The International Court of Justice in The Hague considers the urgency to order interim measures against Israel to be sufficient. Judge Joan Donoghue stated this when she ordered Israel to “take all measures to prevent any genocide in Gaza.”
Contrary to South Africa's demands, the court did not decide on a ceasefire in Gaza. The Israeli media highlighted this.
The Hague court has ordered Israel to preserve evidence of alleged genocide in Gaza. President Donoghue ordered Israel to report to the court within a month and also said that measures must be taken to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Israel must take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to improve the living conditions of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Judge Donoghue said the court had ruled that Israel must “take all measures within its power” to prevent any acts falling within the scope of the Genocide Convention and that Israel must ensure “with immediate effect” that its armed forces none of these acts constitute acts contemplated by the Convention. According to the court, Israel must then ensure the preservation of evidence for the alleged genocide.
The International Court of Justice in The Hague called for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli hostages in Gaza in its opinions on South Africa's request for urgent measures.
The International Court of Justice in The Hague finds that there is a dispute between Israel and South Africa and grants the court jurisdiction to rule on the case. This was stated by the American judge Joan Donoghue, according to whom “at least some acts appear to fall under the Genocide Convention” and “the court considers that it cannot accept Israel's request to dismiss the case”.
The Hague court rules that at least some of South Africa's complaints about human rights abuses have merit. This was stated by Judge Joan E. Donoghue, as Haaretz reports.
Judge Donoghue said the court was aware of the scale of the human tragedy in the region and was deeply concerned by the ongoing loss of life in Gaza. Donoghue quoted United Nations emergency relief coordinator Martin Griffiths as saying: “Gaza has become a place of death and despair.” The judge says 1.7 million people have been displaced in Gaza and the enclave is “uninhabitable” but points out that the figures from Gaza cannot be independently verified.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered ministers not to comment on the Hague court's decisions until “an official Israeli position is developed.” This was reported by Kan public radio.
Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called the Hague court “anti-Semitic,” according to Israel Radio, and said its decisions “show what has long been known: the court does not seek justice, but only the persecution of the Jewish people.” On
“Today is a decisive victory for the international rule of law and a significant milestone in the pursuit of justice for the Palestinian people. In a historic ruling, the International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel's actions in Gaza plausibly constitute genocide and has proposed interim measures on this basis. The decision is epochal for the implementation of the international rule of law. South Africa thanks the Court for its quick decision.” This is the comment from the South African Foreign Ministry a few minutes after the end of the reading of the ICJ statement.
The Hague is an important step that will help isolate Israel and “expose its crimes in Gaza.” This was said by a Hamas official quoted by international media and confirmed by Israeli ones, calling on the “occupation to apply the decisions” of the International Court of Justice.
Hamas operates “in and around the Nasser and Al-Amal hospitals in Khan Yunis” in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli army denounced this, saying “Hamas' systematic use of hospitals has been repeatedly documented.” In this regard, the military spokesman recalled that two weeks ago “the army radar identified a missile launch from inside the Nasser hospital compound.” “The facts on the ground – he explained – refute the blatant misinformation that has spread in the last 72 hours that hospitals are under siege or attack.”
The Army added that it is “liaising by telephone and on site with hospital directors and medical staff to ensure hospitals can remain operational and accessible.” The military spokesman said there was “no obligation to evacuate hospitals.” “On the contrary, it was reiterated,” he stressed, “how important it is to protect and protect these hospitals so that they can continue to offer medical services to the population of Gaza.” The soldiers had – according to the same source – been informed that “Before deploying against Hamas in this area, caution should be exercised in the area of designated hospitals and shelters.” “Gaza residents who wish to move out of Nasser and Al-Amal hospitals, which many have chosen to do, can go through the Al-Bahar Street corridor, which is located on the western side of the hospitals,” the military spokesman said. “The army disseminated this information in Arabic through media channels and distributed leaflets in Arabic in the region, as well as through Arabic-speaking IDF soldiers stationed on the ground in Gaza to maintain contact with the local population.” The IDF, he concluded continued “coordination with hospital directors, medical staff and international organizations. So far, the hospitals' requests have been fulfilled and we have not found any incident that confirms the inaccurate news circulating in some sections of the media.”
“There is no difference between men, women, the elderly and children. “All are legitimate targets to shoot at or prisoners of war”: this is the advice that Hamas militants receive from their Shura Council (the political-religious guide). Israeli public television Kan reported this, citing a document seized by the army at a Hamas base in Gaza. “The entire Zionist society – we read – is a collective of settlers responsible for land theft, massacres and desecration of Islamic holy sites.” According to the broadcaster, “Hamas' cruelty had a religious background, it was planned from the beginning.” .
Israel, heavy fighting underway in Khan Yunis
Heavy fighting is still taking place in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip and Israel continues to attack dozens of “Hamas terror targets.” This was announced by the military spokesman. In a series of operations in Khan Yunis, 200 entrances to military tunnels were discovered, 130 “Hamas infrastructure” was destroyed and 10 rocket launch sites were bombed, the armed forces website updated. In the north of the Gaza Strip, further “Hamas terrorist infrastructure” was attacked in a joint operation by ground troops with aviation support. In particular, a military plane hit a building “full of explosives.” According to the newspaper Israel ha-Yom, Hamas's stockpile of rockets has almost been depleted in more than three months of fighting, having fired over 9,000 of them into Israel and nearly as many destroyed on the ground by Israeli forces. The newspaper estimates that Hamas only has a few hundred rockets left.
New protest in Kerem Shalom blocks the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip
Dozens of people blocked the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip at the Israeli Kerem Shalom border crossing for the third day in a row. The organizers of the protest, which included relatives of the hostages, denounced that “no help will arrive until the last of the abductees is released.”
China “very concerned about escalation in Red Sea”
China is “deeply concerned” about the sharp rise in tensions in the Red Sea, whose waters are “an important international trade channel for goods and energy.” When asked about press reconstructions related to requests for help from Chinese officials to their Iranian counterparts to slow Houthi attacks and not risk jeopardizing trade relations between Beijing and Tehran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin urged “those interested Parties to avoid adding fuel to manage the tensions and work together to ensure the safety of shipping in accordance with the law.
Tajani, let's work for peace and the release of the hostages
“We are friends of Israel, which must live in peace and serenity. Israel has suffered an unimaginable attack: mothers raped, a child put in an oven… Israel must defeat Hamas, which is the new Gestapo, they are the new SS.” But Israel must pay close attention to the civilian population in Gaza. We do not share some Israeli positions, we are for two peoples and two states, but we are friends of Israel and we give them good advice. To the leaders of the Palestinian National I told the authority I met yesterday to continue to work for peace, they support the release of all hostages without any compensation. I send a message to everyone: work for peace and the release of all hostages who are suffering unprecedented violence.” This was said by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani in his speech at Mattino Cinque on Canale 5.
Ministry of Health Gaza, over 26,000 Palestinians killed
According to the latest data from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry, at least 26,083 Palestinians have been killed and 64,487 injured by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip since the war began. Al Jazeera reports on it. According to the same source, at least 183 people were killed and 377 injured in the last 24 hours.
Israel, “significant US pressure to release hostages”
“The pressure from the USA is of great importance in the efforts to return the hostages,” said Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in a conversation with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin. Gallant pointed out to him that Hezbollah's refusal to withdraw its forces “from the border” with Lebanon “reduces the possibility of a political solution, even though Israel supports this position.”
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