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General view of Parliament Building (Northern Ireland). [photo via wikipedia]
The Northern Ireland Assembly is set to hold a no-confidence vote on Monday against Education Minister Paul Givan, following controversy over his recent visit to Israel.
Parties backing the motion accused Givan of misusing ministerial resources to promote the trip, after his department published photos and a press release about his visit to a Jerusalem school. Several teachers’ unions also condemned the move and demanded that the statement be removed from the ministry’s website.
In response, Givan said that the Permanent Secretary and senior officials in his ministry had reviewed the matter and “concluded that all procedures were entirely sound and appropriate.”
The minister, a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), was among a group of unionist politicians who joined a six-day visit organized by the Israeli government.
According to a BBC report, the trip cost approximately £3,810, covering flights, accommodation, meals, and transport — all paid for by the Israeli embassy in London.
The controversy comes amid growing political divisions in the UK and Ireland over relations with Israel and the Gaza genocide. In May, Ireland, Spain, and Norway formally recognized the State of Palestine, prompting sharp criticism from Israel.
Separately, Irish President Michael D. Higgins recently urged the creation of a UN-led humanitarian force for Gaza, calling the situation there a “tragic genocide” and advocating for the use of Chapter VII of the UN Charter to bypass potential Security Council vetoes.
Higgins, who is nearing the end of his 14-year presidency, warned that a “world of impunity” threatens the foundations of international democracy.
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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpAVote Labour for Genocide.
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People attend the funeral ceremony at Nasser Hospital for eight Palestinians after an Israeli attack on November 9, 2025, in Khan Yunis, Gaza. [Hani Alshaer – Anadolu Agency]
Israel continues to commit genocide against Palestinian civilians as an average of eight Palestinians have been killed daily since the ceasefire became effective last month, a Geneva-based rights monitor group said Monday, Anadolu reports.
In a statement, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor noted that Israel continued “premeditated killing” of Palestinian civilians despite a month having passed since the ceasefire was reached on Oct. 10 between Israel and Hamas.
“An average of eight Palestinians are killed daily under the ongoing comprehensive blockade on the Gaza Strip, alongside a policy of deliberate starvation … denial of medical treatment for the wounded and sick, and the deliberate hindrance of humanitarian aid,” said the group.
Mentioning that the Israeli army continues to violate the ceasefire daily through aerial and artillery bombardment, gunfire, it stressed that the violation also continues with ongoing destruction of homes and buildings, particularly in the eastern areas of Khan Yunis and Gaza City.
“These actions form part of a systematic approach to eroding the foundations of life in the Gaza Strip and denying its residents their most basic rights, in clear violation of international law,” it added.
Recalling that 242 Palestinians have been killed, including 85 children, in Israeli attacks over the past month, Euro-Med reiterated that it amounts to a rate of more than eight deaths per day, and around 619 others injured, at more than 20 injuries per day.
“This clearly shows that Israel has not ceased its policy of killing and systematically targeting Palestinians.”
‘Part of a systematic pattern’
Saying that Israel is exploiting the “absence of international oversight” to reshape the geographical landscape of Gaza, the group warned that Israel is doing this by using the ceasefire as a “cover” to make areas under its direct military control effectively uninhabitable, both now and in the future.
The rights group also said a deliberate policy of starvation continues in the besieged enclave, along with a blockade of the entry of approximately 70% of the aid required under the agreement.
“This maintains the population in a state of controlled, chronic hunger, without addressing its causes or severe health consequences, and without visibly displaying the acute physical signs of malnutrition.”
The statement stressed that these actions are not isolated incidents but “part of a systematic pattern,” indicating a clear policy by the Israeli political and military leadership to use the ceasefire as a cover to continue genocide against Gaza’s residents.
Euro-Med added that the “continued silence” of the international community and the failure to activate accountability mechanisms provide Israel with practical cover to continue committing genocide.
Since October 2023, Israel’s genocidal war has killed more than 69,000 people and injured more than 170,600, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpAOrcas discuss Genocide-supporting and complicit Zionists. Donald Trump, Keith Starmer, David Lammy, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are acknowledged as evil genocide-complicit and supporting cnuts.
