International Court of Justice rules Israel should cease Rafah offensive

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The ICJ — whose rulings are legally binding although lack means of direct enforcement — also ordered Israel to open the Rafah border crossing for humanitarian aid.

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00:00 The International Court of Justice ruled that Israel should halt its offensive in Rafa.

00:06 Leading the court hearing, Judge Nawaf Salem quoted the UN who underscored the humanitarian

00:12 risk of a military offensive in Rafa. 800,000 Palestinians are displaced there and the judge

00:20 cited them as being at immediate risk. While Israel is unlikely to comply with the order,

00:26 it will increase the pressure on the increasingly isolated country. Criticism of Israel's conduct

00:32 in the war in Gaza has been growing, even from its closest ally, the United States. The court

00:39 does not have a police force to enforce its orders, but the ruling is a blow to Israel's

00:45 international standing. The case was brought to the International Court of Justice by South Africa

00:50 as an emergency measure. It's part of a larger case South Africa took to the court concerning

00:56 Israel's actions in Gaza.

00:58 [SWOOSH]

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