ICJ will rule on South Africa's genocide case against Israel

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1. World Court orders Israel to 'take all measures' to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza

The International Court of Justice issues a series of provisional measures against Israel on the basis that the rights of the Palestinians not to be subject to genocide must be protected before the court can make a final ruling on the merits of the case.

The court says that Israel must “take all measures in its power” to prevent the commission of genocidal acts against the Palestinians as laid out in Article 2 of the Genocide Convention, take steps to prevent and punish incitement to genocide against the Palestinians, and take measures to provide “urgently needed assistance to address the adverse conditions of life in Gaza.”

Critically, however, the court does not grant South Africa’s demand for an immediate unilateral ceasefire in its military operation against Hamas in Gaza.

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