Why Egypt backed South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the ICJ
7 months, 1 week ago

Why Egypt backed South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the ICJ

Al Jazeera  

Angered by Israel’s moves in Gaza and the regional security risks they pose, Egypt joined the genocide case. And it was that move – to send Israeli troops to the Rafah border crossing – that experts believe has cemented Egypt’s belief that Israel is not taking its security and political concerns seriously, and is instead “disrespecting” them. Egypt has now taken its own steps – on May 12, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Egypt had joined South Africa’s International Court of Justice genocide case against Israel. “The significance of this move is that it is sending a signal that Egypt is not happy with what’s happening in Gaza and how Israel is behaving,” said Nancy Okail, an expert on Egypt and the president and CEO of the Center for International Policy, even as she downplayed the effect of Egypt’s decision on the ICJ’s final verdict, labelling it a “symbolic gesture”. “The Israelis didn’t seem to take the ceasefire talks that Egypt was hosting seriously … and it’s not clear to anybody what would get Israel to agree to a ceasefire,” he told Al Jazeera.

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'Decision to intervene based on legal analysis': Ireland to join S Africa ICJ 'genocide' case against Israel
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Decision to intervene based on legal analysis': Ireland to join S Africa ICJ 'genocide' case against Israel

Firstpost  

Ireland intends to join South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice before the end of the year, its foreign minister said on Thursday. South Africa in December brought a case before the ICJ, arguing that the war in Gaza breached the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention, an accusation Israel has strongly denied. “The government’s decision to …

South Africa Submits Main Legal Claim to UN, Accusing Israel of Genocide in Gaza
1 month, 3 weeks ago

South Africa Submits Main Legal Claim to UN, Accusing Israel of Genocide in Gaza

Associated Press  

South Africa submits its main legal claim to the top UN court accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The document, which the International Court of Justice will not make public until a later stage in the proceedings, puts forth the 'main case' that Israel has a 'special intent to commit genocide'.

U.S. cites Egypt’s help in Gaza as Washington sends full military aid despite human rights concerns
3 months, 1 week ago

U.S. cites Egypt’s help in Gaza as Washington sends full military aid despite human rights concerns

LA Times  

The U.S. decision underscores Egypt’s central role as a mediator in the Middle East conflict, despite human rights allegations against the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. “The United States is also continuing a rigorous dialogue with the Egyptian government on the importance of concrete human rights improvements that are crucial to sustaining the strongest possible U.S.-Egypt partnership,” the State …

International Criminal Court judges mulling arrest warrants consider legal arguments on jurisdiction
4 months, 2 weeks ago

International Criminal Court judges mulling arrest warrants consider legal arguments on jurisdiction

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dozens of countries, academics and rights groups have filed legal arguments either rejecting or supporting the International Criminal Court’s power to issue arrest warrants in its investigation into the war in Gaza and the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel. Most of the legal arguments focus largely on the issue of whether the court’s power …

Turkiye formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Turkiye formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court

The Hindu  

“Turkiye on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said. “We have just submitted our application to the International Court of Justice to intervene in the genocide case filed against Israel,” he wrote on the social media platform X. South Africa brought a case …

Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreign minister said. “We have just submitted our application to the International Court of Justice to intervene in the genocide case filed against Israel,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan wrote on the social media platform X. …

The Latest | Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza cease-fire talks
5 months, 1 week ago

The Latest | Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza cease-fire talks

Associated Press  

An Israeli delegation has arrived in Egypt to press ahead with cease-fire talks, as Israel and Hamas consider the latest proposal. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric was responding Wednesday to comments made by spokesman David Mencer who called Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the a gency known as UNRWA, “one of the bad guys, a terrorist sympathizer, a Jew-killing enabler, a …

Spain to join South Africa's genocide ICJ case over Israel's actions in Gaza
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Spain to join South Africa's genocide ICJ case over Israel's actions in Gaza

The Hindu  

Spain will ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, its foreign minister announced on June 6. Spain is the first European country to take the step after South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. “We want peace to return to Gaza and …

Spain says to join South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Spain says to join South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Al Jazeera  

The case accuses Israel of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention in its war on Gaza. Spain says it will join the case filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice, which accuses Israel of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention in its war on the Gaza Strip. Spain took the decision to not only “let …

Which countries have joined South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Which countries have joined South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ?

