Icj Orders Israel to Allow Aid Into Gaza and Says Blockade Had Been a Breach
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The ICJ has ordered Israel to allow aid into Gaza, ruling that the blockade was a breach of international law, sparking debate among commenters about the implications and potential consequences of the decision.
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Reminding Israel about its obligations is not a finding of breach. It's more like that ICJ language from a prior opinion reminding Israel about its obligations under the genocide convention [2]. That obviously doesn't constitute a finding that Israel breached those obligations, though that didn't stop the various anti-Israel disinformation outlets from misrepresenting it as such.
[1] https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/196...
[2] "Israel shall, in accordance with its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, in relation to Palestinians in Gaza, take all measures within its power to prevent the commission ..."
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