The Strokes' lead singer Julian Casablancas slammed the "white privilege" of Zionists in the United States during an extended episode of the viral online talk show SubwayTakes.

"American Zionists get the benefits of white privileged people, but talk like they are Black people during slavery," he argues in his fourth and final take in the extended version of the interview published on YouTube on Tuesday.

"One hundred percent agree," Rahma responds. "I've never seen something so shocking, where they are like, 'I'm so oppressed'.

Casablancas then responds to arguments often made by defenders of Israel's assault, including the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 attacks on the country, by making an analogy to Native American and slave rebellions in the Americas, which he argues “were violent” but "didn't mean it was okay to do what we did... and didn’t mean slavery is not bad".

Lawmakers, diplomats and public figures criticized the international response to the Gaza crisis, calling for stronger coordinated political action and condemning perceived inaction and double standards by global institutions, Anadolu reports.

Parliamentarians, diplomats and public figures from across multiple continents gathered in Brussels on Wednesday for the Global Sumud Parliamentarians Congress, held alongside the ongoing Global Sumud Flotilla, which was launched toward Gaza on April 12.

Participants at the congress voiced strong criticism of the international response to the situation in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories, calling for coordinated political and economic measures.

Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, said the issue is no longer about recognizing Palestinian rights but about enforcing obligations.

Pakistan has delivered some weapons to Libya's eastern government led by military ruler Khalifa Haftar, as part of a deal financed by Saudi Arabia, western and Arab officials familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.

At least five cargo planes from Pakistan carrying armaments were unloaded at Benghazi airport in March, one official who witnessed the deliveries told MEE.

A second official confirmed that the shipments from Pakistan had taken place, but did not say what type of arms were provided.

Reuters first reported that Haftar’s eastern-based government had sealed a $4bn arms deal with Pakistan - the country’s largest - following a trip in December to Benghazi by Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir.

The delivery of Pakistani arms to Libya has not been previously reported, but comes against the backdrop of rising skepticism about the fate of other Pakistani arms deals in Africa.

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“Sexualised violence is used to pressure communities, shape decisions about remaining or leaving their homes and land, and alter patterns of daily life,” the group of international humanitarian organisations said in a report.

Other forms of reported violence include urinating on Palestinians, taking and distributing humiliating photographs of bound and stripped individuals, stalking women who are using latrines, and threatening sexual violence against women.

Sexualised attacks were hastening the displacement of Palestinians, according to the report. More than two-thirds of households surveyed identified rising violence against women and children, including sexual harassment targeting girls, as a tipping point in their decision to leave, the consortium said.