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What Matters Most On Friday, January 26, 2024

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Presiding judge Joan Donoghue, right, opens the session at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

ICJ tells Israel to ‘prevent genocide’ in Gaza, rejects ordering immediate ceasefire

By Jeremy Sharon

In its decision, Hague court finds there is ‘plausibility’ to South Africa’s claims that the rights of Palestinian not to be subjected to genocide must be urgently protected

Protesters block the Kerem Shalom border crossing, January 26, 2024 to protest aid going into Gaza while hostages are being held (courtesy)

Live updates (closed)

Jan. 26: Israeli leaders vow Gaza war to go on; Hamas: ICJ ruling ‘contributes to isolating Israel’

New Hamas propaganda video shows 3 Israeli hostages * US pauses funding for UNRWA after staff accused of involvement in Oct. 7 * Rockets shot at Ashkelon for first time in 3 weeks

8:49 pm

Army said to warn Hamas reestablishing civil rule in parts of Gaza as Israeli forces pull back
8:36 pm

Rocket sirens sound in community along border with Lebanon
7:57 pm

Qatari PM to reportedly visit Washington next week

Op-ed: The wrong culprit

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The ICJ accepted the South African jurists’ misrepresentation of the cause and nature of the war in Gaza, seeking to constrain Israel and thus aiding the true genocidal party, Hamas

Presiding judge Joan Donoghue opens the session at the International Court of Justice, or World Court in the Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. The court issued emergency orders against Israel following South African allegations of genocide by Israel in Gaza, but did not order a ceasefire in the war against Hamas. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

FILE- This February/March 1945, file photo shows the entry to the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. (AP Photo/Stanislaw Mucha, File)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in a video statement on January 26, 2024. (Screenshot: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

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El Al nixing flights to South Africa amid fall in demand, ICJ genocide charge

By ToI Staff and Reuters

Analysis

The Hague’s decision means Israel is now in the dock for genocide

There are caveats, including the absence of a ceasefire order. But the ICJ ruling will give a tailwind to international calls for trade sanctions and arms boycotts against Israel

South Africa's delegation, left, and Israel's delegation, right, stand during a session at the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

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American official says channel was established after Blinken told Israeli leaders during recent visit that US needs to know ‘what the answers are’ when strikes reported

Israel's Ambassador to the UN Meirav Eilon Shahar gives a press briefing during an event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at the United Nations Offices, in Geneva on December 12, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

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IDF troops operate in Gaza in this undated handout photo released January 26, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Troops battle Hamas operatives in Khan Younis as IAF strikes RPG-wielding cell

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IDF announces death of reservist, bringing Gaza op toll to 220; protesters block humanitarian aid at Kerem Shalom for third consecutive day, calling for release of hostages

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Gallant: Hamas collapsing in tunnels, more than 100 operatives nabbed in recent days

By Emanuel Fabian

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in black, plants a tree at a military base near Gaza on January 25, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom / GPO)

Netanyahu tells troops there’s ‘no substitute for complete victory over our enemies’

By Michael Horovitz

Analysis

US support is firm, but Biden and Netanyahu play dangerous game with two-state fight

Escalating public spat over possibility of a Palestinian state doesn’t help Israeli war effort against Hamas, but for now Biden is holding out against frustrated left flank

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A composite image of CIA Director William Burns, left, speaking at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, on July 8, 2022; Mossad Director David Barnea, right, speaking at a conference in Tel Aviv, on September 10, 2023. (AP/Susan Walsh; Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

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Potential deal up for discussion would see all hostages released in phases over several months, with war paused and thousands of Palestinian prisoners freed, though huge gaps remain

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Carol Ann Schwartz says priorities for her term are Zionist education, fighting antisemitism, seeking justice for women raped by Hamas and addressing Israel’s needs during the war

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Iranian dissidents launch hunger strike to protest spike in executions

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Temple Jacob in Hancock, Michigan
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