Israel-Palestine live: Netanyahu rejects Hamas ceasefire proposal, vows ‘total victory’

The ICJ ruling has concluded. Here is a brief overview over what happened.

• The court said it has jurisdiction to rule in the case
• The court orders Israel to prevent, punish genocide incitement
• The court orders Israel take all measures to prevent genocide
• The court order Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the besieged Strip
• The court impresses on Israel to take more measures to protect but Palestinians but stops short of ordering a ceasefire
• World court orders Israel to report to the court within one month

The South African government on Friday said that the ICJ ruling was a “decisive victory.’

 The government said it welcomed the provisional measures and said it hoped Israel would not fail to abide by the court’s orders.

They also added that the government will continue to work to protect the rights of Palestinians in Gaza.
 

The Euro-Med rights monitor on Friday denounced the Israeli killing of two brothers in Khan Younis. 

The organisation said it “documented the arbitrary execution and horrific premeditated murder of two brothers, one of whom was a child, by an Israeli sniper in front of their parents and other family members while they were getting ready to be forcibly removed from their home in the Al-Amal neighbourhood, west of Khan Yunis.”

An eyewitness, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Euro-Med team that on Wednesday, between 10:30 and 11 am the 14-year-old, identified as Nahed Adel Barbakh, was holding a white flag in his hand, left his home near Al-Amal Neighbourhood School, west of Khan Younis. 

He was leading a group of his family members who were getting ready to leave their home to evacuate the area after receiving orders from the Israeli army to head towards Al-Mawasi. The boy was hit by a gunshot to his leg and fell to the ground as soon as he crossed the street toward the other sidewalk, about three or four metres from his house. 

In a statement, the rights group said: “The Israeli army forces continue to intentionally target civilians and carry out premeditated murders and arbitrary extrajudicial executions, along with their massive attack in the west of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, and as part of their ongoing genocide.”

Israel has reacted to the ICJ ruling on Friday, saying that the list of demands would ‘render them defenceless.’

Israel demanded that the emergency measures set out should be rejected. 
 

Israeli national security minister Ben-Gvir called the ICJ ruling on Friday 'Hague Shamgue' on X, Reuters reported.

The post was accompanied with the Israeli flag.

People around the world tuned into the the ICJ court ruling. 

Residents in South Africa were shown looking pleased as the court ruling came to an end on Friday. 

“The court recalls that its orders on provisional measures have binding effect and thus create international legal obligations for any party to whom the provisional measures are addressed," the court concluded. 

The reading of the ruling has now ended. The court stoped short of calling for a ceasifre. 

The court indicated a list of provisional measures for Israel to abide by on Friday.

The list of measures called on Israel to  prevent all acts of killing, causing serious bodily or mental harm and inflicting acts of physical destruction.

The court also said that Israel must prevent the destruction of evidence of genocide and that they must provide humanitarian assistance to people in Gaza. 

It added that they must punish those who incite genocide. 
 

Judge Donoghue says the ruling creates international legal obligations for Israel report back to the ICJ.

The ICJ orders Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent genocide and calls for immediate and unconditional release of hostages

It says Israel must ensure its forces do not commit genocide and also ensure preservation of evidence of alleged genocide.

Court rules that there is sufficient urgency given the dire humanitarian situation to order provisional measures against Israel. 

"The court considers that the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is at serious risk of deteriorating further before the court renders its final judgement," says President Donoghue. 

President Donoghue says that the court rules that at least some of South Africa's claims of violations of human rights are justified and the civilian population is "extremely vulnerable"
 

ICJ President says court has taken note of dehumanising comments made by Israeli officials, highlighting Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

"The Palestinians appear to constitute a ... protected group within the meaning of the Genocide Convention," says the court