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The ICJ acknowledged that Israel should “instantly stop its navy offensive and some other actions within the Rafah space that would trigger the Palestinian neighborhood within the Gaza Strip to stay in circumstances that would result in its bodily destruction in entire or partially.”
The court docket additionally ordered Israel to maintain open the Rafah crossing into Gaza to permit humanitarian support to circulation “unhindered”.
Selections of the ICJ are legally binding, however the court docket doesn’t have particular means to implement them. For instance, he ordered Russia to cease its invasion of Ukraine, however to no avail.
Israel argued in court docket that the order to halt the navy operation would give freedom to Hamas extremists and stop its navy from rescuing hostages taken within the group’s brutal Oct. 7 assault.
South Africa welcomed the directive
South Africa on Friday welcomed the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice’s order for Israel to finish its assault on the Gaza metropolis of Rafah and known as on different UN members to help it.
“I feel when it comes to the textual content it is a a lot harder set of interim measures, a really clear name to cease (the assault),” International Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor informed public broadcaster SABC.
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