Johnathan Paoli
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has decided to uphold the existing provisional measure against Israel and declined additional measures South Africa was seeking in relation to section 75(1) of the rules of the court.
The court stated on Friday at the Hague, Netherlands that the most recent developments in the Gaza Strip, and Rafah in particular, would exponentially increase what is already a humanitarian nightmare with untold regional consequences.
This follows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement of an operation against Rafah, which currently houses more than half of Gaza’s population, approximately 1.4 million people, who had fled following Israeli attacks across Gaza according to UN humanitarian agency United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Netanyahu said he would push ahead with a “powerful” operation in the overcrowded city to achieve “complete victory” over the Hamas militant group.
The court found that the situation required
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