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The Washington Post - Breaking News - May 24 ,2024 - The U.N.’s top court rules that Israel must ‘immediately halt’ its military offensive in Rafah

 

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May 24, 9:28 a.m. EDT

 

The U.N.’s top court rules that Israel must ‘immediately halt’ its military offensive in Rafah

International Court of Justice rulings are legally binding but require the U.N. Security Council to enforce them. Israel’s war to destroy Hamas in the Gaza Strip has leveled large sections of the territory, killed tens of thousands of people, mostly civilians, and brought the population to the brink of famine, according to health officials. In a preliminary response to the case filed by South Africa, the ICJ in January ordered provisional measures to prevent further harm to civilians.

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