Iran Press/ Europe: The United Nations court said Israel must ensure its forces do not commit genocide and take measures to improve the humanitarian situation, but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Israel must report to the court within a month on what it’s doing to uphold the order.
Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7, killing at least 26,083 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring more than 64,487 others, according to local health authorities.
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has seemingly mocked the ICJ Friday after the court ended its reading.
In a statement, the Palestinian foreign ministry said it welcomed the ICJ’s orders, calling them an “important reminder” that no state is above the law.
Riyadh Maliki, Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has issued a statement responding to the International Court of Justice’s ruling on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel over its war on the Gaza Strip." Palestine welcomes the significant order by the International Court of Justice in South Africa’s case against Israel under the Genocide Convention.," he said in the statement,
Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri has called the court’s decision an important development that contributes to isolating Israel and exposing its crimes in Gaza.
“We call for forcing the occupation to implement the court’s decisions,” he told Reuters."We also have the reaction from the South African side, which hails what it calls a “decisive victory” for the international rule of law," the South African government said in a statement.
"Thanking the ICJ for its swift ruling, the government said it welcomed the provisional measures and said it sincerely hoped Israel would not act to frustrate the application of the court’s orders," the statement added.
"It further said the ruling marked a significant milestone in the search for justice for the Palestinian people," said South Africa, adding that it will continue to act within global institutions to protect the rights of the Palestinians in Gaza. 219
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