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KThe International Court of Justice, the highest judicial body of the United Nations, whose decisions are legally binding but lacks mechanisms to implement them, ordered Israel to keep the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza open, which has been closed since the launch of its ground operation in this governorate in early May.

Israel said that it "has not and will not carry out military operations in the Rafah area that would lead to living conditions that could cause the complete or partial destruction of the Palestinian civilian population."

For its part, Hamas welcomed the court's decision, but said it was waiting for it to include "the entire Gaza Strip and not just Rafah Governorate."

Following the court's decision on Friday, the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip continued, as did clashes between the Israeli army and the armed wing of Hamas.

At dawn on Saturday, Palestinian witnesses and Agence France-Presse teams reported Israeli raids on the city of Rafah (south) and Deir al-Balah (centre).

Umm Muhammad, a Palestinian from Gaza City who was displaced by the violence in Deir al-Balah, told AFP, “We hope that the court’s decision will put pressure on Israel to stop this extermination war since nothing remains in this place. .”

In the same city, Muhammad Saleh told Agence France-Presse, "Israel is a state that considers itself above the laws. Therefore, I do not think that the shooting or war can be stopped by any means other than force."

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And after I resorted to it #South Africa Accusing Israel of committing “genocide,” the International Court of Justice also ordered the Hebrew state to “keep the Rafah crossing open to allow the provision of basic services and urgently needed humanitarian aid, without hindrance and in large quantities.”

 

Earlier this week, the ICC prosecutor requested the issuance of arrest warrants against three Hamas leaders and against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister.

Although the Israeli government criticized the Attorney General's announcement, it ordered its negotiators to "return to the negotiating table in order to reach the return of the hostages," according to a senior official.

After a pause since the beginning of May, indications have emerged of the possibility of resuming negotiations to reach a truce in the Gaza Strip, which includes the release of hostages and Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons.

Washington, Doha, and Cairo contribute to mediation between the two sides of the war. The last round of negotiations faltered due to the escalation in Israeli military operations in the city of Rafah and Hamas' adherence to a permanent ceasefire.

CIA Director William Burns is visiting Paris to hold discussions in an attempt to revive negotiations aimed at reaching a truce in Gaza, a Western source familiar with the file said on Friday.

On Friday evening, French President Emmanuel Macron, the Qatari Prime Minister, and the Saudi, Egyptian, and Jordanian foreign ministers discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip and achieving a “two-state According to what the French presidency declared, there is a "solution" between the Israelis and Palestinians.

On Wednesday, Ireland, Norway and Spain announced their recognition of the State of Palestine as of May 28, in the hope that

other European countries will follow suit.

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Also, the French presidency statement stated that Macron discussed at the Elysee Palace with the Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, and the Saudi Foreign Ministers Faisal bin Farhan, the Egyptian Sameh Shukri, and the Jordanian Ayman Safadi about “a group of levers that can be activated in order to reopen all crossings.” "to the Palestinian sector and discussed ways to "strengthen and deepen their cooperation in the field of humanitarian aid."

At the same time, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke with the Minister in the Israeli war government, Benny Gantz, about new efforts to reach a ceasefire and reopen Washington claims that the Rafah crossing will open "as soon as possible."

The security and humanitarian situation remains worrying in the Gaza Strip, as the risk of famine looms on the horizon with hospitals out of service, while about 800,000 people have fled Rafah in the past two weeks, according to the United Nations.

The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, said on Friday night, Saturday, "We are at a pivotal moment. Humanitarian workers and United Nations employees must be able to carry out their work in complete safety (...) at a time when the people of Gaza are drowning in famine