CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: [UPDATE] ICJ Orders Israel to Halt Rafah Operation
CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: [UPDATE] ICJ Orders Israel to Halt Rafah Operation
The top United Nations court has ordered Israel to cease its military assault on Rafah, a city in southern Gaza.
Reading from a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), or World Court, president Nawaf Salam stated that provisional measures ordered by the court in March did not sufficiently address the situation in the besieged Palestinian enclave, and that conditions had been met for a new emergency order.
Salam further claimed that the situation in Gaza has worsened since they last requested Israel to take immediate action to address the humanitarian crisis there.
Salam claims that the court’s preliminary remedies granted in March did not adequately address the current situation in the enclave.
The court has upheld a South African request to force Israel to halt its operation in Rafah, a week after Pretoria requested the move in a complaint alleging Israel of genocide.
The court is the highest UN authority in charge of hearing inter-state disputes.
Its rulings are final and binding, yet they have been ignored in the past.
The court has no enforcement authority.
A decision against Israel could increase international pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, a different court also situated in The Hague, stated on Monday that he had submitted an application for arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leaders.
NEWS SOURCE & LINKS:
The Times of Israel
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