Friday, May 24, 2024

ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah military offensive


Presiding judge Nawaf Salam during the ICJ’s ruling at The Hague on 24 May Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/REX/Shutterstock


Amy Sedghi (now) and Tom Bryant (earlier)
Fri 24 May 2024 23.35 AEST


ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah military offensive


The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to halt its Rafah military offensive.

In its ruling, the world court said it was “not convinced” that the evacuation of Rafah and other measures by Israel are sufficent to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians.Share

5m ago14.41 BST
World court orders Israel to halt assault on Gaza's Rafah

Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, reports Reuters.

Reading out a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court, the body’s president Nawaf Salam said provisional measures ordered by the court in March did not fully address the situation in Gaza now, and conditions had been met for a new emergency order.

“Israel must immediately halt its military offensive” in Rafah, he said.

The court backed a South African request to order Israel to halt its offensive in Rafah, a week after Pretoria called for the measure in a case accusing Israel of genocide.

Reuters reports that outside the court, a small group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators waved flags and played a rap on a boom box calling for a free Palestine.

Israel has repeatedly dismissed the case’s accusations of genocide as baseless, arguing in court that its operations in Gaza are self-defence and targeted at Hamas militants who attacked Israel on 7 October.

An Israeli government spokesperson said on the eve of Friday’s decision that “no power on Earth will stop Israel from protecting its citizens and going after Hamas in Gaza”.

Israel launched its assault on the southern city of Rafah this month, forcing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to flee a city that had become a refuge to around half of the population’s 2.3 million people.

Rafah, on Gaza’s southern edge, has also been the main route in for aid, and international organisations say the Israeli operation has cut off Gaza and raised the risk of famine.

South Africa’s lawyers asked the ICJ last week to impose emergency measures, saying Israel’s attacks on Rafah must be stopped to ensure the survival of the Palestinian people.

The court is the highest UN body for hearing disputes between states. Its rulings are final and binding but have been ignored in the past. The court has no enforcement powers.

South Africa’s wider case at the ICJ accuses Israel of orchestrating a state-led genocide against the Palestinian people. The ICJ has not ruled on the substance of that accusation – it could take years - but has rejected Israel’s demand to throw the case out.

In previous rulings, the court ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and allow aid to flow into Gaza, while stopping short of ordering a halt to Israeli military operations.Share

13m ago23.35 AEST
Israel ordered by ICJ to open Rafah border crossing for humanitarian assistance

Israel has been ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to open the Rafah border crossing for humanitarian assistance. It has also ordered Israel to allow access to the Gaza Strip for investigators.Share

Updated at 23.35 AEST
19m ago23.29 AEST

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said, to preserve evidence, Israel it must take measures to ensure unimpeded access into the Gaza Strip for inquirers.

The ICJ told Israel that it must submit a report on measures taken within one month.Share

Updated at 23.31 AEST
22m ago23.26 AEST
ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah military offensive

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to halt its Rafah military offensive.

In its ruling, the world court said it was “not convinced” that the evacuation of Rafah and other measures by Israel are sufficent to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians.Share


7 comments:

  1. This is hogwash , given there is no order in Hamas to cease hostilities against Israel.

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    1. Mfer, who has raised any ICJ case for Hamas to cease hostilities against Israel?

      Ooop… u & in yr wet dream!

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    2. That is precisely the ICJ case South Africa against Israel is biased and idiotic.
      Podah to South Africa
      Podah to ICJ

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    3. Podah to a know-nothing dickhead, indeed!

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  2. Why don't ICJ order the release of the hostages!!
    Hypocrites

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