Tehran conference explores legal pathways to hold Israeli leaders accountable for war crimes

TEHRAN – On Sunday, the Iranian Central Bar Association convened a gathering in Tehran to investigate legal and judicial avenues for holding Israeli officials accountable for the heinous war crimes they have been committing against the people of Gaza over the past months. 

Jordan calls for probe into Israeli war crimes

The Jordanian foreign minister called for an international probe into Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

ICC demands Israel, US end threats against the court over Gaza war probe

The prosecutor’s office at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has demanded an end to the intimidation of its staff, saying such threats could constitute an offence against the “administration of justice” by the world’s permanent war crimes court.

Israel is eviscerating ecosystems in Gaza: Climate Defiance

Climate Defiance, a climate activist group focused on young adults, says Israel’s devastating war on the Gaza Strip could make the besieged coastal enclave “uninhabitable not just for years but for generations”.

UN resolution demands Israel be held accountable for war crimes

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution calling for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, although Israel dismissed it as a "distorted text".

By Professor Hossein Askari

Arabs: It is the 11th hour—stand up against Israel and the United States

Honor matters and shamelessness has its limits

Let’s face it. Arabs have done precious little in support of Palestinians since Israel’s unfolding massacre in 2024, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, inhumanity and yes, genocide in Gaza. If you don’t act now, all future generations of Arabs will be ashamed of their Arab heritage. All Muslims should be right behind you in support. And if there is any humanity left in us at all, we must all join the chorus of support.

UN special rapporteurs decry underreporting of sexual violence against Palestinians

As accounts of sexual violence against Palestinian women in Gaza are coming out, two women special rapporteurs of the UN say the issue is underreported and undervalued.

By Faramarz Koupayeh

Scholz cannot exonerate himself from complicity in Gaza crimes

Like President Joe Biden, Chancellor Olaf Scholz Biden emboldened Benjamin Netanyahu to commit crimes in Gaza. However, they both are expressing concern about Israel’s plan to attack the southern city of Rafah which is sheltering more than half of the internally displaced Gazan population.

Artists call for Israel to be excluded from Venice Biennale

More than 4,000 artists are calling for Israel to be excluded from one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious art exhibits.

Israel's ‘crimes of all crime’ continue in breach of ICJ orders on Gaza

Israel continues to commit crimes of genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip in breach of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor.

'Palestine has turned into the first issue of the world'

UN has been pushed to the sideline on the Gaza war: Iranian president

TEHRAN – President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran said on Wednesday that the United Nations has lost its effectiveness in the Gaza war and being pushed to the sideline.

UN rapporteurs criticize ICC for being slow in indicting those guilty of war crimes in Gaza

The UN special rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, and UN special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing Balakrishnan Rajagopal criticized the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Sunday for being slow in prosecuting those responsible for war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza.

By Nicola Perugini

Safe zones: Israel’s technologies of genocide

The designation of safe areas in Gaza allows the Israeli army to carry out war crimes more efficiently and then to deny them.

100 Chilean lawyers demand an arrest warrant against Netanyahu

100 Chilean lawyers, most of whom are of Palestinian origin, filed a complaint before the International Criminal Court regarding the crimes of the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip, namely genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, which violate the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949.

By Mohammad Sarfi

South Africa files genocide case against Israel at ICJ over Gaza war

South Africa has filed an application at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to begin proceedings over allegations of genocide against Israel for its war against Hamas in Gaza, the court said on Friday.

Persian Achaemenid ruins among Gaza treasures ‘mostly destroyed’ by Israeli invasion

TEHRAN - A new report suggests that a site containing Persian Achaemenid ruins, among other archaeological discoveries dating back to the Iron Age, Roman, and Hellenistic eras, has been seriously harmed by Israeli actions in Gaza.

Biden's sanguinary stance on Gaza runs counter to wishes of most Americans: analyst

It is no wonder some sources are referring to Biden as “Genocide Joe”

TEHRAN – A political analyst says President Joe Biden’s ruthless position on the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip even contravenes the views of most American citizens.

Scholz standing on wrong side of history on Gaza war

TEHRAN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday he opposed an "immediate" ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Iran FM heads to New York to push for stopping Israeli ‘war crimes’ in Gaza

TEHRAN - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian left Tehran for New York on Thursday morning to address a United Nations General Assembly meeting in line with Tehran’s serious efforts to bring an immediate end to Israel’s dreadful attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip.

'Biden can't whitewash Netanyahu’s image in bombarding hospital'

Iranian FM likens West Asia to ‘powder keg’ ready to explode

TEHRAN - Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday has likened the current situation in West Asia to a “powder keg” ready to explode, expressing hope for an end to Israel’s “war crimes” against the Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip.

Iran says any scenario plausible if Israeli war crimes continue

TEHRAN – Iran’s foreign minister who made a three-nation tour around the region has warned the Israeli regime to stop its “war crimes” against Palestinians unless it wants to face a larger response.

Iran reiterates commitment to preventing war crime, ethnic cleansing

TEHRAN – Zahra Ershadi, Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, has underlined Tehran’s unwavering commitment to preventing genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity.