Israel continues Gaza strikes despite UN court ruling

[Pelican Press 0]

******* continues Gaza strikes despite UN court ruling

******** forces have ******* more than 30 people in new attacks in the Gaza Strip, ************ medics said, the day after judges at the top ******* Nations court ordered ******* to halt its offensive on the southern Gazan city of Rafah.

Though ******* pressed on with its offensive against the ************ militant group ****** on Saturday, mediated negotiations between the two sides are due to restart next week, an official with knowledge of the matter said.

The decision on talks was taken after the head of *******’s Mossad intelligence agency met the head of the CIA and the prime minister of Qatar, said the source, declining to be identified by name or nationality given the sensitivity of the matter.

“At the end of the meeting, it was decided that in the coming week negotiations will open based on new proposals led by the mediators, Egypt and Qatar and with active US involvement,” the source said.

****** did not immediately comment on the talks.

The International Court of Justice, or World Court, has no means to enforce its emergency ruling in a case brought by South ******* accusing ******* of genocide.

But the case was a stark sign of *******’s global isolation over its campaign in Gaza, particularly since it began its offensive against Rafah this month against the pleas of its closest ally, the ******* States.

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Saturday demanded that ******* obey the ruling. Writing on the social media platform X, Albares said the ICJ ruling was “mandatory” and demanded “a ceasefire, the release of hostages and humanitarian access.”

More than 35,000 Palestinians have been ******* in *******’s offensive, Gaza’s health ministry says. ******* began the offensive after ******-led militants attacked southern ******** communities on October 7, ******** around 1,200 people and seizing more than 250 hostages, according to ******** tallies.

Further north in the coastal territory, where the ******** military says it is trying to prevent ****** from re-establishing its hold, ************ medical workers reported ******** airstrikes they said ******* at least 17 people while both sides reporting ground fighting.

A total of 31 Palestinians were ******* in the past day in the Gaza Strip, according to local medical officials. They do not distinguish between civilian and militant casualties.

Animals and birds were evacuated from Rafah Zoo and moved to makeshift shelters in the Khan Younis ******** camp.

******* has said it is carrying out operations in Rafah, despite growing international opposition, to remove ****** battalions holed up there. Some of its hostages are also being held there, it says.

So far, fighting has taken place on Rafah’s southern edge and eastern districts, away from the most populated areas. The ******* States has called on ******* not to enter more central neighbourhoods, saying ******* has yet to show a credible plan for how this can be done without causing mass casualties.

In another development high waves and stormy seas have damaged the temporary pier set up last week by the ******* States to provide humanitarian supplies.

Eyewitnesses said on Saturday that the makeshift harbour is currently out of action, with workers repairing the damage at the scene.

******** television station N12 reported that parts of the pier had been swept to the coast near the southern ******** port of Ashdod, 30 kilometres away.

The temporary harbour is serving as a hub for the delivery of desperately needed aid supplies as Gaza itself has no harbour deep enough for larger cargo vessels.

with DPA

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

News,Conflict and War
#******* #continues #Gaza #strikes #court #ruling

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up