The International Court of Justice in The Hague delivered its ruling on Friday on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case filed against Israel over its war on the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n
The court ordered Israel to take \u201call measures within its power\u201d to prevent genocide in Gaza. It also demanded that Israel prevent and punish direct and public incitement to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Under the ruling, Israel must also ensure the provision of urgently needed humanitarian assistance to Gaza.<\/p>\n
When it filed its case at the ICJ last month, South Africa argued that Israel\u2019s military actions in Gaza \u201care genocidal in character\u201d and in breach of the 1948 UN Genocide Convention.<\/p>\n
South Africa also asked the ICJ to order provisional measures until it issues a final ruling on the case, which could take years.<\/p>\n
Among those measures were that Israel immediately halt its offensive on Gaza, which the ICJ stopped short of demanding on Friday.<\/p>\n
South Africa\u2019s government hailed Friday\u2019s ruling as a \u201cdecisive victory\u201d for the international rule of law.<\/p>\n
The interim measures issued by the ICJ are legally binding and without possibility of appeal, but the court has no authority to enforce them.<\/p>\n
Israel has rejected the allegations brought against it as \u201cgrossly distorted,\u201d arguing that it has acted in self-defense following Hamas\u2019 cross-border assault on Oct. 7 during which some 1,200 people were killed and over 240 others taken hostage.<\/p>\n
In his first comments on the ruling, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the court\u2019s \u201cvile attempt\u201d to deny Israel its right to self-defense, vowing to continue fighting Hamas.<\/p>\n
The war in Gaza has killed more than 26,083 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured over 64,487 others, according to the latest data from the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.<\/p>\n
The relentless Israeli bombardment and stifling blockade have also led to a devastating humanitarian crisis. Gazans have no access to the most basic needs, including food, water and medication. Hospitals, places of worship and shelters have been repeatedly bombed. More than 1.7 million people have been forced into displacement, according to the United Nations.<\/p>\n
Palestinians hail ICJ ruling<\/p>\n
The Palestinian Authority welcomed the provisional measures ordered by the ICJ on Friday and expressed its gratitude to South Africa for filing its case against Israel.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a press conference in The Hague shortly after the court issued its ruling, PA Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Malki said the order is a reminder that \u201cno state is above the law\u201d and that it \u201cshould serve as a wake-up call for Israel and actors who enabled its entrenched impunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cStates now have clear legal obligations to stop Israel\u2019s genocidal war on the Palestinian people in Gaza and to make sure that they are not complicit,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Hamas also praised the ICJ\u2019s decision. In a statement to Reuters, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said the ruling is a major development that \u201ccontributes to isolating the occupation and exposing its crimes in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe call for compelling the occupation to implement the court\u2019s decisions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Iran, which has backed Hamas\u2019 Oct. 7 operation against Israel, congratulated South Africa on its \u201cdiplomatic success\u201d at the ICJ.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, the officials of the fake Israeli regime are the most hated people in the world’s public opinion, who must be brought to justice immediately for committing genocide and unprecedented war crimes against the Palestinians,\u201d Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in a post on X on Friday.<\/p>\n
He also lashed out at the United States, saying that the public is fully aware of its support for what he described as the \u201ccrimes\u201d of Israel against the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n
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