International Court of Justice (ICJ) between UN described his actions Israel inside Loop Possible genocide since October 7. He issued interim measures but dismissed South Africa’s lawsuit against him as requested. IsraelOrder a halt to Israel’s military offensive in the region Gaza Strip. The decision is extraordinary for the spectacle it presents to the world: devastation, humanitarian crisis and mass deaths of women and children. Israeli attack Following Hamas’ attack on Israeli territory on October 7, in which approximately 1,200 civilians and soldiers lost their lives. However, the measures leave the matter in the hands of the so-called genocidal Israel. prevention of genocide.
Temporary measures as announced Richard FalkThe last of the United Nations rapporteurs on the occupied territories “could now lead to a tug-of-war over what has and has not been fulfilled.”
However Benjamin Netanyahu The court achieved one of its main goals by declaring on January 13 that “even The Hague cannot stop us in Gaza”; That is, the Court did not order to stop the human and material massacre carried out by the Israeli Armed Forces (IDF). ) expressly from at least October 7, 2023,
“Is that it? genocide The most transparent in human history,” Falk explained. The Israeli Government’s presentation in The Hague on January 12, 2024 was based on exactly one argument: the Israeli Army bases all its military actions on permanent legal advice. According to them, every major action is taken by military leaders in consultation with lawyers who specialize in international military legislation.
Therefore, there is a deliberate plan, as they explain, assuming that the destruction and deaths of the civilian population are “collateral damage”. Hamas It is an organization “embedded” in the civilian population, in hospitals, private homes, mosques and UN headquarters.
Precautionary measures
ICJ requests Israel appeal based on its own ruling six injunctions. First, “it takes precautions not to kill Palestinians”; second, “taking measures to ensure that military actions do not lead to acts of genocide”; “Prevent and punish” direct and overt incitement to genocide against Palestinians; Any direct and public incitement to genocide in Gaza must be prevented and punished; “taking measures to prevent the destruction of evidence that could be used to prove genocide”; “Taking measures to access the humanitarian needs of the Gaza population”; “To submit a report to the court within one month of the decision being made.”
So; those attributed to the actions being “probable” (this is the preliminary stage of the trial in the Hague) given the opportunity to restrict or self-correct their behavior It is claimed to be a genocide.
judgment of Solomon
Legal sources say this is perhaps why South Africa’s main interim request for an immediate cessation of the war to prevent genocide was ignored. the claim that the “balance” or “sole decision” of the court is sought. That is, because Hamas had launched rockets into Israeli territory and Hamas was not a party to this procedure, the Court refrained from issuing an order requiring Israel to immediately paralyze military action on its own.
While the court made its decision, Israel’s attacks caused many deaths in Gaza. Thirty days means more than 1,000 deaths, half of them women and children.
The court’s measures could have worked as a preventive measure immediately after October 7. Some of the genocide has already happened. It was about hindering its progress and completion.
And this is exactly what the Court has avoided.