Israel has continued its relentless attacks on Rafah despite the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering it to put an end to the military operation there, and multiple deaths were reported from central and northern Gaza, which have been subjected to renewed attacks.
The Shaboura camp and areas close to the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah on Saturday were targeted, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Deir el-Balah, said. Several people who have been injured in the bombardment have been transferred to the hospital, he said.
The hospital renewed its appeal for fuel deliveries “to ensure its continued operation”, saying it was the only one in Rafah governorate still receiving patients.
The ICJ ruling, the third of its kind this year, ordered Israel to halt its offensive, citing “immense risk” to some 1.4 million Palestinians taking shelter in Rafah, the southernmost part of Gaza. More than 800,000 Palestinians have been forced to flee Rafah since Israel launched the current offensive on May 7.
The UN’s top court seeks to rein in the mounting death toll of Palestinians since October, while also alleviating a continuing humanitarian crisis resulting from the internal displacement and severe hunger trailing most of Gaza’s 2.3 million people. Nearly 36,000 Palestinians have been killed and vast swaths of Gaza have been flatted by Israeli carpetbombing.
Israel gave no indication it was preparing to change course, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticising the ICJ ruling, calling the charges of genocide brought by South Africa as “false, outrageous and morally repugnant”.
The UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories called on Saturday for sanctions against Israel for defying the court.
“Be sure: Israel will not stop this madness until WE make it stop. Member states must impose sanctions, arms embargo and suspend diplo[matic]/political relations with Israel till it ceases its assault,” Francesca Albanese posted on X.
Cuba, Iran and North Korea all under crushing sanctions all while this shitty little rogue state goes on unimpeded after crossing the reddest of lines imaginable within the current bounds of international legalism. Incredible.
Honestly, I don't think there's a better example of how fake and self-serving liberal internationalism ultimately is when its supposed upholders will tear it to shreds without hesitation to in order to make an example out of some of the most downtrodden people on the face of the earth (because otherwise, I'm not sure how there even is a concrete plan to actually secure Israel's position at this point). Anyone who has paid some attention for the past seven months and hasn't at least been drawn to the vague direction of that realization is a lost cause. The final hurdle is reminding ourselves that this isn't sustainable and things will change, one way or another.
Doesn't make this any less blood-boiling and draining
(Yeah, sorry, I needed to ramble)
Israel doing Israel shit, despite being told to stop doing Israel shit. Or most likely because of it.
I sometimes like to imagine there's a better world out there where the Spartacists succeed, all of Afro-Eurasia raises the red banner and, at this moment in time, the US finally collapses and its decrepit leaders are made to face a world tribunal. It's strangely motivating.
Throw in indigenous Americans getting their land back and I get to throw a shoe at bush and that's a decent pick me up.
When the Soviet Union absolutely crushed fascist Germany. Unfortunately everything after that was terrible.
IsReAl is just lIkE a BULly iGNOre them and THeY wILl stop! maybe they JUst do'n't knOww wHaT tHeIr doiNg is WROng?
It is seriously infuriating that there is still a genocide happening, despite... Well everything.
Please get organized so that, maybe not now but soon, we can end this garbage system.
The most expected outcome ever, has actually come to pass. Ohhh nooo not the ICJ they will come over there and...nothing. They will do nothing.
