The Latest Breaking News from Francesca Albanese

‘Strictly prohibited’: UN officials denounce Trump’s Gaza plan as unlawful

UN officials decry US President Trump’s Gaza displacement plan, saying ethnic cleansing goes against international law.

Al Jazeera · Feb 5, 2025

Who are the female Israeli soldiers released by Hamas?

A second round of prisoners are to be exchanged between Hamas and Israel on Saturday as part of a ceasefire.

Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2025

Who accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza?

Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. They aren’t the only ones reaching this assessment.

Al Jazeera · Dec 6, 2024

Middle East crisis: Israeli attacks kill at least 31 people in Gaza, medics say – as it happened

Nearly half of those killed were reported to be in northern Gaza, where the IDF has been conducting an intense assault

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024

UN rapporteur says Israel's war in Gaza is 'emptying the land completely'

A year of war in Gaza has undermined international law and threatens to make the strip uninhabitable, according to the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese. She tells RFI why she is making the case for Israel's offensive to be classified a genocide.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 1, 2024

UN should consider suspending Israel over ‘genocide’ against Palestinians, says special rapporteur

Francesca Albanese, who was stopped from appearing at US Congress this week, said Israel defied UN resolutions

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

US says Lebanon ceasefire talks making ‘good progress’ – as it happened

US secretary of state and defence secretary express hope of ceasefire in near future as Hamas rules out short-term truce for Gaza

The Guardian - AU · Oct 31, 2024

'How much more evidence?': Keir Starmer 'refuses' to call Gaza bombardment 'genocide'

KEIR Starmer has refused to describe atrocities in the Middle East as “a genocide” after he was asked “how much more evidence” he needs.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2024

'Then why not Gaza?': David Lammy's 'reversal' on genocide rhetoric called out

FOREIGN Secretary David Lammy has been pushed on why he “only seem[s] to have a problem” describing Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide,…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2024

David Lammy refuses to sanction IDF leader who called for Gazans to 'starve to death'

THE Foreign Secretary has been challenged on whether he will sanction an Israeli politician found guilty of illegally using Palestinians as human…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 29, 2024