Al Jazeera  

More than 10 countries are supporting South Africa’s genocide case against Israel’s war on Gaza. Spain says it will join the case filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice, which accuses Israel of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention in its war on the Gaza Strip. South Africa’s case before the United Nations court in The …

Palestinian officials apply to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestinian officials apply to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Palestinian officials have applied at the top U.N. court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. The request published Monday alleges that Israel’s ongoing military operation is “part of a systematic effort to wipe Palestinian society and its culture and social institutions from the map.” The request to the International …

Hamas says ready to reach "full agreement" if Israel stops war
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hamas says ready to reach "full agreement" if Israel stops war

China Daily  

Palestinians make their way as they inspect the damages after Israeli forces withdrew from a part of Jabalia refugee camp, following a raid, in the northern Gaza Strip, May 30, 2024. GAZA -- Hamas announced on Thursday that it has informed mediators of its readiness to reach a "full agreement," including a comprehensive hostages-prisoners exchange deal, if Israel stops its …

Egyptian casualty along Gaza border puts strain on the landmark Israel-Egypt peace accord
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Egyptian casualty along Gaza border puts strain on the landmark Israel-Egypt peace accord

LA Times  

Egyptian trucks carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip queue outside the Rafah border crossing on the Egyptian side March 23. Egypt’s military spokesman talked about a “shooting incident” but did not mention Israel, while the Israeli military said “dialog was taking place with the Egyptian side.” But Monday’s skirmish was the latest in a string of events underscoring …

ICJ orders Israel to immediately halt military operation in Gaza's Rafah
7 months ago

ICJ orders Israel to immediately halt military operation in Gaza's Rafah

India TV News  

The International Court of Justice on Friday ordered Israel to immediately halt its military operations in Rafah. Reading out the ruling, ICJ president Nawaf Salam said the situation in the Palestinian had worsened since the court last ordered Israel to take steps to improve it, and conditions had been met for a new emergency order. "The state of Israel shall …

ICJ orders Israel to halt its offensive on Rafah, Gaza in new ruling
7 months ago

ICJ orders Israel to halt its offensive on Rafah, Gaza in new ruling

Al Jazeera  

Judges at the top United Nations court order Israel to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel to halt its offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and withdraw from the enclave, in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, citing “immense …

Can the world’s top court stop Israel’s offensive in Rafah?
7 months ago

Can the world’s top court stop Israel’s offensive in Rafah?

Al Jazeera  

Israel refutes South Africa’s accusation that its Gaza military campaign is a genocidal act against Palestinians. In its latest appeal, South Africa has called on the United Nations’s top court for urgent measures to order a halt to Israel’s assault on Rafah. Since early this month, Israeli forces have been pounding the southern city where more than 1.5 million Palestinians …

Israel insists it is doing all it can to protect civilians in Gaza and denies genocide charges
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel insists it is doing all it can to protect civilians in Gaza and denies genocide charges

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Israel strongly denied charges of genocide on Friday, telling the United Nations’ top court it was doing everything it could to protect the civilian population during its military operation in Gaza. The International Court of Justice wrapped up a third round of hearings on emergency measures requested by South Africa, which says Israel’s military incursion in …

Israel tells UN court it has right to press on with assault in Gaza’s Rafah
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel tells UN court it has right to press on with assault in Gaza’s Rafah

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s lawyers have told the United Nations top court that the country has the right to move ahead with a full-scale offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza to defend itself against Palestinian group Hamas after South Africa filed an urgent request to order a ceasefire as part of a wider case accusing Israel of genocide. Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman, principal deputy …

'Israel must be stopped': South Africa urges UN World Court to order ceasefire in Gaza
7 months, 1 week ago

'Israel must be stopped': South Africa urges UN World Court to order ceasefire in Gaza

India TV News  

The Hague: South Africa urged the International Court of Justice, the UN's top court on Thursday to order a ceasefire in Israel's offensive in Gaza to shield Palestinians taking refuge in the southern city of Rafah. Despite Israel saying it has stepped up humanitarian efforts, South Africa attorney Max du Plessis said Israel's declared humanitarian zones - areas it ordered …

