The Israeli war machine continues its incessant killing of innocent Palestinians in Gaza defying the continued protests across the world and a fresh hearing in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over additional provisional measures to halt Israeli aggression in Rafah.
On the second day of the hearing in the ICJ, Israel rejected South Africa’s demands for provisional measures, declaring that it should not be ordered by the court to withdraw from Gaza, as it would be a violation of Israel’s rights under international law.
South Africa has demanded the withdrawal of Israeli forces and an immediate halt of its military assaults in Rafah, as a second set of provisional measures in its ongoing case against Israeli genocide in Gaza.
The ICJ had issued a set of provisional measures in January this year in the case, asking for increased access to humanitarian aid to Palestinians, among other things. These measures were expanded in March.
Israeli bombings in different parts of the besieged territory on Thursday and early morning on 17 May killed dozens.
Close to 80,000 Palestinians have been wounded in the Israeli war so far.
According to the local reports, fighting continues in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. Israeli troops have deployed tanks and heavy artillery, killing people, deliberately destroying more residential buildings and forcing Palestinians to move to the western parts of Gaza City. – Peoples Dispatch/ Globetrotter News Service
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