from Daily Sabah
Countries and international rights groups on Friday mounted pressure on Israel to comply with an International Court of Justice (ICJ) order to facilitate the unimpeded delivery of aid into Gaza, where famine is escalating.
Despite growing opposition, Israel persists in defying a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Palestinian enclave.
Judges at the U.N.'s highest court, currently examining South Africa's accusation of Israeli genocide, unanimously issued a legally binding ruling on Thursday.
It stipulates 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.
South Africa's presidency welcomed the order, considering it a provisional measure in their genocide case. "The fact that Palestinian deaths are not solely caused by bombardment and ground attacks, but also by disease and starvation, indicates a need to protect the group’s right to exist," it said in a statement...
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