ICJ opens hearings on Israeli military's incursion into Rafah
7 months, 1 week ago

ICJ opens hearings on Israeli military's incursion into Rafah

The Hindu  

The United Nations’ top court on May 16 opened two days of hearings into a request from South Africa to press Israel to halt its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s population has sought shelter. It is the fourth time South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice for emergency …

South Africa urges UN’s top court to order cease-fire in Gaza to shield citizens in Rafah
7 months, 1 week ago

South Africa urges UN’s top court to order cease-fire in Gaza to shield citizens in Rafah

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — South Africa urged the United Nations’ top court on Thursday to order a cease-fire in Gaza during hearings over emergency measures to halt Israel’s military operation in the enclave’s southern city of Rafah. The country’s ambassador to the Netherlands, Vusimuzi Madonsela, urged the panel of 15 international judges to order Israel to “totally and unconditionally withdraw” …

South Africa urges U.N.’s top court to order Israel to withdraw from Gaza
7 months, 1 week ago

South Africa urges U.N.’s top court to order Israel to withdraw from Gaza

LA Times  

South Africa’s agents Vusimuzi Madonsela, seated right, and Cornelius Scholtz, seated second left, talk before the start of hearings at the International Court of Justice, in The Hague on Thursday. South Africa urged the United Nations’ top court Thursday to order a Gaza cease-fire during hearings over emergency measures to halt Israel’s military operation in the enclave’s southern city of …

South Africa urges ICJ to order Gaza ceasefire, halt Israel’s Rafah assault
7 months, 1 week ago

South Africa urges ICJ to order Gaza ceasefire, halt Israel’s Rafah assault

Al Jazeera  

As Israel escalates assault on the crowded southern city of Rafah, lawyers tell court, ‘If Rafah falls, so too does Gaza.’ South Africa has urged the International Court of Justice to order Israel to halt its assault on Rafah as part of its case accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinians. South Africa, which filed its case in January over …

International Court of Justice to hold hearings over Israel’s Rafah attacks
7 months, 1 week ago

International Court of Justice to hold hearings over Israel’s Rafah attacks

The Hindu  

The top U.N. court said it would hold hearings on May 16 and 17 over a request from South Africa to impose emergency orders on Israel to halt its Rafah offensive. The International Court of Justice in The Hague will hear lawyers from South Africa on May 16, followed by Israel’s response the next day, it said in a statement. …

Egypt says it will join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ
7 months, 1 week ago

Egypt says it will join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Al Jazeera  

Cairo says the move is due to Israel’s worsening attacks against civilians in Gaza. Egypt says it will formally join the case filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice, which accuses Israel of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention in its war on the Gaza Strip. Egypt said it is calling on Israel “to …

South Africa again requests emergency measures from world court to restrain Israel’s actions in Gaza
7 months, 1 week ago

South Africa again requests emergency measures from world court to restrain Israel’s actions in Gaza

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — South Africa urged the United Nations’ top court Friday to issue more emergency measures to restrain Israel, saying its military incursion in Rafah threatens the “very survival of Palestinians in Gaza.” The request marks the fourth for additional measures by South Africa, which filed a genocide case against Israel late last year at the International Court …

South Africa asks ICJ to order Israel to withdraw from Gaza’s Rafah
7 months, 2 weeks ago

South Africa asks ICJ to order Israel to withdraw from Gaza’s Rafah

Al Jazeera  

South Africa seeks new emergency measures over Israel’s latest offensive against the southern city in Gaza. South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice to order Israel to withdraw from Rafah as part of additional emergency measures over the war in Gaza, the United Nations’s top court said. Israel has repeatedly said it is acting in accordance with international …

Hamas, Israeli negotiators arrive in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hamas, Israeli negotiators arrive in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks

China Daily  

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike as Israeli forces launch a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on May 7. CAIRO/JERUSALEM -- Egypt is hosting delegations from Hamas, Israel, Qatar and the United States in Cairo on Tuesday with the aim …

Turkey seeks to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Turkey seeks to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Al Jazeera  

