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Ireland's prestigious Trinity College Dublin said on Wednesday that it would cut all links with Israel in protest at "ongoing violations of international and humanitarian law" in Gaza. The university's board informed students by email that it had accepted the recommendations of a taskforce to sever "institutional links with the State of Israel, Israeli universities and companies headquartered in Israel".

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Hamieh (R) served as public works and transport minister in the previous cabinet [Getty] Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has appointed former Hezbollah minister Ali Hamieh as an adviser on reconstruction, a move that has sparked mixed reactions in the politically divided country.

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Over 1,300 lecturers have publicly declared they “cannot remain silent” in the face of Gaza’s destruction [Getty] A group of Israeli academics have called for a general strike condemning Israel's military operations in the besieged Gaza Strip and warned of "silence in the face of mass suffering". Professors Inbal Arnon, Ido Katri, and Zohar Weiman-Kelman denounced Israel's ongoing "population transfers, starvation and mass killings in Gaza" as "proof that the line has been crossed".

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Jeremy Corbyn introduced an Independent Public Inquiry Bill over UK's role in Gaza's genocide [Getty] The UK parliament has passed a bill introduced by former Labour leader and now independent MP Jeremy Corbyn, calling for a full public inquiry into Britain’s involvement in Israel’s military operations in Gaza.

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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has renewed her call for urgent international action, warning that the world is witnessing a live genocide. As Israel's war on Gaza enters its 19th month, the scale of devastation is staggering. Tens of thousands are dead, entire neighbourhoods lie in ruins, and famine threatens a besieged civilian population. Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, warns that the world is watching in silence.