UN officials honored a Hamas commander, leading to demands from human rights figures for high-profile officials to retract the tribute.

The entities involved

• Hamas →

  Palestinian Islamist political and military organization

  • Israeli leadership targets Hamas leadership and finance.03:40
  • Hamas planning facilitated a wall breach and leadership launched a war in early 2008, according to reports.01:36
• António Guterres →

  Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2017

  • Hezbollah launched rockets into northern Israel, amid ongoing IDF operations and opposition to US-Iran peace talks.03:21
  • El Niño is causing severe global weather impacts, including flooding in Kenya and Somalia, drought in Brazil, and wildfire risks in Indonesia.01:07
• UN Watch →

  non-governmental organization

  Nothing else this week.

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