World warns Israel to obey ICJ on Gaza aid as Netanyahu plans Rafah assault
Countries, rights groups call for surge in food aid to Gaza and say Israel ‘must stop starving civilians and children’. | Countries have called for Israel to obey an International Court of Justice order to allow the unimpeded delivery of aid into Gaza, where famine has set in, as it continues to flout a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the enclave. ● Judges at the UN’s top court, which is examining South Africa’s charge that Israel is committing genocide, unanimously delivered a legally binding ruling on Thursday that Israel should “take all necessary and effective measures to ensure, without delay … the unhindered provision … of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance” in Gaza.
■ Hamas says world court's order on additional measures to Israel requires enforcement mechanism (aNews)
■ 71 more Palestinians killed in Gaza, death toll climbs to 32,623 (Anadolu)
■ Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israel told to ‘stop starving children’ (Al Jazeera)