Amnesty International (AI) called for a firm stand against Israel, coinciding with the escalation of Israeli attacks on the Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. “The international community must press Israel to address root causes of the latest flare-up in violence; including long standing impunity with war crimes and other violations such as forcible eviction and dispossession of Palestinians like those in Sheikh Jarrah”, the organization said in a tweet. It also called on the US to intervene bilaterally and, as a UN Security Council member, to end the cycle of impunity and violations in (Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)) by publicly denouncing war crimes and other serious violations including illegal settlement expansion and blockade of Gaza. For further details, click here