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Al Jazeera
Maram Humaid

‘This court is a failure’: Palestinians in Gaza decry ICJ’s interim ruling

More than 26,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7 and some 1.9 million have been internally displaced [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]

Palestinians in Gaza say they are devastated by the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) decision not to order Israel to cease its near-four-month bombardment and ground invasion of the strip during a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide.

On Friday, the World Court issued a series of provisional measures requiring Israel to comply with the 1948 Genocide Convention, allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza and act against those who issue genocidal statements.

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