Tel Aviv [Israel], March 29: The International Court of Justice on March 28 unanimously ordered Israel to take all necessary and effective actions to ensure basic food supplies for the Palestinian people and prevent widespread famine in Gaza.
The order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) came as Israeli forces and members of Hamas battled around Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza, where the armed wings of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement or they attacked Israeli soldiers and tanks with rockets and mortars.
The ICJ judges argued that people in Gaza were facing a worse situation. "The Court finds that for Palestinians in Gaza, famine is no longer a risk (...) but famine is occurring," the ICJ judges emphasized in the ruling.
The above order was issued by the ICJ at the request of South Africa as part of a lawsuit accusing Israel of state-sponsored genocide in Gaza.
Meanwhile, senior Hamas official Basem Naim said that the ICJ's new ruling was not enough and that Israel must be ordered to end its military offensive to end suffering in Gaza.
There is currently no information about Israel's reaction to the ICJ ruling. Israel has previously announced it is working to expand humanitarian groups' access to Gaza by land, through airdrops, and by ship.
Israeli leaders have emphasized that Hamas can end the conflict by surrendering, releasing all hostages it holds in Gaza and handing over those involved in the attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. judge.
The Israeli army said it continued to operate around the Al Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza City after attacking the facility more than a week ago. The Israeli military claims its forces have killed about 200 gunmen since the start of that campaign, "while preventing harm to civilians, patients, staff and medical equipment," according to Reuters. .
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
