EU’s Borrell accuses Israel of ignoring World Court ruling on Rafah offensive

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell accuses Israel of ignoring the International Court of Justice and pushing ahead with military action in southern Gaza which, he says, it was ordered to cease.

Ahead of an EU foreign ministers’ meeting, Borrell says that the World Court ruling must be implemented, and added that he will work toward reaching a political decision on the launch of a dedicated EU border assistance mission for the Rafah Border Crossing known as EUBAM.

In an ambiguous ruling on Friday, the ICJ ordered Israel to halt all Rafah operations that risk the destruction of the city’s civilian population. The wording of the ruling meant that it could be interpreted as instructing Israel to abide by the Genocide Convention during its activities in Rafah but not requiring a complete halt to military operations there.