UN's top court orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive in landmark ruling

The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to halt its military offensive inside Rafah in southern Gaza in a landmark ruling.

Israel began its invasion into parts of Rafah earlier this month and at least 800,000 Palestinians have fled from the city since. The ruling is part of a wider case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, which Israel has consistently denied. Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought shelter in Rafah over the course of the seven-month war, while other areas of the Gaza Strip were attacked.At a hearing last week, South Africa's lawyers told the court Israel's attacks on Rafah "must be stopped".

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