It is a rebuke to the way in which Israel has waged the war and perhaps more importantly to the conduct of Binyamin Netanyahu’s government but one that is unlikely to constrain significantly its ability to keep fighting Hamas. Though in ordering Israel to report in a month on the steps it has taken, the court appears to be reserving the right to take further steps.There was no hiding the fury behind the nearly unanimous rulings of the 17 judges of the International Court of Justice (icj) in The Hague. On January 26th they ordered Israel to “take all measures within its power” to prevent acts of genocide by its forces in Gaza, to prevent and punish incitement to genocide and to ensure that more aid reaches the strip.What will happen to Israel if it does not obey the ICJ ruling ?
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