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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Jan HENNOP

Top UN Court Rejects S.Africa Request For More Gaza Measures

In a January ruling, the ICJ ordered Israel to protect Palestinian civilians from further harm (Credit: AFP)

The UN's top court Friday rejected South Africa's request to put more legal pressure on Israel to halt a threatened offensive against the Gaza city of Rafah, saying it was "bound to comply with existing measures."

Pretoria has already filed a complaint against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, alleging that its assault on Gaza amounts to a breach of the Genocide Convention.

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