Criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza has been growing, particularly once it turned its focus to Rafah.
Journalists take images of Israel's legal team, with Yaron Wax, Malcolm Shaw and Avigail Frisch Ben Avraham, from left, before Judges enter the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, May 24, 2024, where the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Earlier, Israel signaled it, too, would brush off an ICJ order to stop its operations. “No power on earth will stop Israel from protecting its citizens and going after Hamas in Gaza,” Avi Hyman, the government spokesperson, said in a press briefing Thursday.Immediately after the ruling, Netanyahu announced that he would hold a special ministerial meeting to decide how to respond. Yair Lapid, the leader of the opposition, derided the decision.
But it did not call for a full cease-fire throughout Gaza as South Africa, which brought the case, requested at hearings last week. “The ICJ’s decision opens up the possibility for relief, but only if governments use their leverage, including through arms embargoes and targeted sanctions, to press Israel to urgently enforce the court’s measures,” Jarrah said.
The court has already found that Israel’s military operations pose a “real and imminent risk” to the Palestinian people in Gaza.
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