Israel-Hamas conflict: The unjust UN Security Council structure

By: Nurudeen Dauda To start with, in my thought, the “unjust” “structure” or “arrangement” of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is essentially the “reason” that the two- state solutions and other UN resolutions on Israeli-Palestinian conflict is increasingly becoming practically unimplementable.  In my thought, the way the UNSC is structured currently lacks the “objectivity” and the “sense of belonging” to various continental interests in order to function as a body representing global diverse interests. Unless and until this “lopsided” and or “unjust” arrangement is quickly changed the world has…

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Israel evacuation order for Gaza hospitals impossible – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged Israel to withdraw its evacuation order for hospitals in northern Gaza. “There are patients who are there that cannot simply be moved, many there are on mechanical ventilators. “There are also newborns on incubators, people in unstable conditions, and it’s very difficult to move them,” WHO spokesman Tarik Jašarevi? said on Monday. He said the task was “almost impossible.” “We are calling on Israel to reconsider this order,” Jašarevi? said. So far, four trucks carrying surgical and dressing materials as well as medicines…

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‘Israel’s Netanyahu pushing for World War III’ – Ex-minister, Akinyemi

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has claimed that the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, is pushing for World War III. Akinyemi stated this while speaking in an interview during a television programme yesterday. According to him, Netanyahu want to utilise the war between Israel and Haman to start World War III by pitting the United States against Iran. He said, “Netanyahu is trying to actually start a Third World War, by pushing America into a confrontation with Iran in this war if he could only succeed.…

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“We are at war” after surprise attack from Gaza – Israel PM

The Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas, yesterday launched the biggest attack on Israel in years in an unprecedented assault into Israeli territory. Under cover of a barrage of rockets, dozens of Hamas militants broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and into nearby Israeli towns, killing hundreds and abducting others in an early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday yesterday. At least 70 people in Israel have been confirmed killed, with hundreds of others being treated in hospitals, according to emergency services. A stunned Israel said it is now at…

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