Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2025-10-23
The court stated that Israel “is under an obligation to agree to and facilitate relief schemes under Article 59 of the Fourth Geneva Convention,” as the population of Gaza “has been inadequately supplied.”
THE HAGUE, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) — The International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed on Wednesday that Israel is obligated to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza, including assistance provided by United Nations agencies.
“The State of Israel, as an occupying Power, is required to fulfill its obligations under international humanitarian law,” the court said in its legally non-binding advisory opinion requested by the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
The court stated that Israel “is under an obligation to agree to and facilitate relief schemes under Article 59 of the Fourth Geneva Convention,” as the population of Gaza “has been inadequately supplied.”
Monday – Buses Carrying the Freed Detainees Reached Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis!
By midday Monday, buses carrying the freed detainees reached Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Tens of thousands crowded the area, waving flags and waiting for a glimpse of their loved ones. When the buses arrived, the crowd erupted in laughter, tears, wails. Joy and mourning became indistinguishable.
The prisoners stepped out in their gray uniforms, thin and pale, their beards long, their bodies frail. They walked like survivors from another world. For many watching, it was a scene from the edge of life and death. Four detainees interviewed by Al-Akhbar spoke of feeling like they were “raised from the dead.”
As buses departed, thousands lined Gaza’s destroyed streets to welcome the returnees. Some walked home surrounded by cheering crowds; others wandered through the ruins, asking for directions, searching for anyone left to greet them. Many found no one at all.
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UN says delivering aid to northern Gaza remains challenging
Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2025-10-23
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that since the ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10, the world body and its partners have made progress in scaling up response efforts, especially in central and southern areas of the Gaza Strip.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) — UN humanitarians said Wednesday that delivering vital support to northern Gaza remains challenging, even though the ceasefire took effect more than 10 days ago.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that since the ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10, the world body and its partners have made progress in scaling up response efforts, especially in central and southern areas of the Gaza Strip.
However, the continued closure of the Zikim and Erez border crossings, which provide direct access to the north, makes it extremely challenging for humanitarian aid to reach the area, OCHA said.
At the same time, UN partners monitoring population flows across Gaza have reported more than 425,000 movements from southern to northern parts of the strip since Oct. 10.
UN Population Fund Deputy Executive Director Andrew Saberton, who just returned from Gaza, told reporters that the agency was able to bring in some assistance last week through the Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem crossing.
“We have been distributing medical supplies and equipment, including incubators, delivery beds and fetal monitoring machines, that were prepositioned inside Gaza, to hospitals,” he said. “But the trickle of aid being allowed to enter Gaza after the ceasefire is nowhere near enough.”
Inside Gaza on Tuesday, out of 10 humanitarian missions coordinated with the Israeli authorities, six were facilitated, including the collection of water tanks, hygiene kits and fuel from the crossings into Gaza, OCHA said.
Knesset Advanced a Law Imposing “Israeli” Sovereignty (Annexation) Over Occupied West Bank!
The “israeli” Knesset advanced a law to impose “israeli” sovereignty over the occupied West Bank (i.e. annexation). The measure, which passed 25-24 despite Netanyahu’s opposition, is an official step toward annexation and would eliminate the possibility of a future Palestinian state.
Likud removed Yuli Edelstein from his seat on the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committees due to his support for the bill. His rank-breaking vote was the decisive one.
It is the first of four votes needed to approve the law. This is separate from the symbolic annexation vote that passed in July. Palestinian factions widely condemned the vote.
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