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A top U.N. court says Gaza genocide is 'plausible' but does not order cease-fire

The president of the International Court of Justice, Joan Donoghue, speaks prior to the court's announcement in the genocide case against Israel, brought by South Africa, in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday. (Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

LONDON — The International Court of Justice has found it is "plausible" that Israel has committed acts that violate the Genocide Convention. In a provisional order delivered by the court's president, Joan Donoghue, the court said Israel must ensure "with immediate effect" that its forces not commit any of the acts prohibited by the convention.

Donoghue said the court cannot make a final determination right now on whether Israel is guilty of genocide. But she said that given the deteriorating situation in Gaza, the court has jurisdiction to order measures to protect Gaza's population from further risk of genocide.

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