Foreign minister says Ankara will submit a formal request to the International Court of Justice to join the case. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Turkey will join in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. The ICJ has ordered Israel to refrain from any acts that could fall under the Genocide Convention and to ensure …

Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel for talks Friday seeking to push through a cease-fire agreement with Hamas and avert an Israeli offensive on Gaza’s town of Rafah — on the border with Egypt — which it warned could ruin regional stability, officials said. Egypt’s top intelligence official, Abbas Kamel, led the delegation and planned to discuss …

Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas

LA Times  

Palestinians crowd onto the beach during a heat wave in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, this week. Egypt’s top intelligence official, Abbas Kamel, is leading the delegation and plans to discuss with Israel a “new vision” for a prolonged cease-fire in Gaza, an Egyptian official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the mission freely. While in Israel, Kamel, …

Israeli PM Netanyahu sets 'date' for Rafah invasion as ceasefire talks in Cairo deadlocked
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli PM Netanyahu sets 'date' for Rafah invasion as ceasefire talks in Cairo deadlocked

India TV News  

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that a date has been 'set' for an imminent invasion of Gaza's Rafah, which is the last refuge for Palestinians as the six-month-long war has decimated most of the coastal enclave, as ceasefire talks in Cairo, Egypt appear to have been deadlocked. Far-right ministers criticise Netanyahu However, Israel's far-right national security …

Israel could be just two days away from agreeing a hostage deal
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel could be just two days away from agreeing a hostage deal

Daily Mail  

Israel could be just two days away from agreeing a ceasefire and hostage deal after talks in Egypt have made 'significant progress', Egyptian state-linked media reports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, marking half a year of war since the unprecedented attack of October 7, also said Israel was 'one step away from victory'. Israel's main ally, diplomatic backer and arms …

Top U.N. court opens hearings in case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel’s Gaza conflict
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Top U.N. court opens hearings in case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel’s Gaza conflict

The Hindu  

Preliminary hearings are opening on April 8 at the United Nations' top court in a case that seeks an end to German military and other aid to Israel, based on claims that Berlin is enabling acts of genocide and breaches of international humanitarian law in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Nicaragua argues that by giving Israel political, financial and military …

Gaza truce talks make 'significant progress': Egypt state media
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gaza truce talks make 'significant progress': Egypt state media

New Indian Express  

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Talks in Cairo towards a Gaza truce and hostage release deal have made "significant progress", Egyptian state-linked media reported Monday, more than half a year into the war started by the October 7 attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, marking half a year of war since the unprecedented attack of October 7, also said Israel was "one step …

Top U.N. court to hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel's Gaza conflict
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Top U.N. court to hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel's Gaza conflict

The Hindu  

Preliminary hearings open on Monday at the United Nations’ top court in a case that seeks an end to German military and other aid to Israel, based on claims that Berlin is “facilitating” acts of genocide and breaches of international law in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “Germany has breached neither the genocide convention nor international humanitarian law, and we …

Top UN court will hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel’s Gaza conflict
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Top UN court will hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel’s Gaza conflict

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Preliminary hearings open Monday at the United Nations’ top court in a case that seeks an end to German military and other aid to Israel, based on claims that Berlin is “facilitating” acts of genocide and breaches of international law in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “Germany has breached neither the genocide convention nor international humanitarian …

Colombia seeks to join Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Colombia seeks to join Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Al Jazeera  

Bogota calls on the World Court to ensure ‘the safety’ and ‘the very existence of the Palestinian people’. Colombia has asked the International Court of Justice to allow the country to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip. PRESS RELEASE: #Colombia files a declaration of intervention under Article 63 of the #ICJ Statute in the …

Israel asks ICJ not to order new measures over looming famine in Gaza
9 months ago

Israel asks ICJ not to order new measures over looming famine in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Israel asks the UN court to reject South Africa’s request for more emergency orders in the Gaza genocide case. Israel has asked the International Court of Justice not to issue emergency orders for it to step up humanitarian aid to Gaza to address a looming famine, dismissing South Africa’s request to do so as “morally repugnant”. The filing said South …

South Africa urges top UN court to impose more emergency orders on Israel to end starvation in Gaza
9 months, 2 weeks ago

