Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
05 April 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Speakers in Security Council Condemn Deadly Israeli Airstrikes on Aid Workers in Gaza, Urge Immediate Action to End Violations of International Humanitarian Law UN Security Council 05 Apr 2024 -- Following Israeli airstrikes on 1 April that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, a senior United Nations official briefing the Security Council urged immediate concerted action to investigate, prosecute and stop such violations of international humanitarian law and to give humanitarian staff unimpeded access to those in need, as delegates raised concern about the imminent famine in the occupied territory.
- Secretary-General's press encounter on Gaza UN Secretary-General 05 Apr 2024
- Israel must allow 'quantum leap' in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military tactics UN News 05 Apr 2024 -- Israel must make meaningful changes in the way it is fighting in Gaza to avoid civilian casualties while also undergoing "a true paradigm shift" in lifesaving aid delivery, the UN chief said on Friday.
- Gaza: 'No protection' for civilians, aid workers, Security Council hears UN News 05 Apr 2024 -- Aid officials called on the Security Council on Friday to step in to stop the carnage in Gaza as the war enters its sixth month amid a man-made famine, Israel's constant bombardment, targeted killings of aid workers and Palestinians civilians and "zero accountability" for the perpetrators.
- Gaza: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel UN News 05 Apr 2024 -- The UN's top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged "use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in Gaza", while also calling for an arms embargo on Israel.
- Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director, Coordination division, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (5 April 2024 ) UNOCHA 05 Apr 2024
- Occupied Palestinian Territory/Israel: Vital need to ensure humanitarian aid and protect humanitarian workers OHCHR 05 Apr 2024
- Commission statement on Israeli commitments related to the opening of further humanitarian aid access points European Commission 05 Apr 2024 -- The European Commission takes note of Prime Minister Netanyahu's announcement to open further humanitarian aid access points into Gaza, following his phone call with US President Biden, in particular the commitments to open the Ashdod port, as well as the Erez crossing to let aid flow directly into north Gaza, and to significantly boost deliveries from Jordan.
- Aid workers should never be targeted. More needs to be done to protect them in Gaza: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 05 Apr 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Gaza.
- Iran-Backed Militias Have Been Meeting In Southern Lebanon, Sources Say RFE/RL 05 Apr 2024 -- Militias supported by Iran from across the Middle East, including groups from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestinian factions, have been holding secret strategy sessions in Hizballah's tunnels in southern Lebanon in recent weeks, according to information obtained by RFE/RL's Radio Farda.
- Iran Renews Vow of Vengeance at Annual Anti-Israel Rallies RFE/RL 05 Apr 2024 -- Iran on April 5 renewed its pledge to avenge the deaths of seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Syria.
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