GOOD LUCK, I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE’RE ALL COUNTING ON YOU: ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah operation in Gaza Strip.
The International Court of Justice in the Hague ordered Israel to halt its military operation against Hamas in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip on Friday, in a blow to Jerusalem’s diplomatic initiative and judicial system, on Friday.
But the court did not order the IDF to completely withdraw from Gaza or to restrict its military actions in other parts of the enclave.
Hamas, the Palestinian Authority and South Africa welcomed the ICJ order, while Israel objected to it.
In reading out the ruling ICJ President Nawaf Salam stated that Israel must immediately “halt its military offensive and any other action in the Rafah Governorate which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza, or conditions of life that would bring about its physical dysfunction, in whole or in part.”
Fortunately, cooler heads with equal legal authority over the issue prevailed:
The decision was later overturned by Judge Judy https://t.co/2qkisD3bqM
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 24, 2024