The International Court of Justice will issue its ruling this afternoon on a bid by South Africa to order Israel to implement a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as the IDF presses on with its offensive in Rafah.
Pretoria has urged the International Court of Justice to order an “immediate” stop to Israel’s war against Hamas, including in the southernmost city of Rafah, where Israel believes four of Hamas’s six remaining battalions to be located, along with many of the hostages.
The ruling will be delivered by ICJ President Judge Nawaf Salam at 4 p.m. Israel time, and can be watched live:
In an unsourced report Thursday, Ynet said officials believe there is a low chance the ICJ will reject South Africa’s request for a cessation of hostilities, a medium chance that the court will accept South Africa’s original demand to halt the war in Gaza, and a medium-to-high chance that it will focus its ceasefire order on Rafah.
The report also assessed that there was a high chance the court would issue additional orders to increase humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From the Liveblog of
Friday, May 24, 2024
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
