Top UN Court Orders Israel To Stop Military Invasion of Rafah

Israel has been requested to cease its military incursion into Rafah, Gaza City. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued the call.

According to CNN, the development puts more pressure on Israel over its battle with Hamas from around the world.

The ruling was made in a case brought by South Africa before the highest court of the United Nations.

Israel was allegedly using the Rafah forced evacuation orders to “endanger rather than protect civilian life,” according to South Africa.

Israel has not yet formally responded to the ICJ’s decision, despite having denied the accusations.

Keep in mind that although ICJ decisions are final and enforceable, the court lacks a means of enforcing them.

Speaking to CBS’ partner network BBC News, an Israeli government spokesperson said: “There is no power in the world that will push us to commit a public suicide, because that’s what this is, to stop our war against Hamas.”

The ruling adds to mounting international pressure on Israel to halt military operations in Gaza, nearly eight months into its war against Hamas.

A prosecutor in the International Criminal Court, also based in The Hague in the Netherlands, has recently announced he is currently seeking an arrest warrant for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and three Hamas leaders.

“No amount of pressure and no decision in any international forum will prevent Israel from defending itself against those who seek our destruction,” Netanyahu said in a statement reacting to the ICC’s announcement.

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