Israel reined in by ICJ rulings on Gaza - but will it obey? - BBC News

The demands, if implemented, would drastically change the nature of Israel's Gaza campaign.

3 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, EPAImage caption, The vast majority of Gaza's population has been displacedBy Paul AdamsBBC Diplomatic CorrespondentThis was not a complete victory for South Africa, or the Palestinians.

The ICJ did not order Israel to halt its military campaign - an implied recognition of Israel's right to self defence in the wake of the Hamas attacks on 7 October last year.

But the UN's highest legal body has recognised that the situation in Gaza is catastrophic.

Crucially, it said that situation was "at serious risk of deteriorating further" before the court delivers its final verdict on the charge of genocide, a process that could take years.

As a result, it made several demands of Israel, broadly in line with most of the nine "provisional measures" demanded by South Africa.

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