Human rights groups read ethnic cleansing in Gaza after charter flight lands in South Africa with 150 Palestinians

Human rights groups read ethnic cleansing in Gaza after charter flight lands in South Africa with 150 Palestinians

The Israeli authority responsible for implementing civilian policies in the Palestinian territories said the Palestinians on the chartered plane to South Africa left the Gaza Strip after it received approval from a third country to receive them as part of an Israeli government policy allowing Gaza residents to leave. It didn’t name the third country.

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Officials say former US President Biden ignored Israeli military lawyers’ evidence of Gaza war crimes

Officials say former US President Biden ignored Israeli military lawyers’ evidence of Gaza war crimes

Reports of internal US government dissent over Israel’s Gaza campaign emerged during Biden’s presidency. This account – based on detailed recollections from those involved – offers a fuller picture of the debate’s intensity in the administration’s final weeks, which ended with President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January.

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Sudan wants UN to sanction Kenya, UAE and other countries suspected of arming RSF rebels

Sudan wants UN to sanction Kenya, UAE and other countries suspected of arming RSF rebels

Osman Aksha also cited the UN Security Council Panel of Experts report (S/2024/65), which confirms that the United Arab Emirates has supplied the RSF with drones and weapons in violation of the Darfur arms embargo.

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US strike on a Yemen prison that killed over 60 African migrants designated a war crime

US strike on a Yemen prison that killed over 60 African migrants designated a war crime

Amnesty said the Houthis recently put the death toll in the strike at 61, lower than the 68 it initially reported. Gunfire could be heard in footage filmed after the airstrikes, with the Houthis saying their guards fired warning shots around the time of the strikes.

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Sudan: Landslide kills more than 1,000 people in single village Central Darfur’s Marrah Mountains

Sudan: Landslide kills more than 1,000 people in single village Central Darfur’s Marrah Mountains

Hundreds of people die every year in seasonal rains that run from July to October. Last year’s heavy rainfall caused the collapse of a dam in the eastern Red Sea Province, killing at least 30 people, according to the UN.

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From frying pan into fire: Why Ethiopians would rather die in Middle East wars than grinding poverty at home

From frying pan into fire: Why Ethiopians would rather die in Middle East wars than grinding poverty at home

Mesel Kindeya made the crossing in 2016 via the same sea route as the boat that capsized on Sunday, travelling without papers on harrowing journeys arranged by smugglers from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia.

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