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Pope Francis calls for an end to heavy bombing in Gaza; Cardinal Parolin expresses concern about “systematic violation of international law”

23 March 2025 in 2025

Pope Francis renews his call for peace, highlighting the immense suffering of the Palestinian people following the resumption of heavy Israeli bombing on the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, the Holy See Secretary of State expresses concern about the "systematic violation of international law", especially the bombing of civilians and the killing of humanitarian workers.

Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Destruction of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital is Part of the Israeli Occupation’s Policy of Genocide and Forced Displacement Against the Palestinian People

22 March 2025 in 2025

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine condemns Israel's destruction of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in the Gaza Strip; reaffirms that the targeting and destruction of hospitals, health centers, and medical and emergency personnel constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity punishable under international law.

Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Calls for Urgent International Intervention to Stop the War of Genocide and Forced Displacement against the People of Gaza

19 March 2025 in 2025

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine condemns in the strongest terms Israel’s renewed brutal aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, which has so far resulted in more than 400 martyrs, dozens of missing persons buried under the rubble, and hundreds of wounded – most of whom are children, women, and the elderly.

Israel Breaches Ceasefire and Resumes Massacres of Palestinian Civilians

19 March 2025 in 2025

The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN: After committing over 1,000 violations of the ceasefire agreement, Israel has decided to totally collapse the agreement, resuming its killing and destruction spree with the massive bombardment of Gaza, again raining death and destruction on the Palestinian people.

Israel ramps up settlement and annexation in West Bank with dire human rights consequences

18 March 2025 in 2025

Report by the UN Human Rights Office: Israel has ramped up illegal settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, transferring its own population into the territory, and demolishing Palestinian homes, while settler violence has increased with impunity. These are gross breaches of international law, war crimes, and violations of Palestinians' right to self-determination, with dire human rights consequences.

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