The Worldwide Court docket of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel to instantly halt its army offensive in Rafah.
“In accordance with its obligations underneath the Genocide Conference, Israel should instantly stop its army assaults in Rafah governorate and every other actions that will trigger Palestinian teams in Gaza dangers that might result in their bodily destruction in entire or partially. residing situations,” the court docket mentioned within the revised order, which was handed by a vote of 13 to 2.
South Africa petitioned the court docket on Might 10, 2024 to change the provisional measures imposed by the court docket.
The court docket additionally ordered that Israel should take efficient measures to make sure unimpeded entry to the Gaza Strip by any fee of inquiry, fact-finding mission or different investigative physique approved by a United Nations competent authority to analyze allegations of genocide.
Israel was additionally ordered to make sure that humanitarian assist is offered “unimpeded and on a big scale by all events involved with urgently wanted primary companies and humanitarian help” and that it ought to keep open land crossings, significantly the Rafah crossing.
