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Al Arabiya
03-06-2025
- General
- Al Arabiya
Gaza rescuers report new deadly incident near US-backed aid center
In this episode of Global News Today, presented by Tom Burges Watson, we focus on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where rescuers say Israeli forces killed at least 27 people near a US-backed aid distribution center. The Israeli military said it had fired on 'suspects who advanced toward the troops.' The incident comes just days after a similar shooting in the same area left dozens of Palestinians dead or wounded while trying to access aid, according to Gaza's civil defense agency. Guests: Jonathan Fowler – UNRWA spokesperson Kamel Hawwash – Palestinian academic and analyst William Schabas – World leading scholar of International Criminal Law and Genocide Aaron David Miller – Former US Middle East peace negotiator


Middle East Eye
19-04-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Why Gaza genocide is strongest case before ICJ William Schabas
What can more than 100 years of the international justice system tell us about its present and future? In this episode of Expert Witness, Professor William Schabas, world leading scholar of international criminal law and genocide, reflects on his decades of experience as an academic lawyer and genocide expert, and the challenges facing international law after Israel's war on Gaza in 2023. Schabas is the former president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars and the author of more than 20 books on genocide, the International Criminal Court, and international human rights law. Middle East Eye delivers independent and unrivalled coverage and analysis of the Middle East, North Africa and beyond. To learn more about republishing this content and the associated fees, please fill out this form . More about MEE can be found here .


Al Jazeera
06-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Will anyone face justice for the Rafah ambulance convoy attack?
Video from a dead victim's phone shows how Israeli forces attacked an ambulance convoy in Gaza last month, killing 15 Palestinian emergency workers. It also shows that Israeli statements about the attack were false. Will anyone face justice? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: William Schabas – professor of international law at Middlesex University Toby Cadman – international human rights lawyer Michael Mansfield – international human rights lawyer