🧵 1/ “There is no prior experience in my five decades of humanitarian experience that can come close to comparison to the horror we are all seeing in Gaza” - Martin Griffiths tells @MiddleEastEye in a wide-ranging interview.

RT @tomdannenbaum: Grateful to @MiddleEastEye for today's article providing detailed coverage of the law relating to starvation crimes in G….

Weaponised starvation, famine and genocide: What have the courts said about starvation in Gaza? We explain here, with comments from Professors ⁦@tomdannenbaum⁩ and Alex De Waal

RT @MiddleEastEye: “If Israel wanted every child in Gaza to have breakfast tomorrow, Netanyahu could say so, and it would happen". - Alex D….

"This is a complete denial of humanitarian access and a deliberate prevention of basic conditions for survival. In such circumstances, it is the duty of every responsible state to take action, even if it means taking a step ahead of others” Slovenia .

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7/ “The steps taken by Türkiye today are a powerful affirmation that international law must be enforced, not merely referenced. We invite others to follow suit before the September deadline, to end impunity and defend humanity," -Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla

6/ The Bogota summit brought together representatives from more than 30 countries across Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, marking the most coordinated diplomatic effort yet by a coalition of states opposing Israel's breaches of intl. law.

5/ The Hague Group is a bloc of eight states - Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa - launched on 31 January in the eponymous Dutch city with the stated goal of holding Israel accountable under international law.

4/ Ronald Lamola, South Africa's minister for international relations and cooperation, said his country "welcomes the signing of the joint statement by Türkiye". "This is a welcome development to strengthen and continue the fight against injustice and ensure accountability," he

3/ “It is evident that under its current course, Israel will not stop its genocidal attacks,” Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz said. "We support the Hague Group's righteous call for upholding international law and announcing measures against Israel for its violations."

2/ By endorsing The Hague Group’s joint statement from the Bogota Emergency Conference on Palestine, Turkey has become the first country to sign on to the commitments since the summit on 16 July

🧵1/ Turkey says it’s taking six measures against Israel, following commitments agreed earlier this month by a cohort of countries seeking to “stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza”. ⬇️

RT @ProgIntl: BREAKING 🇵🇸🇹🇷 Türkiye signs onto The Hague Group’s unprecedented measures to halt the Gaza genocide. The announcement marks….

RT @ragipsoylu: NEW: Turkey to follow The Hague Group's measures against Israel 'to stop the genocide'. • Measures include a commitment to….

NEW: Turkey to follow The Hague Group's six measures against Israel 'to stop the genocide' - says deputy FM @nuhyilmaz

RT @AgnesCallamard: Many thanks to @btselem for their courageous and important report, the first from an Israeli organisation and media con….

RT @MiddleEastEye: "My grandchildren will be learning in school about who did what in the worst crime of the 21st century," former UN aid c….

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