'On Friday, [the Office of the Prosecutor said] that such threats could “constitute an offence against the administration of justice” under the Rome Statute.'

'The timing of this rare public rebuke now makes more sense: The U.S. senators’ letter was sent to Khan a week earlier'

Israel's evacuation orders to civilians in Rafah portend the worst: more war and famine. It is unacceptable.

Israel must renounce to a ground offensive and implement UNSCR 2728.

The EU, with the International Community, can and must act to prevent such scenario.

'By supporting a war of debilitation and supplying arms that fuel the conflict, Israel's allies must now bear responsibility for their failure to ensure respect for the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.'

'Israel's allies have consistently failed to restrain indiscriminate attacks in Gaza for months. Now, once more, they are failing to prevent Israel from moving forward with a reckless military offensive in densely populated Rafah.' nrc.no/news/2024/may/…

'The absence of these fundamental guarantees of safety and return, as required by international humanitarian law, qualifies Israel's relocation directives as forcible transfer, amounting to a serious violation of international law.'

End of the road.

'France also recalls that the forced displacement of a civilian population constitutes a war crime under international law,' the foreign ministry in Paris added in a statement.

'We are now living through what we feared for so long.'

UNRWA's Sam Rose says the refugee agency would not be evacuating from Rafah and will continue to provide aid.

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Israeli strike on healthcare workers in Lebanon with a US JDAM is yet another incident calling into question the law of war assurances Israel provided to the US.

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Today's forced evacuation orders in Rafah are unlawful and alarming.

The areas designated for relocation are devastated, crowded & devoid of key services. There are no assurances of safety or return once hostilities end for those forced to relocate.

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Jordanian foreign minister re #Rafah

'With hundreds of thousands of children in Rafah injured, sick, malnourished, traumatized or living with a disability, UNICEF calls for children to not be forcibly relocated, and the vital infrastructure on which children rely to be protected'

The evacuation order includes areas of both Rafah & Kerem Shalom crossings, the crux of humanitarian operations for all Gaza. There is at present no viable alternative to these crossings. Both crossings are closed today, as acute malnutrition, starvation & likely famine reign.

Belgium currently holds the presidency of the Council of the EU.

Let's see what they can do with it.

Talking to displaced families in Rafah this morning (most of them have had to flee multiple times) - all of them are asking where do we go? How can we live in Al-Mawasi where there is no infrastructure? Where there is no space? A place which has also been attacked by Israel.

Guardian analysis of shrapnel has concluded that Israel used a US weapon in a March airstrike which killed 7 healthcare workers in southern Lebanon. The hit was described by Human Rights Watch as a violation of international law. #Israel #Gaza
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To add to the misery and fear: both Rafah and Kerem Shalom aid crossings into Gaza are closed right now - displaced families in Rafah told me some food prices doubled over night.

We regret cabinet decision to close Al Jazeera in Israel. A free & independent media is essential to ensuring transparency & accountability. Now, even more so given tight restrictions on reporting from Gaza. Freedom of expression is a key human right. We urge govt to overturn ban

Letter from Pakistan (alleging extrajudicial and extraterritorial assassinations on Pakistani territory) - tinyurl.com/uvabs6un #Intlaw ABILA International Law Association (ILA)

Le Monde reporting that the ICC Prosecutor hasn't even applied for arrest warrants yet.

If so, it could take months for the PTC to issue any.

But who knows. Not me.