Johnathan Paoli
THE International Court of Justice has ruled in favour of South Africa’s request for provisional measures against Israel over the Gaza war.
ICJ President Joan Donoghue said in the Hague on Friday that after analysing the facts, the court found that it had prima facie jurisdiction in line with Article 9 of the Genocide Convention, and that while it was not disputed, the court found that SA had both standing and the right to apply against Israel.
The court made its ruling by 15 votes to 2 that Israel take all measures in its power to prevent the killing of Palestinians, causing bodily or mental harm and deliberately inflicting harm to life.
In a vote of 16 to 1, the court ordered the state of Israel to take effective and immediate measures to punish all those involved directly or indirectly through incitement in the genocide, to cease the
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