Israel has carried out at least four of the five actions defined as genocide under the UN convention, according to a report by the UN Commission of Inquiry against Israel. The Foreign Ministry dismissed the report as “distorted and false.” US President Donald Trump said, “When this comes to a vote, we’ll see what happens,” after the report drew wide international coverage.
"UN Staff for Gaza" defines itself as a "private initiative" not officially affiliated with the UN, with former UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, serving as its honorary chairman.
The move is part of a broader Spanish policy shift that includes blocking arms shipments to Israel and imposing an embargo on goods from Israeli settlements.
The directive, issued August 18 and signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, instructed all US embassies and consulates to deny nonimmigrant visas to "all otherwise eligible Palestinian Authority passport holders" using those documents for visa applications, CNN reported.
After years of avoiding the issue for fear of damaging ties with Turkey, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was pressed whether he was willing to recognize the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek genocides as perpetrated by the Turks in WWI, to which he responded, "I just did."
According to Sky News Australia the prime minister urges his counterpart Albanese to "replace weakness with action" and "appeasement with resolve" by September 23, 2025 – the Jewish New Year – demanding concrete measures against the antisemitism crisis.
Netanyahu’s attack followed Canberra's decision to cancel MK Simcha Rothman’s visa, one day before his planned trip to attend events with the local Jewish community. Israel retaliated by kicking out diplomats.
Israel escalated diplomatic tensions with Australia on Monday as Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar revoked residence permits for three Australian diplomats representing the Palestinian Authority. "We're talking about days, not weeks," a senior Israeli official emphasized regarding the departure timeline,
After Israel Hayom reveals FM has endorsed a plan to shut down diplomatic mission in Jerusalem, Paris says such move, if followed through, would "provoke a strong reaction."
A year after releasing a damning report against Hamas, a senior UN official sought to “balance” the issue by criticizing Israel for its actions in Gaza and Judea and Samaria. Following diplomatic efforts by Israel’s UN mission, the text was softened to an official “warning” to Israel.