University of East London

• “If you aim at the driver’s side, you will hit the driver full-on,” Chris Lincoln-Jones told the newspaper.
• It is also thought probable that they were launched from a Hermes drone, made by Elbit Systems – also an Israeli manufacturer.
• The letter, which the newspaper reports amounts to a legal opinion, says UK arms sales to Israel breach international law and must stop.
• One obvious way to do that is to stop selling them weapons.

Now many of the aid agencies operating in Gaza have suspended their activities. As Stavropoulou and Schiffling write here, the difficulty of getting aid to the population threatens to make the famine that is engulfing the Gaza Strip worse than it already is.

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More than 200 aid workers have been killed in Gaza, making famine more likely

UN resolution

• We spoke with John Strawson, an expert in Israeli politics at the University of East London, who kindly answered our questions about the politics of the situation, especially the US decision not to use its veto to block the resolution after decades of faithfully supporting successive Israeli governments in the security council.
• Expert Q&A

  Given that Netanyahu has indicated that Israel will not abide by security council resolution 2728 – and the US has said that it’s a non-binding resolution in any case – what does international law say about the enforceability of US resolutions?

• There appears no reason why resolution 2728 is not legally binding and, if push comes to shove, the security council could order that UN members “take such action by air, sea, or land forces as may be necessary to maintain or restore international peace and security”.

Starvation behind the ‘Iron Wall’

• According to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry the total has now passed 33,000 people.
• Nnenna Awah, whose PhD research at Sheffield Hallam University is in optimising food supply chains, walks us through the different classifications of food insecurity.
• Kaplan says it is the embodiment of Israel’s “Iron Wall” ideology, developed even before statehood was declared in 1948.
• Kaplan says that Jabotinsky’s ideological heirs in Likud (including Netanyahu) have rejected more liberal Israeli compromise positions ever since.

• Dave brings extensive experience in preclinical and clinical development across therapeutic areas, including endocrine disorders, where two of our lead programs are focused.
• I look forward to advancing these groundbreaking therapeutics toward the clinic and ultimately to patients.”
  “This is an exciting time at Septerna.
• The company is poised for significant growth as it accelerates the development of multiple pipeline products.
• As Global Head of Human Resources, Corporate Functions, Shaikhly sat on the human resources leadership team and worked with the CEO’s direct reports on their global organization’s people agenda.

• "JSI is delighted to welcome Sylvia Bartley who has demonstrated extraordinary talent in influencing change, leading people, and working cross-functionally to achieve goals at a global level.
• Throughout her many accomplishments, she has been a champion for health equity that is at the heart of our mission," said JSI CEO Margaret Crotty.
• As Chief of Staff, Dr. Bartley will assume an executive role and business departmental responsibilities, working with leaders across the organizations to maximize their strategic, communications, operational, and partnership strengths and achieve goals of improving the health of individuals and communities around the world.
• Dr. Bartley earned a Ph.D. in Neurophysiology at the St. Barts and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry.

• Sanofi launches today its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Board, the first-of-its-kind in the pharmaceutical industry to feature outside advisors.
• Were committed to driving diversity, equity and inclusion in Sanofi and beyond.
• The DE&I Board will meet 3 times per year and progress on the 2025 targets will continue to be communicated on a quarterly basis.
• Its a real honour to be joining the Sanofi DE&I Board which will support the strategic evolution of Business Inclusion focusing on the complex intersectional nature of diversity, equity, and inclusion.