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Democratic members of the US House of Representatives a letter to President
Joe Biden Friday urging him to cease arms transfers to Israel in the wake of an
Israeli airstrike that seven humanitarian aid workers in
Gaza. The letter states: We write to express our shared concern and outrage regarding the recent Israeli airstrike which killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, including an
American citizen. In light of this incident, we strongly urge you to reconsider your recent decision to authorize the transfer of a new arms package to Israel, and to withhold this and any future offensive arms transfers until a full investigation into the airstrike is completed. If this strike is found to have violated U.S. or international law, we urge you to continue withholding these transfers until those responsible are held accountable. The letter also implores Biden to “conduct a thorough investigation into this airstrike to determine how the aid convoy could have been mistakenly targeted despite coordinating their movements with the Israeli
MILITARY and traveling in clearly marked vehicles.” Additionally, the letter expressed concern over Biden’s recent authorization of arms to Israel, which included bombs and fighter jets. After the airstrike, Biden for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. In March, before the airstrike, Biden an appropriations bill that The Friday letter comes after an Israeli airstrike killed seven humanitarian aid workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK) on Tuesday. Israel Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu announced that this was an “unintended strike.” In response to the attack, the IDF two officers following an internal investigation into the incident. After this investigation, WCK for an independent investigation into the strikes. On Saturday,
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong that the government would appoint a special advisor to investigate the incident and urged Israel to preserve all evidence. Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis On April 7, 529 - Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe. Learn more about the from the University of Wyoming College of Law.
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