UN's top court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah | BBC News
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Published 2024-05-24
South Africa had asked the ICJ to order it as an emergency measure, saying Israel’s actions in Rafah amount to a “genocidal” operation and threaten the survival of the Palestinian people.
The ICJ is the top UN court and can make legally binding rulings in disputes between countries, but has little way of enforcing its orders.
Israel has previously called South Africa's case "wholly unfounded", saying the Rafah offensive is key to defeating Hamas following the 7 October attacks, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 252 were taken to Gaza as hostages.
At least 35,800 Palestinians have been killed in the war since then, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.
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All Comments (21)
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Free USA from AIPAC!!!!
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That's like telling a bully to stop beating up the kid once the victim has been buried!! A bit, Fekin late!!
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This is the most useless court ever,
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Justice for Hind Rajab,her family and those 2 paramedics💯
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That is about as effective as a loud fart.
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Now who is going to enforce this?
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They be throwing that anti semitic to everything they disagree with. At some point it will have no meaning , just a meme phrase 😊
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The UN never stopped USA or Russia
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Lad reporting from Israel seems like someone talking from Israel's war cabinet ..
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Does the British government believe in Law and Order specifically International Law and International rules based order? Are we seriously going to carry on licensing weapons to this scene of death and destruction.?
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UN useless
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Will be ignored by the champions of human rights and democracy
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"Hundres and hundres of COMMERCIAL trucks went in but people can't afford the food" What in the name of god is wrong with you?!
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Just stop the Dam war 🙌 🙌 🙌 😍
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Its common for the abused to become abuser
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Isreal never border or adhered to any order by world body.....
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Reporter emphasize on the number of delivered food-truck, but the food has to be bought. 😂🤣 So what's the point. They are vandalising all types of aid. But bragging about commercial food.
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Have they insisted that all hostages be released ?
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What’s confusing about this whole situation is that it’s possible to both condemn the Hamas attacks and think Israel has been more than heavy-handed in its response to October 7th. It’s possible to support Palestinian freedom from Israeli state oppression without being antisemitic just as it’s possible to support Israel against Islamist aggression without being anti-Muslim. These 2 things are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Too many folk are either one thing or t’other in this conflict when it’s possible to be both/and.
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This is the most useless court ever,.
