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[Stated @statedpress]

This is footage of Israeli troops cutting off the water supply to all of the people in Gaza.

According to the US military’s own West Point military law school; “Under the Rome Statute, intentionally using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare by depriving them of objects indispensable to their survival such as drinking water supplies and the intentional poisoning of water are recognized as war crimes.”

The defence minister of Israel announced publicly that they would be cutting off all food, fuel, and water to Gaza.

Will the ICC do anything about this?
Do the US, UK, and EU governments condone this open war crime?

https://t.co/yK1cdg5wgs

#Internationalcriminalcourt #ICC #RomeStatute #warcrimes #Gaza #GazaUnderaAttack #IsraelPalestine #Israel_under_attack #Hague #HamasAttacks #RishiSunak #Biden

[Oxford Union @OxfordUnion]

The event will be held in our Chamber on the 6th of June, at 6 pm BST.

Both speakers will be attending virtually.

[The Presidency 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA]

On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an Order setting a deadline of 22 November 2027 for South Africa to file its Reply to Israel’s written pleading – submitted in March 2026 – in the case of Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel).

Israel will then have until 22 May 2029 to submit a Rejoinder. The ICJ’s Order follows a meeting of the representatives of the parties and the President of the Court in The Hague on 29 April 2026, called by the President of the Court to discuss the next procedural steps in the case.

A second round of written pleadings is common in ICJ cases; in fact, in all previous cases brought under the Genocide Convention, parties have submitted a Reply and a Rejoinder. Moreover, as Israel has now objected to the jurisdiction of the Court in its Counter-Memorial, submitted in March 2026 – and not, as contemplated in the Rules of Court, “as soon as possible, and not later than three months after the delivery of the Memorial” (i.e. January 2025) – South Africa will now have to address these objections to the Court’s jurisdiction in its Reply.

In terms of the Rules of Court, the written pleadings remain confidential until the Court determines otherwise. At the time of filing its Counter-Memorial Israel’s counsel publicly declared that “its Counter-Memorial [proves] its legitimate objectives in the war have always been to eliminate the military and governing capabilities of Hamas and other terrorist organizations”.

Whether or not Israel’s war on Gaza is authorised by, or has complied with, the international law regarding self-defence, as claimed by Israel’s counsel, South Africa’s response is a simple one: self-defence is not a defence to genocide, there is none.

What is more, Israel remains bound by the three provisional measures Orders issued by the ICJ – at the request of South Africa – that seek to ensure the protection of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza, which the Court has determined are under “real and imminent risk of irreparable prejudice”.

These Orders oblige Israel, amongst other things, to ensure that its military does not commit any genocidal acts in Gaza, to ensure “without delay, in full co-operation with the United Nations, the unhindered provision…of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance”, ensure the “unimpeded access” of UN commissions of inquiry, fact-finding mission and other investigative bodies to the Gaza Strip.

ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

[Krystal Ball @krystalball]

They will celebrate ethnic cleansing and then tell you with a straight face Ben Gvir does not represent who they are as a nation.

[Stated @statedpress]

The American Dream in all its glory and horror.

[UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts]

#Israel must immediately release @gbsumudflotilla activists Thiago Ávila & Saif Abu Keshek, arrested in int'l waters: UN experts. “The apparent ease with which Israel carried out these actions raises alarm about the possible complicity of European govts."

https://t.co/NhX1wmJIU4

[yu_007 @YVaw123]

Mahmoud Abbas is the President of the State of Palestine Thanked South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Personally At the BRICS Summit For His Support of Palestine saying : " what you did for us this will never be forgotten.. for centuries what you and your country did.." 🇿🇦

[Stated @statedpress]

@sigbf Similar to Age of Empires menu screen music.

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

BREAKING: U.S. Military veterans are occupying the Cannon building in the nation’s Capitol to protest the US’s war on Iran and Israel’s genocide on Gaza.

[Explosive Media @ExplosiveMediaa]

Pay attention to the sermons Pete Fiction

@PeteHegseth

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

This is my favorite scene from The Bible.

[Global Sumud Flotilla @gbsumudflotilla]

🚨 The tracker is LIVE! Thanks to our comrades at @ForensicArchi, you can now track the Global Sumud Flotilla in real-time. We are sailing to break the siege, and the whole world is watching. Keep your eyes on the Mediterranean. Follow our journey here: https://t.co/dzTYcvglBI #GlobalSumudFlotilla #BreakTheSiege

[Stated @statedpress]

Celebrating the gold medal while the real competition, Chinese EVs, are locked out of the game.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

What happened to all the Tesla killers that legacy press and hedge fund short sellers predicted were coming? 🤔

[Reuters @Reuters]

A Chinese tanker sanctioned by the United States passed through the Strait of Hormuz despite a US blockade on the chokepoint, shipping data showed https://t.co/MmoEjVfSfy

[Stated @statedpress]

Iranian embassy staff are funnier than SNL.

[Iran in Ghana @IRAN_GHANA]

BREAKING: "Rich Starry," a Chinese oil tanker sanctioned for shipping Iranian oil, flying the flag of Malawi — a country with no coastline — just sailed through America's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The Navy, with its many "big beautiful ships," issued repeated warnings. Reportedly, The tanker's captain upgraded to premium to skip the ads.

EDIT: We're being told the blockade only applies to countries the US isn't afraid of. That list used to be long. It now fits on Trump's McDonald's receipt, Delivered by DoorDash.

[Iran Embassy SA @IraninSA]

And today’s popular music: “blockade” by Trump.

[Stated @statedpress]

The siege shall be broken.

[Stated @statedpress]

@StephenM What does it say at the bottom of the Statute of Liberty?

[Stated @statedpress]

Was Trump’s victory in the Iran War or the 2020 election more impressive?

[Stated @statedpress]

@Timcast Was the Iran War or the 2020 election a greater victory for Trump?

[Stated @statedpress]

@WhiteHouse @GOP Choked out, you have tapped out, Iran still stands. You have been defeated and disgraced.