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Trucks carrying food and fuel are passing through the Kissufim Border Crossing and heading towards Gaza under the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and reach the Gaza Strip in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on November 06, 2025. [Mohammed Nassar – Anadolu Agency]
Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Thursday that he urged Israel to expand access to humanitarian aid to “alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians” in Gaza, Anadolu reports.
During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Balakrishnan said he also conveyed “Singapore’s longstanding support for a negotiated two-State solution… as the only viable option to achieve a comprehensive, just and durable solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” said a statement on the US social media company Facebook.
While visiting Ramallah, Balakrishnan also witnessed the handover of Singapore’s donation of $500,000 to the World Food Programme to “support its vital work in providing food assistance to civilians in Gaza.”
“Singapore will also continue to support the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s capacity-building efforts through our Enhanced Technical Assistance Package (ETAP),” he said, explaining Singapore’s aim to roll out two additional courses in 2026 on the digital economy and digital entrepreneurship as part of the ETAP.
“We hope these courses will be relevant to the PA as they prepare for eventual statehood,” he said.
Balakrishnan visited Palestine and Israel from Monday to Thursday.
The Israeli army has killed nearly 69,000 Palestinians and injured over 170,000 others in a brutal offensive in the Gaza Strip since October 2023. The assault came to a halt under a ceasefire agreement that took effect on Oct. 10, under US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan.
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Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpAKeir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.Orcas discuss Genocide-supporting and complicit Zionists. Donald Trump, Keith Starmer, David Lammy, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are acknowledged as evil genocide-complicit and supporting cnuts.
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Palestinians including children, wait in long queues to receive hot meals distributed by charity organizations at al-Mawasi area in Khan Yunis, Gaza on November 5, 2025. [Abed Rahim Khatib – Anadolu Agency]
The UN said Thursday that Israel rejected 107 requests for the entry of relief materials into the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 10 ceasefire, blocking essential humanitarian supplies, Anadolu reports.
“Our partners report that since the ceasefire, the Israeli authorities have rejected 107 requests for the entry of relief materials, including blankets, winter clothes and tools and materials to maintain and operate water, sanitation and hygiene services,” spokesperson Farhan Haq said during a news conference. “Almost 90% of these rejected requests were from over 330 local and international NGOs, of which more than half of the requests were denied on the grounds that the organizations were not authorized to bring relief items into Gaza.”
Emphasizing that the UN and its partners on the ground “can do more when other impediments are lifted,” Haq reported that “some relief items rejected for entry into Gaza are ones which Israeli authorities deem to fall outside the scope of humanitarian aid.”
“Other items are classified as dual-use, ranging from vehicles and their spare parts to solar panels, some types of mobile latrines, X-ray machines and generators,” he added.
Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Haq noted that “continued detonations of residential buildings have been reported daily in multiple areas where the Israeli military remains deployed, especially in eastern Khan Younis, Eastern Gaza City and Rafah.”
Saying that Israeli strikes near the so-called “yellow line” continue, resulting in casualties, Haq stressed that “these military activities put civilians, including aid workers, at risk.”
He reminded “the Israeli military of its obligation to take constant care to spare them throughout its operations.”
The “yellow line” is the first withdrawal line outlined in the initial phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, which took effect Oct. 10.
It separates areas still under Israeli military control in the east from those where Palestinians are permitted to move in the west.
On the continued movement of civilians across the enclave, Haq reported that “more than 680,000 movements from southern to northern Gaza have been observed since the onset of the ceasefire, while nearly 113,000 movements from western to eastern Khan Younis have also been reported.”
“However, our partners say that many displaced people have reported a desire to remain in their current locations due to widespread destruction, lack of alternatives and continued uncertainty about safety and services in their areas of origin,” he said.
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Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpAKeir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.Orcas discuss Genocide-supporting and complicit Zionists. Donald Trump, Keith Starmer, David Lammy, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are acknowledged as evil genocide-complicit and supporting cnuts.
