International Court of Justice to Israel: Immediately Halt Rafah Offensive
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The court also ordered Israel to open the Rafah crossing for urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance.
Emphasizing that Israel had not convinced the International Court of Justice that sufficient efforts have been made to protect civilian life from harm, the ICJ on Friday ordered the Israel Defense Forces to end its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah at once and to open the southern border crossing from Egypt to humanitarian aid. “Israel must immediately hold its military...