Non-alignment movement criticized Israel's war on Gaza at the Kampala summit

A quick guide to the ICJ case Have Houthi attacks hurt Israel's economy? Who is Ofer Cassif? Gaza's footballer doctor Which countries back ICJ case? Is Israel committing genocide? News | Israel War on Gaza Non-Aligned Movement criticises Israel’s war on Gaza at Kampala summit Foreign ministers within the 120-member bloc have adopted a resolution at the summit, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.. NAM summit in Reuters Kenya's President William Ruto talks to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea looks on at the 19th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Kampala, Uganda, on January 19, 2024 [Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters] Published On 19 Jan 2024 19 Jan 2024 Save articles to read later and create your own reading list. Leaders of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries have denounced Israel’s military campaign on the Gaza Strip and demanded an immediate ceasefire during a summit of the 120-member bloc. “Since October 7, we have witnessed one of the cruellest genocidal acts ever to be recorded by history,” Cuba’s vice president, Salvador Valdes Mesa, said in a speech to delegates on Friday in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. KEEP READING list of 4 items list 1 of 4 ‘Two mothers killed every hour’ in Gaza war, UN agency says list 2 of 4 Photos: Yemenis rally for Houthis, Palestinians in Sanaa list 3 of 4 Journalist questions bombing of Gaza university list 4 of 4 Palestine, the alchemy of big lies and future of the university end of list “How can the Western countries, who claim to be so civilised, justify the murder of women and children in Gaza, the indiscriminate bombings of hospitals and schools and deprivation of access to safe water and food?” he questioned. Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the African Union Commission, called for an immediate end to what he called the “unjust war against the Palestinian people”. Nearly all African countries belong to the NAM, comprising nearly half its members, but its membership includes countries around the globe, from India and Indonesia to Saudi Arabia, Iran, Chile, Peru and Colombia. The organisation was founded in 1965 by countries opposed to joining either of the two major Cold War-era military and political blocs and is the largest global bloc after the UN. It is expected to grant membership to South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, on Friday. Uganda currently heads NAM after a handover to President Yoweri Museveni from Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliye, the outgoing chairperson, at the start of the summit. Museveni will chair the organisation until 2027. The Kampala summit, which began on January 15, runs until January 20. Dozens of heads of state and senior officials of NAM members are attending the gathering, including South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, Algerian Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui and his Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, counterpart Russel Dlamini. ‘Summit of solidarity’ Riyadh Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, has called the summit a “summit of solidarity”. Sign up for Al Jazeera Weekly Newsletter The latest news from around the world. Timely. Accurate. Fair. E-mail address Sign up By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy protected by reCAPTCHA Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi, reporting from Kampala, said UN reforms and other issues globally including the ongoing war in Gaza are on the agenda at the summit. Already, foreign ministers within NAM have adopted a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and unhindered humanitarian assistance for Palestinians caught in the conflict. The resolution also supports South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. “The foreign ministers struggled to find the right language to address the killings in Gaza, but agreed genocide is now a legal issue that needs to be decided by the International Court of Justice,” said Soi. Israel launched its offensive on Gaza after an attack by the armed group Hamas on October 7 that killed about 1,400 people, according to Israeli officials. Israel’s military campaign has killed more than 24,700 Palestinians, according to health authorities in Gaza. Israel has said it is acting in self-defence and rejected the accusations of genocide. 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