Top UN court orders Israel to ensure food supplies to Gaza, says famine is setting in
The judges also called on Tel Aviv to open more land crossing points into Gaza and protect the rights of Palestinians in the territory.
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The International Court of Justice on Thursday ordered Israel to ensure that food supplies are delivered without delay to people in Gaza.
The court also told Tel Aviv to ensure that basic services and humanitarian assistance –including electricity, fuel and shelter – are provided.
The order is legally binding on Israel, but the International Court of Justice does not have a mechanism to enforce the directions.
On January 26, the top United Nations court ordered Israel to take measures to prevent acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip and to allow humanitarian aid into the region.
In its latest order, the court said that since January 26, the “catastrophic living conditions of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have deteriorated further, in particular in view of the prolonged and widespread deprivation of food and other basic necessities to which the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been subjected”.
The court observed that Palestinians in Gaza are no longer facing only a risk of famine, but the famine is setting in. “At least 31 people, including 27 children, [have] already died of malnutrition and dehydration according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,” the judges said.
The court also called on Israel to open more land crossing points into Gaza. It...
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