeply troubling that many of these hostages remain in captivity and reiterates its call for their immediate and unconditional release," the International Court of Justice said.'
« … ensure the unimpeded access to the Gaza Strip of any commission of inquiry, fact finding mission, or other investigative body mandated by competent organs of the UN to investigate allegations of genocide… »
« … immediately halt its military offensive, and any other action in the Rafah Governorate, which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part… »
Une 100aine de manifestant·es aujourd'hui pour #FreePalestine et #FreeKanaky : de Gaza à Nouméa, il est fini, le temps des colonies !
Intervention de la Brigade de Surveillance des Transports en Commun lors du passage rue Nationale (le tram c'est sacré) mais la manif a continué !
‘We’re joined now by Dr. Adam Hamawy. He’s a plastic surgeon, Army veteran from New Jersey, who just left Gaza, where he took part in a volunteer mission with the Palestinian American Medical Association.’
“I worked with doctors who had fled other hospitals, like I said. They were targeted. I’ve talked to doctors and nurses who were taken as prisoners, interrogated and tortured”
« … the reason there's no end game, the reason they're not talking about how they're going to administer a Palestinian dominated Gaza, is because they want the Palestinians out… »
“We hope other countries will recognize the Palestinian state as Spain did recently & Norway & Ireland. We have the right to live like other countries, to have a state & to live in freedom like other countries in the world”
“It’s a very good day for Ireland that we finally stopped the rhetoric and took the first step in a series of actions that I believe must be taken. And that first step is to recognize the State of Palestine.”
“I’d prefer not to respond to the Israeli ambassador, because she’s had access to our airwaves for a very long time, and she’s failed to learn anything. But what I would say is, this is not a prize for terrorism. This is a step for peace.”
“And we should continue now as a country to use our unique position as one of the few neutral countries left in the world to be a voice for peace, so that Israelis and Palestinians can live and let each other live.”