“I looked forward that the ICJ would force Israel to stop its war, but such a decision now just gives Israel more time to kill more and more Palestinians…”

If the ICJ had been brave enough to demand an immediate ceasefire this would not be happening. Mark

Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave accused Israel of not abiding by the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling on South Africa’s genocide case, which explicitly ordered Israel to prevent genocidal acts in the Gaza Strip.

On Friday, 26 January, the ICJ in The Hague delivered a ruling on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, ordering Israel to take all possible measures to prevent genocide acts in Gaza and demanding Israel to report on implementing the measures within one month.

The court, however, did not order Israel to suspend its military operations in Gaza, one of the main requests submitted by South Africa, while also calling on Hamas to release all Israeli hostages.

But on the ground, for many Palestinians in Gaza, the Israeli army forces are still committing genocidal crimes without taking into account the decision of the ICJ. These sentiments were shared by Palestinians in Gaza to The New Arab. 

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www.newarab.com/news/palestinians-gaza-say-israel-not-abiding-icjs-order