UN rapporteur calls for global action to stop ‘genocide’ in Gaza
COLOMBIA, JUL 17 – Amnesty International calls on the European Union to suspend its trade deal with Israel over alleged war crimes in Gaza, where over 58,000 people have died, according to Hamas health officials.
- From July 15 to 16, 2025, a group of eight nations, including Colombia and South Africa, will convene in Bogota to discuss coordinated diplomatic and legal efforts in response to Israel’s military actions in Gaza.
- The meeting follows Israel's military operations after Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, amid reports of over 58,000 Palestinian deaths described by some as genocide.
- Participants will discuss legal and diplomatic measures including complying with ICC arrest warrants and pressuring Israel by suspending cooperation and arms supplies.
- The UN special rapporteur urged countries to independently halt all types of collaboration with Israel due to serious breaches of international law.
- The summit aims to move from rhetoric to concrete action to uphold international law and self-determination, although analysts question the bloc's leverage over Israel's policies.
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The so-called Hague Group of representatives from 24 countries adopted six measures at a two-day conference in Colombia, dedicated to formulating legal and diplomatic measures against Israel, with the aim of stopping the genocide in Gaza.
The Hague Group, a coalition for Palestine that brings together countries from Africa, Latin America and South Asia, has convened more than 30 countries in Bogotá to agree on sanctions against Israel. At the same time, citizen mobilizations are taking place in the Colombian capital.
"We are eating sand instead of bread," says 12-year-old Palestinian boy amid starvation
Finding food in Gaza is a deadly endeavor for dozens of Palestinians each day. But those who do survive the trek to food aid sites, often end up empty handed. A video recently went viral of a 12-year-old boy in Gaza who ate sand after theives stole his aid. In this report, he talks about the hunger his family faces a month later. FRANCE 24's Charli James reports.
12 countries adopt measures to pressure Israel to end military action in Gaza
A bloc of 12 countries meeting in Colombia to discuss how to respond to the conflict in Gaza have agreed to a series of measures aimed at pressuring Israel to stop its military action in the Palestinian territory.
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