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Israel breaching international law by limiting Gaza aid, says Unrwa official

Natalie Boucly says supplies are ready but only about half of what is needed is getting into territory

The Guardian - UK

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says

One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out

The Guardian - US

COP30: Pacific leaders now have world court backing to call countries to account over climate risk

At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, Pacific Island states are making a familiar plea to keep warming at 1.5°C. But now they have the backing of a legal opinion that has transformed climate action from a moral and political aspiration into an obligation under international law.

The Conversation

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Willing states must act to save international legal order, warns top academic

Yale professor says wars in Ukraine and Gaza and threats from Donald Trump risk the ‘total collapse’ of the global courts system

The Guardian - UK

‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on Cop30?

Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability

The Guardian - UK

How wars ravage the environment – and what international law is doing about it

People across the Gaza Strip have been returning to towns and cities badly damaged by the war after a fragile ceasefire took effect in October. Eventually, their lives will be restored and their homes will be built back. But the climate consequences of the war will remain for years to…

The Conversation

ICJ tells Israel to let UN aid flow into Gaza – but UN’s own failures throughout the war loom large

The UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), demanded that Israel allow aid into Gaza in an advisory opinion on October 22. It held that Israel is in breach of its obligations as a UN member state by having failed to do so adequately over the past two…

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The war in Gaza is supposed to be over. But be warned: without truth and justice, it will never truly end

A fragile ceasefire is in place, but what’s needed is an international tribunal for resolution and reparation. That’s the only route to lasting peace, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Turkey likely to be excluded from Gaza stabilisation force after Israeli objection

Doubts over whether Ankara will be part of 5,000-strong force to be deployed to prevent postwar power vacuum

The Guardian - UK

What does the Israeli proposal to annex the West Bank involve after JD Vance hits out at ‘stupid political stunt’

Over 250 settlements, considered illegal, are spread across the West Bank, with nearly a million settlers

The Independent UK

First Thing: US imposes sanctions on Russian oil over Putin’s ‘refusal’ to end war in Ukraine

The Trump administration hardens its stance against the Kremlin. Plus, the final New York City mayoral debate gets heated

The Guardian - UK

ICJ orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza and says restrictions breached international obligations

UN’s top court also finds Israel failed to justify blocking Unrwa and other relief agencies

The Guardian - UK

Top UN court says Israel must allow UN relief agency UNRWA to supply aid to Gaza

The Hague-based court was asked late last year by the UN General Assembly to determine Israel’s legal obligations after the country passed laws effectively banning the agency from operating there.

Euronews

Top UN Court: Israel Must Ease Aid Into Gaza, Provide 'Basic Needs'

The International Court of Justice said Wednesday that Israel was obliged to ease the passage of aid into Gaza, stressing it had to provide Palestinians with "basic needs" essential to survival.

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The Guardian - US

Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel

Exclusive: In an open letter, Israeli ex-officials, artists and intellectuals say ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza amount to genocide

The Independent UK

Top UN court to rule on Israel's obligations to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians

The United Nations court is set to give an opinion on Israel's legal obligations to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank

International Business Times

Top UN Court To Rule On Israel's Gaza Aid Obligations

The top United Nations court will rule Wednesday on Israel's obligations towards agencies providing humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, as aid groups scramble to scale up assistance following a ceasefire.

The Guardian - UK

Egypt expected to lead global stabilisation force in Gaza, say diplomats

Decommissioning Hamas weapons seen as major stumbling block, with British diplomats advising on process

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From 7 October 2023 to 7 October 2025: A timeline of two years of war in the Gaza Strip

Today marks two years since the largest terrorist attack ever on Israeli soil. This is the timeline of events since then, as war continues in the Gaza Strip.

The Conversation

Why are the ICJ and ICC cases on Israel and Gaza taking so long?

In September this year, a UN-backed independent commission of inquiry released a report concluding Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The report said:

The Conversation

What Trump’s Gaza peace plan means for NZ’s stance on Palestinian statehood

The situation in the Middle East is moving exceptionally fast. New Zealand and the international community had barely digested the debate about Palestinian statehood before United States President Donald Trump presented a 20-point peace plan for Gaza.

Radio France Internationale

ICJ drops France’s case on jailed couple in Iran as families urge action

The International Court of Justice said on Thursday that it had dropped a case concerning the detention of two French nationals held in Iran since 2022 – at France's request. The lawyer for one of the families says the time has come for more urgent action to have them released.

The Guardian - US

Vanuatu working toward UN vote aimed at fighting fossil-fuel industry influence

Ralph Regenvanu, minister of climate change for the Pacific island nation, says step taken on ‘behalf of everybody’

Al Jazeera

Brazil joins South Africa’s ‘genocide’ case against Israel at ICJ

Brazil now joins Spain, Ireland, Mexico, Turkiye and others who have signed on to the case.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese urged to end ‘double standard’ on Israel after UN commission finds genocide occurring in Gaza

Human rights experts and crossbench politicians call on Labor to ‘put its money where its mouth is’ and apply similar sanctions on Israel as on Russia

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