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UAE strongly condemns Israeli airstrikes on Jabalia refugee camp

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  Foreign Ministry reaffirmed the need for an immediate ceasefire to prevent further loss of life, stressing the importance of protecting civilians Palestinians looking for survivors in a crater following an Israeli strike on a refugee camp in Jabalia on the southern Gaza Strip The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the airstrikes by Israel targeting the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries. The UAE underscored that indiscriminate attacks will result in irreparable ramifications in the region. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) reaffirmed the need for an immediate ceasefire to prevent further loss of life, stressing the importance of protecting civilians, according to international humanitarian law, international treaties, and the need to ensure that they are not targeted during conflict. Furthermore, the Ministry stressed the importance of the United Nations General Assembly resol...

Germany defends ambassador after Israeli complaint

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  Israel complained about the presence of German Ambassador Steffen Seibert at a meeting in Israel's Supreme Court. Reform of that institution, sought by the government, is a contetious domestic issue in Israel. The German Foreign Ministry and chancellor on Monday defended Berlin's ambassador to Israel after a complaint was lodged via Israel's embassy in Berlin against the diplomat. Israel considered it as interference in internal affairs when  German Ambassador Steffen Seibert  attended a Supreme Court session in Jerusalem as a spectator last Tuesday. The complaint from Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen was reportedly through the Israeli ambassador in Berlin, Ron Prosor.  The issue was first reported in Israeli media, but the spokeswoman for Israel's Berlin embassy later told DW: "Following a directive by Minister Cohen, a senior official spoke to Ambassador Seibert and voiced our protest on the matter. Similar messages were conveyed by the embassy i...