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Palestinians see UNRWA as an essential lifeline for millions of descendants of refugees. In Israel, however, many see the agency as an obstacle to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The decision by the World Court did not order Israel to cease its war against Hamas in Gaza. But the court made a move imbued with historical meaning.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the genocide charge against Israel “outrageous,” but said the U.N. court had upheld the country’s right of self-defense.

The International Court of Justice is set to issue a decision on Friday that could call on Israel to stop its attacks in Gaza, although it has few means of enforcement.

“Invasion Day is the reason why we’re all here today, but we must go beyond that,” one activist said.

A Guantánamo military court heard anguishing testimony at the sentencing hearing for two Malaysian prisoners who pleaded guilty after 20 years of detention.

The negotiations continue, but the sides are far apart on issues including the fate of Hamas’s top leadership in the Gaza Strip.

South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Israel’s legal team has challenged the charge by providing the court with secret orders made by Israel’s civilian and military leaders.

Wanda James is on a mission to empower entrepreneurs from communities harmed by racial disparities in marijuana arrests.

Hundreds of thousands of people, most of them already displaced by the war, are in the evacuation zone, part of the city of Khan Younis, the United Nations said.