The International Court of Justice (ICJ) an on Thursday imposing additional emergency provisional measures Israel must follow in South Africa’s genocide case against the country. The order comes after
South Africa additional measures in light of the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, a request that Israel the court to deny. The court unanimously ordered Israel to “take all necessary and effective measures” to ensure the “unhindered” flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, including food, water, fuel, medicine and sanitation supplies. It stressed that Israel must do so in coordination with the UN “without delay” and specified that this necessitated Israel opening more land crossings into the territory. The ICJ also ordered Israel to ensure that its
MILITARY does not take actions that could violate the , including “any action” that prevents the distribution of aid. The ICJ previously provisional measures calling for Israel to enable humanitarian assistance into Gaza, prevent a “plausible” genocide of
Palestinians, punish calls for genocide and preserve any evidence of possible Genocide Convention violations in its initial ruling on the case. The Thursday order noted that the “catastrophic living conditions” in
Gaza have only worsened since then, saying, “Palestinians in Gaza are no longer facing only a risk of famine, as noted in the Order of 26 January 2024, but that famine is setting in.” The changing conditions render the initial provisional measures inadequate, the court found, justifying the issuance of modifications. In addition to the new measures, the ICJ reaffirmed the provisional measures from its January 26 ruling. Palestine the additional measures and issued a shortly after saying it would intervene in South Africa’s case against Israel. South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation the order “significant” and said: The fact that Palestinian deaths are not solely caused by bombardment and ground attacks, but also by disease and starvation, indicates a need to protect the group’s right to exist. The most effective way to uphold this right is through prevention. The Court’s actions include specific responsibilities to prevent genocide. The Prime Minister of Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had yet to comment on the order at the time of publication. The US Department of State on X (formerly Twitter) that “t Getting aid into Gaza has been a major priority for international groups, and a source of conflict with Israel. Groups like Oxfam have Israel of “deliberately” blocking aid to the territory and the UN’s head of humanitarian affairs an
Israeli to block UN aid convoys from accessing northern Gaza, saying it “ Gaza has been decimated in the nearly six months of war following Hamas’s October 7 . Reports from and show that at least half of the buildings in the territory have been damaged or destroyed, including entire neighborhoods. Israeli strikes have hit locations including and , and
Human Rights have Israel of . This has had devastating impacts on civilians. Nearly 2 million people, 85 percent of the territory’s population, have been displaced by the violence and more than 32,000 people have been killed The UN Security Council recently a resolution calling for an “immediate” ceasefire, the “unconditional” release of hostages and a dramatic surge in humanitarian aid.
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