UN’s top court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah

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UN’s top court orders ******* to halt military operations in Rafah

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1. The International Court of Justice rules that ******* must halt its military offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza
2. The UN’s top court also says the Rafah border crossing with Egypt must be opened for the entry of humanitarian aid “at scale”
3. The ICJ can make legally binding rulings in disputes between countries, but has little way of enforcing its orders
4. South ******* had asked the ICJ to order it as an emergency measure, saying *******’s actions in Rafah amount to a “genocidal” operation and threaten the survival of the ************ people
5. The request forms part of a larger case South ******* has brought before the court about *******’s actions in Gaza
6. ******* has previously said the Rafah offensive is key to defeating ****** following the 7 October attacks and called South *******’s case “wholly unfounded”

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