US EditionTop UN court rejects South African request for urgent measures to safeguard Rafah
- The International Court of Justice rejected South Africa's request for urgent measures in Rafah, Gaza. It emphasized Israel's obligation to follow existing measures to prevent genocide.
- South Africa lodged a request with the World Court claiming Israel's military actions in Rafah violate earlier court orders. Israel urged the court to reject this "peculiar and improper" request.
- Israel denies committing genocide, stating it targets Hamas terrorists and struggles to avoid civilian casualties due to Hamas' use of civilian areas for cover.
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UN court rejects South African request for urgent measures to safeguard Rafah
The top UN court rejected a South African request to impose urgent measures to safeguard Rafah in the Gaza Strip but also stressed that Israel must respect earlier measures imposed late last month at a preliminary stage in a landmark genocide case.
Top UN court rejects S.Africa request for more Gaza measures
THE HAGUE: The UN’s top court Friday rejected South Africa’s request to put more legal pressure on Israel to halt a threatened offensive against the Gaza city of Rafah, saying it was “bound to comply with existing measures.” Pretoria has already filed a complaint against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, alleging that its assault on Gaza amounts to a breach of the Genocide Convention.
Top UN court rejects S.Africa request for more Gaza measures
The UN's top court Friday rejected South Africa's request to put more legal pressure on Israel to halt a threatened offensive against the Gaza city of Rafah, saying it was "bound to comply with existing measures".
UN court denies South Africa’s request for more Gaza action
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has rejected South Africa’s request to order Israel to take more steps to protect Palestinians in Gaza from a possible attack on Rafah, a city near the Egyptian border...
UN court rejects need for more protection for Palestinians
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) sees no reason to take further measures to protect the rights of Palestinians, even though Israel plans a military operation in the southern Gaza town of Rafah. This is reported by Reuters news agency. The Court considers that the “perilous situation” in Gaza - and in particular in the city of Rafah - requires the “immediate and effective implementation of the interim measures.” At issue here are the acti…
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