International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Stop Its Assault on Rafah
May 24, 2024
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International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Stop Its Assault on Rafah
The United Nations top court has no means of enforcing its ruling, but the decision places further international pressure on Israel over its conduct in Gaza.
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The State of Israel shall, in conformity with its obligations under the Convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide, and in view of the worsening conditions of life faced by civilians in Rafah governorate, a, by 13 votes to 2, immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in the Rafah governorate, which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that would bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.
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