Israeli air strikes have killed at least 44 Palestinians – including more than a dozen children – in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The strike came hours after Israel’s Prime Minister said he had asked the military to plan for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people there ahead of a ground invasion. […]
Israeli air strikes have killed at least 44 Palestinians – including more than a dozen children – in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The strike came hours after Israel’s Prime Minister said he had asked the military to plan for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people there ahead of a ground invasion. […]
The decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Jan. 31 that found Russia guilty of financing terrorism through its support of proxies in Ukraine’s Donbas region is the “first time in its history that the (ICJ) has reached a final judgment on Russia’s violations of international law,” Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said on Feb. […]
The United Nations’ top court has rejected large parts of a case filed by Ukraine alleging that Russia bankrolled separatist rebels in the country’s east a decade ago. The International Court of Justice ruled that Moscow violated articles of two treaties — one on terrorism financing and another on eradicating racial discrimination — but it […]
The European Commission has told Israel it must abide by a ruling by the International Court of Justice, which warned the Jewish state it risks carrying out genocide in the Gaza Strip unless measures are taken. “The EU reaffirms its continuing support to the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United […]
This was not a complete victory for South Africa, or the Palestinians. The ICJ did not order Israel to halt its military campaign – an implied recognition of Israel’s right to self defence in the wake of the Hamas attacks on 7 October last year. But the UN’s highest legal body has recognised that the […]
The UN’s top court has ordered Israel to take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but stopped short of telling it to halt the war. The highly anticipated hearing was part of a controversial case brought by South Africa. South Africa had asked the court to order Israel to stop military action straight […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on Friday by stating that Israel respects international law but that genocide accusations over its war in the Gaza Strip are “outrageous.” The ICJ, the UN’s top court in The Hague, said Israel had to take protective measures to make […]
(Bloomberg) — El Al is stopping flights to Johannesburg at the end of March due to what it says is a collapse in passenger demand since South Africa charged Israel with genocide in its war against Hamas. Most Read from Bloomberg Demand fell after the war began on Oct. 7, but has plummeted in the […]
UN judges in The Hague will rule on Friday whether to order Israel to suspend its military campaign in Gaza as officials push ahead with efforts to negotiate a new deal for a ceasefire and release of more Israeli hostages. On the ground, the Israeli military said on Friday it was still engaged in “intensive […]
The UN’s top court could issue emergency measures ordering Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza. The session of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday is part of a case brought by South Africa alleging that Israel is committing genocide. Both countries testified when the case opened two weeks ago. Israel has […]
South Africa expects the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to rule this Friday on whether it will grant emergency measures to stop the war in Gaza, South African news website News24 reported on Wednesday, citing two sources close to the matter. A spokesperson for South Africa’s justice ministry told Reuters “no communique yet”. Earlier this […]