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Thousands of protesters in Australia have staged a rally, blocking a major intersection in Melbourne to show support for innocent Palestinians trapped for months under Israeli fire in the besieged Gaza Strip.

"Today, the city was witness to the scenes and sounds of the war in Gaza," a statement from the protest organizers read on Sunday.

The protesters lit flares and waved mock missiles and drones while others lay like casualties on the ground in an attempt to show the death and damage caused by the Israeli forces genocidal war on Gaza.

One of the major universities in Belgium has broken off relationship with all Israeli universities and research institutions which it says no longer align with its human rights policy.

University of Ghent (UGent) said in a statement that an investigation by the public research center highlighted concerns regarding connections between Israeli academic institutions and the Israeli administration, military, or security services.

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The carnage in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip has awakened the conscience of people around the world, prompting even prominent world footballers to break their silence.

In the wake of the series of massacres perpetrated by the Israeli regime in the southernmost city of the besieged Palestinian territory, killing over 60 people, many people are saying ‘Enough is enough’.

Marcus Thuram, a French national footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Inter Milan, was one of the first big names in world football to express solidarity with the people in Gaza.

A French lawmaker has been suspended after he held up a Palestinian flag in the lower chamber during a heated debate over whether France should recognize Palestinian statehood.

Sebastien Delogu, a member of parliament for the France Unbowed (LFI) party from the southern city of Marseille, was suspended by the parliament on Tuesday.

Mexico has filed a declaration of intervention in South Africa's genocide case against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday, the ICJ announced in a press release.

Mexico’s move places it on a growing list of countries accusing Israel of violating the UN’s 1948 Genocide Convention.

Since January, Columbia and Libya have also declared their intention to join the case. Other countries including Egypt and Turkey have said they will join.

The United Nations humanitarian chief has hit out at Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for claiming that the recent deadly aerial assault in the southern Gaza Strip was a “mistake,” saying the carnage was possibly the “most cruel abomination.”

UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths made the remarks on Monday, one day after the Israeli strike hit a camp for displaced Palestinians in the city of Rafah and killed at least 50 people and wounded 200 others.

Ireland’s Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, meanwhile, said the European Union has for the first time engaged in a “significant” discussion on sanctioning Israel over its Gaza onslaught.

On Monday, the Egyptian Army confirmed that one person died during an exchange of fire with Israeli forces at the Rafah border crossing, which connects the Sinai Peninsula with Gaza.

"The Egyptian Armed Forces are investigating, through the competent authorities, the shooting incident at the Rafah border crossing, which caused the martyrdom of a security officer," said the Egyptian Army, without providing further details.

Austrian police raided the premises of the Pro-Palestinian NGO “Rahma Austria”, confiscating half a Million Euros designated for aid projects in Lebanon and Gaza. Our correspondent, Dieter Reinisch, reports from Vienna.

According to the Gaza aid flotilla’s organizers, the reason for the withdrawal of the vessels and subsequent delay of the flotilla’s schedule is directly a result of pressure from Israel and the United States.

“Normally, national flagging authorities concern themselves only with safety and related standards on vessels bearing their flag,” the coalition said.