World Court orders Israel to halt assault on Gaza’s Rafah

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The World Court is the highest UN body for hearing disputes between states. Its rulings are final and binding but have been ignored in the past.

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Israel has repeatedly dismissed the case’s accusations of genocide as baseless, arguing in court that its operations in Gaza are self-defense and targeted at Hamas militants who attacked Israel onAn Israeli government spokesman 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.”

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 chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court – a separate court also based in The Hague – announced on Monday, May 20, he had filed an application for arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as leaders of Hamas.

 

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