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Palestinian women mourn a relative killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at a hospital in Deir al-Balah, August 22, 2024
CLOSE to 70 per cent of those killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza over a six-month period were women and children, the United Nations said today.
In a new report, the UN Human Rights Office says the Israeli military use of weapons in densely populated areas of the enclave is the main reason for the high death toll.
The UN agency says it has found “unprecedented” levels of violations of international law and warns that “war crimes” may have been committed by the Israeli military.
As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Money makers already exploit cleaning and catering contracts while the military-industrial complex diverts billions from health to warfare — but Bevan’s vision will endure as long as people fight for it, writes ROGER MCKENZIE
