The United Nations’ top court has issued an order Friday demanding Israel 'immediately halt its military offensive' against Hamas in Rafah, the Palestinian terrorist group’s final stronghold in the Gaza Strip. The message from the International Court of Justice comes hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News host Sean Hannity that there are four Hamas battalions remaining in Rafah and his country refuses to 'leave them there.
The Lebanese judge reportedly wrote in 2015 that 'Israel must stop violence and end occupation' and 'Portraying the critics of Israel’s policies as antisemites is an attempt to intimidate and discredit them, which we reject.' But Israeli government spokesperson Avi Hyman, when asked about the ICJ order on Friday, declared that 'No power on earth will stop Israel from protecting its citizens and going after Hamas in Gaza.