28 January 2024, Courier-Mail / AFP, by Justin Vallejo – Adella Beaini: Israel has vowed to fight until it achieves “total victory” against Hamas, after the International Court of Justice did not call for a ceasefire in Gaza despite finding a “plausible” risk of genocide in the enclave.
Read MoreCourt stops short of ceasefire call but lets genocide case stand
28 January 2024, The Age & Sydney Morning Herald / Reuters, by Stephanie van den Berg Bassam Masoud: The World Court ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire as requested by the plaintiff, South Africa.
Read MoreICJ ruling increases pressure on Israel to prevent civilian deaths in Gaza
27 January 2024, The Guardian, by Haroon Siddique, Bethan McKernan and Pjotr Sauer: Israel is under renewed pressure to avoid civilian deaths in Gaza and enable the delivery of humanitarian aid after the international court of justice (ICJ) ordered it to prevent its forces from carrying out genocide against Palestinians.
Read MoreAustralia urged to reconsider support for Israel after ICJ ruling
27 January 2024, The Guardian, by Jordyn Beazley and AAP: Australia is being urged to reconsider its support for the Israeli government after the top United Nations court ordered the country to take all measures to prevent genocide in Gaza.
Read MoreHuman rights groups say Australian government must act after ICJ ruling on allegation against Israel
27 January 2024, ABC, by Chantelle Al-Khouri: The Australian government has been “put on notice” by several human rights organisations following the top UN court ruling that South Africa’s accusation Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people is “plausible”.
Read MoreThe International Court of Justice ruling on the Israel-Gaza war was not a knockout victory for either side
27 January 2024, ABC, by John Lyons: It’s a judgement that both sides – Israel and South Africa – can cherry-pick. Neither side has won comprehensively and both sides are claiming victory. The judgement by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was not a knockout victory for either side.
Read MoreStrike on food aid queue kills 20 Palestinians, says Gaza health authority
26 January 2024, The Age, by Fadi Shana, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams: Gaza: An Israeli strike on Gaza City killed 20 Palestinians and wounded 150 who were queuing for food aid, Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry said, in what Palestinian groups called a “war crime”.
Read MoreWorld court rejects demand for Gaza ceasefire
27 January 2024, The Australian, by Jess Bravin: The International Court of Justice declined a plea to order Israel to cease military operations in Gaza following Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attacks but required the Jewish state to enable humanitarian aid to the enclave’s civilian population and take every measure to prevent destruction of its Palestinian community.
Read More‘Hague shmague’: Israel reacts to ruling
26 January 2024, The New Daily: The World Court has ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire as requested by the plaintiff South Africa.
Read More‘End to war’: World reacts to Gaza-Israel ruling
27 January 2024, The Australian: The reactions to the top UN court’s ruling Friday in the Israel-Gaza case were split along the lines of the war raging in the Palestinian territory.
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