South Africa urges top UN court to impose more emergency orders on Israel to end starvation in Gaza

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Citing “widespread starvation” in Gaza, South Africa on Wednesday urged the United Nations’ top court to order Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the war-torn region, as part of an ongoing case alleging that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza breaches the Genocide Convention. South Africa, which filed the genocide case late last year at the International …

South Africa asks ICJ for more measures against Israel over Gaza ‘famine’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

South Africa asks ICJ for more measures against Israel over Gaza ‘famine’

Al Jazeera  

South Africa warns Palestinians in Gaza are facing starvation, asks court to order all parties to cease hostilities. South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice to order additional emergency measures against Israel over its war on Gaza, the court has said. In its application, South Africa warned that Palestinians in Gaza were facing starvation and asked the court …

Why Egypt won't allow vulnerable Palestinians across its border
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Why Egypt won't allow vulnerable Palestinians across its border

NPR  

Why Egypt won't allow vulnerable Palestinians across its border Enlarge this image toggle caption Planet Labs PBC Planet Labs PBC The satellite photo above captures the stark nature of the crisis on the Gaza-Egypt border. On the right, more than 1 million displaced Palestinians are squeezed into tent camps on the Gaza side of the border, seeking shelter from Israel's …

Brazil's president accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, doubling down after earlier uproar
10 months ago

Brazil's president accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, doubling down after earlier uproar

The Hindu  

Brazil's president alleged that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians, doubling down on harsh rhetoric after stirring controversy a week earlier by comparing Israel’s military offensive in Gaza to the Nazi Holocaust. Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wrote on X that he would not give up his “dignity for falsehood,” an apparent reference to calls for him to …

Israeli officials to meet on a proposed pause in Gaza while the Cabinet is set to OK a Rafah plan
10 months ago

Israeli officials to meet on a proposed pause in Gaza while the Cabinet is set to OK a Rafah plan

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli officials will meet Saturday night on the next steps after the latest talks with the United States, Egypt and Qatar in search of a deal on pausing the fighting in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. But Netanyahu announced that he’ll convene the Cabinet early next week to “approve the operational plans for …

Israeli Cabinet set to OK plan for Rafah attack; U.S. strikes Houthi targets in Yemen
10 months ago

Israeli Cabinet set to OK plan for Rafah attack; U.S. strikes Houthi targets in Yemen

LA Times  

Palestinians mourn over the bodies of relatives killed in Israeli strikes Saturday at the Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip. Netanyahu’s statement said that “only a combination of military pressure and firm negotiations” would achieve Israel’s aims in the war. A senior official from Egypt said mediators were waiting for Israel’s official response to a draft deal …

South Africa tells top UN court that it's accusing Israel of apartheid against Palestinians
10 months ago

South Africa tells top UN court that it's accusing Israel of apartheid against Palestinians

The Hindu  

South Africa argued at the United Nations' top court on February 20 that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and that Israel's occupation of land is “inherently and fundamentally illegal.” Israel rejects such claims. Israel sent a written submission last year in which it argued that the questions put to the court are prejudiced and “fail to recognize …

Top UN court rejects South African request for urgent measures to safeguard Rafah
10 months, 1 week ago

Top UN court rejects South African request for urgent measures to safeguard Rafah

New Indian Express  

THE HAGUE: The top UN court on Friday 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. It said no new order was necessary because the existing measures “are applicable throughout …

Top UN court rejects South African request for urgent measures to safeguard Rafah
10 months, 1 week ago

Top UN court rejects South African request for urgent measures to safeguard Rafah

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The top UN court on Friday 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. Citing U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the court noted “the most recent developments …

Satellite photos show Egypt building Gaza wall as Israel’s Rafah push looms
10 months, 1 week ago

Satellite photos show Egypt building Gaza wall as Israel’s Rafah push looms

Al Jazeera  

Despite its opposition to displacement of Palestinians, Cairo appears to be preparing for a scenario forced by Israel. Egypt is building a fortified buffer zone near its border with the Gaza Strip as fears mount of an imminent Israeli ground invasion of the southern city of Rafah, which could displace hundreds of thousands of Palestinians across the frontier, according to …

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