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‘there is no such thing as a Palestinian people’ says Israel Minister

22 February 2024; MEMO: Israeli Minister of Settlement and National Missions, Orit Strook, on Thursday denied the existence of the Palestinian people, Anadolu Agency reports.

“There is no such thing as a Palestinian people,” Strook said in a video on her X account of her speech during a Knesset session.

Turkiye hopes Israel’s Netanyahu is brought before ICJ for war crimes

26 February 2024; MEMO: Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus has expressed hope that the trials at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will lead to bringing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the court for war crimes Israel is committing against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reported.

Full-scale Israel military operation in Rafah would be 'nail in coffin' of Gaza aid, warns UN chief

26 February 2024; MEMO: UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, warned today that a full-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah would deliver a death blow to aid initiatives in Gaza, where humanitarian assistance remains “completely insufficient”.

Israel: Smotrich ‘will vote against’ freeing hostages in exchange for ending Gaza war

26 February 2024; MEMO: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Sunday that he will oppose any agreement that leads to freeing all Israeli captives held by Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza in exchange for ending the ongoing Israeli war against Palestinians in the besieged territory.

World Court public hearings on Israel’s Occupation of Palestine concludes after dozens of countries testify

26 February 2024; MEMO: Public hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s Occupation of Palestine concluded on Monday after a week of oral statements by dozens of countries, including Turkiye, and three international organisations, Anadolu Agency reports.

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