World·3h ago
Two Indonesian UN peacekeepers killed in explosion in Lebanon
The violence, as we have said before, must end." Unifil was created by the UN Security Council in 1978, and has since served as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon. Despite a November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, brokered after violence flared between the two over the war in. Unifil said of the two deaths on Monday: "We extend our sincerest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of those brave peacekeepers who gave their lives in service of peace." It said under international law, "all actors" had an obligation to ensure the "safety and security" on UN personnel.
BBC World
Politics·1h ago
Israel’s parliament passes death penalty bill targeting Palestinians
Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has passed a controversial bill that will instruct military courts to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis in acts of “terror”, but will not impose the same penalty on Jewish Israelis convicted of kiling Palestinians. The new law, introduced as Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza continues, instructs military courts trying only West Bank Palestinians, who are not Israeli citizens, to impose the draconian sentence for lethal attacks on Israelis. Under international law, he noted, Israel’s parliament should not be.
Al Jazeera
World·1h ago
At least 70 people killed and 30 injured in Haiti gang attack
Nearly 6,000 people forced to flee, human rights group says, as it criticises ‘abandonment’ from authorities At least 70 people have been killed and 30 injured during an attack in Haiti’s breadbasket Artibonite region, significantly more than official estimates, a human rights group has said. The Collective Defending Human Rights group, which reported the higher death toll, said the “massacre” on Sunday had forced nearly 6,000 people to flee their homes. More than a million people have been displaced by the conflict with gangs, which has exacerbated food insecurity, and close to 20,000 have.
The Guardian World
