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The International Court of Justice on Friday 26th Jan. issued a series of provisional measures that require Israel to comply with the 1948 Genocide Convention. In a case brought by South Africa 🇿🇦 accusing Israel 🇮🇱of committing genocide in Gaza, the verdict stopped short of ordering Israel to pause or stop its devastating war on Gaza, which has killed more than 26,000 Palestinians 🇵🇸 in the enclave since October 7. The court itself does not have the power to enforce the interim ruling, or the final verdict it delivers in the case. The ICJ ️ issued six emergency orders to Israel: Israel must take all possible measures to prevent acts as outlined in Article 2 of the 1948 Genocide Convention. Israel must ensure its military does not carry out killing of Palestinian civilians, not cause physical or psychological harm to members of that group, not inflict living conditions which are calculated to bring about the end of the existence of a people, and not carry out actions designed to prevent births within that group of people. Israel must prevent and punish the “direct and public incitement to commit genocide. Israel must ensure the delivery of basic services and essential humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. Israel must prevent the destruction of evidence of war crimes in Gaza and allow fact-finding missions access. Israel must submit a report on all steps it has taken to abide by the measures imposed by the court within one month of the judgement. Israeli PM B. Netanyahu responded to the ICJ ruling by saying; “The vile attempt to deny Israel this fundamental right is blatant discrimination against the Jewish state, and it was justly rejected.” He has also ordered members of his cabinet to refrain from responding to the ruling. In the past 24 hours alone, Israel carried out 21 mass killings, murdering 200 and injuring 370 civilians. So Israel’s message to the Court, and the world at large, is clear. Video source: Newstalk Источник: The Paradigm Shift Channel ⏳
