[🇧🇩] Israel and Hamas war in Gaza-----Can Bangladesh be a peace broker?

[Saif]

Bangladesh firmly supports independent state for Palestinians, says Dr Yunus

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday conveyed to Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Hussein Al Sheikh that Bangladesh firmly supports an independent state for the Palestinian people and their struggle. "The entire country is united behind the Palestinian peop

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Bangladesh firmly supports independent state for Palestinians, says Dr Yunus
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Dec 19, 2024 23:59
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Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday conveyed to Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Hussein Al Sheikh that Bangladesh firmly supports an independent state for the Palestinian people and their struggle.

"The entire country is united behind the Palestinian people and their struggle for freedom," the Chief Adviser said during a meeting on the sideline of the D-8 Summit.

The PLO Secretary General thanked the Chief Adviser, reports UNB.

He also thanked Professor Yunus for his powerful speech at the D-8 Summit supporting the Palestinian causes.

The Chief Adviser gifted a copy of the Art of Triumph, an art book on the wall graffiti and murals of the July mass uprising, to the PLO leader.

Dr Ziad Abu Amer, Executive Member of the PLO, was also present during the meeting.​

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Has BD peace broking found any taker? Is BD successful in pushing forward peace agenda? Are there any efforts from BD to bring peace in terms of any pursuing Hamas or Israel? It has been 9 months since the opening of this thread. Any concrete effort by BD to which either Israel or Hamas has paid any attention to?

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Israel committing ‘acts of genocide’

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday that Israel has killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza by denying them clean water which it says legally amounts to acts of genocide and extermination.

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Israel committing ‘acts of genocide’
Says HRW over restriction of Gaza water supply

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday that Israel has killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza by denying them clean water which it says legally amounts to acts of genocide and extermination.

"This policy, inflicted as part of a mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, means Israeli authorities have committed the crime against humanity of extermination, which is ongoing. This policy also amounts to an 'act of genocide' under the Genocide Convention of 1948," Human Rights Watch said in its report.

Israel has repeatedly rejected any accusation of genocide, saying it has respected international law and has a right to defend itself after the cross-border Hamas-led attack from Gaza on October 7, 2023.

MSF accuses Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza

In a statement on X, Israel's foreign ministry wrote: "The truth is the complete opposite of HRW's lies."

Although the report described the deprivation of water as an act of genocide, it noted that proving the crime of genocide against Israeli officials would also require establishing their intent. It cited statements by some senior Israeli officials which it said suggested they "wish to destroy Palestinians" which means the deprivation of water "may amount to the crime of genocide".

In a separate report released yesterday, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) accused Israel of causing widespread devastation in Gaza and noted "signs of ethnic cleansing" in the north of the Palestinian territory.

"What we have found is that the Israeli government is intentionally killing Palestinians in Gaza by denying them the water that they need to survive," Lama Fakih, Human Rights Watch Middle East director told a press conference.​

What was that act be called that killed 1100 Israeli people killed when they were celebrating music festival? What was the act when the girls raped and paraded Nakade in jeeps with bleeding vagina? When Hamas did that, almost all the Muslims of the world were celebrating. Now, they cry human right violation. I advise all Muslims on the forum not to show any sympathy for those terrorists who make Women and Children a shield. Condemn Hamas. Condemn Hizballah and disassociate yourself from those terror organization.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Bangladesh firmly supports independent state for Palestinians, says Dr Yunus

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday conveyed to Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Hussein Al Sheikh that Bangladesh firmly supports an independent state for the Palestinian people and their struggle. "The entire country is united behind the Palestinian peop

thefinancialexpress.com.bd

Bangladesh firmly supports independent state for Palestinians, says Dr Yunus
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Published :
Dec 19, 2024 23:59
Updated :
Dec 19, 2024 23:59

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Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday conveyed to Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Hussein Al Sheikh that Bangladesh firmly supports an independent state for the Palestinian people and their struggle.

"The entire country is united behind the Palestinian people and their struggle for freedom," the Chief Adviser said during a meeting on the sideline of the D-8 Summit.

The PLO Secretary General thanked the Chief Adviser, reports UNB.

He also thanked Professor Yunus for his powerful speech at the D-8 Summit supporting the Palestinian causes.

The Chief Adviser gifted a copy of the Art of Triumph, an art book on the wall graffiti and murals of the July mass uprising, to the PLO leader.

Dr Ziad Abu Amer, Executive Member of the PLO, was also present during the meeting.​

That is fine but he is an illegitimate appointed ruler of BD and that is why what he says doesn't count.

 

[Bilal9]

Has BD peace broking found any taker? Is BD successful in pushing forward peace agenda? Are there any efforts from BD to bring peace in terms of any pursuing Hamas or Israel? It has been 9 months since the opening of this thread. Any concrete effort by BD to which either Israel or Hamas has paid any attention to?

I think - having a much bigger portion of the human population (1.4 Billion souls), India can lead the way.

