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Israel Strikes Rafah After Top UN Court Orders It To Halt Offensive

A Palestinian boy stands amid the rubble of a destroyed house in central Gaza (Credit: AFP)

Israel bombed the Gaza Strip, including Rafah, on Saturday, a day after the top UN court ordered it to halt military operations in the southern city as efforts get underway in Paris to seek a ceasefire in the war sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) also demanded the immediate release of all hostages still held by Palestinian militants, hours after the Israeli military announced troops had recovered the bodies of three more of the captives from northern Gaza.

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