People globally are looking at India to lead the way and be a role model in this effort.

 

[Saif]

Israel strikes kill 30 in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said a series of Israeli strikes on Thursday killed at least 30 Palestinians, with the Israeli military confirming it targeted Hamas members in one attack.

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Israel strikes kill 30 in Gaza
Agence France-Presse . Palestinian Territories 20 December, 2024, 22:11

Palestinian children run to shelter from the rain at a camp for internally displaced on the beach near the Nuseirat refugee in the central Gaza Strip on Friday, amid the continuing war between Israel and Hamas. | AFP photo

Gaza’s civil defence agency said a series of Israeli strikes on Thursday killed at least 30 Palestinians, with the Israeli military confirming it targeted Hamas members in one attack.

The violence in the Gaza Strip continues to rock the coastal territory more than 14 months into the Israel-Hamas war, even as international mediators work to negotiate a ceasefire.

At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed when strikes hit two schools in eastern Gaza City, according to civil defence agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal.

‘There are at least 13 martyrs, including children and women, as a result of the occupation targeting the Shabaan al-Rayes school and Al-Karama school in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City,’ Bassal said.

He added that at least 30 others were wounded.

Hundreds of Palestinians displaced by the war were in the two schools when the strikes occurred.

‘The occupation continues its policy of targeting displaced people and shelters housing them,’ Bassal said.

The military said it had conducted a ‘precise strike on terrorists’ operating in the compounds of the schools located in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood.

In a separate strike, another 13 people were killed when an Israeli warplane targeted a group of Palestinians filling water in Al-Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City, said Bassal.

Four additional fatalities were reported in another strike on a house, also in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City.

The military had no immediate response on the strikes on the house and in Al-Shati camp.

Amid the on-going violence, the United States, Egypt, and Qatar are engaged in renewed negotiations to halt the war and secure the release of dozens of hostages still held by militants in Gaza.

On Tuesday, the United States expressed ‘cautious optimism’ about the prospects of reaching a ceasefire in Gaza.

The war was sparked by an unprecedented Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which resulted in the deaths of 1,208 people on Israeli side, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.

Meanwhile, Palestinian officials reported on Friday that Israeli settlers had set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank, an act Israeli police said was under investigation.

According to Abdallah Kamil, the governor of Salfit, the attack targeted the Bir al-Walidain mosque in the village of Marda.

‘A group of settlers carried out an attack early this morning by setting fire to the mosque,’ Kamil said in a statement.

In addition to the arson, the settlers vandalised the mosque’s walls with ‘racist graffiti’ in Hebrew, he said.

Photographs shared on social media showed slogans spray-painted in black including ‘Death to Arabs’.

Villagers of Marda confirmed the details, with one resident telling AFP: ‘They set fire to the entrance of the mosque and wrote Hebrew slogans on its walls.’

Another resident said the fire was extinguished before it could engulf the entire structure.

An AFP photographer at the scene saw villagers gathering at the mosque to assess the extent of the damage.

Governor Kamil alleged that settlers had previously entered the village ‘under the protection of the Israeli army’, and that similar acts of vandalism and graffiti had been reported in nearby areas.

The Palestinian foreign ministry in Ramallah condemned the incident, calling it a ‘blatant act of racism’ and a reflection of the ‘ widespread incitement campaigns against our people carried out by elements of the extremist right-wing ruling government’ of Israel.

Israeli police and the domestic Shin Bet security agency described the incident as a matter of ‘great severity’.

They said they would ‘act decisively to ensure accountability for those responsible’, adding an investigation was underway, with authorities gathering testimony and evidence from the scene.

Violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has intensified since the war in Gaza began on October 7 last year following Hamas’s attack on Israel.

Since the start of the war, at least 803 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces or settlers, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

In the same period, Palestinian attacks have claimed the lives of at least 24 Israelis in the West Bank, based on Israeli official data.

Israel has occupied the West Bank since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.​

 

[Saif]

Has BD peace broking found any taker? Is BD successful in pushing forward peace agenda? Are there any efforts from BD to bring peace in terms of any pursuing Hamas or Israel? It has been 9 months since the opening of this thread. Any concrete effort by BD to which either Israel or Hamas has paid any attention to?

As the largest troops contributor to the UN peacekeeping mission, Bangladesh will play a significant role in Hamas-Israel war as soon as UN security council approves greater UN's role in the conflict. Hamas will accept Bangladesh, the third largest Muslim country in the world, as a peace broker but not sure about Israel though.

 

[Saif]

That is fine but he is an illegitimate appointed ruler of BD and that is why what he says doesn't count.

The current government in Bangladesh is the direct result of student revolution. The whole world has accepted the current interim government as the legitimate government of Bangladesh. Even India has sent its foreign secretary to Bangladesh to discuss issues of mutual interest. Only our Krishna with Flute is yet to accept the current interim government of Bangladesh as legitimate.