ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza, stops short of ordering ceasefire

Glad to see Israel face some responsibility for its horrific acts against civilians.

> The court ruled that Israel must do all it can to prevent genocide, including refraining from killing Palestinians or causing harm to them

Sounds like a ceasefire to me. How else would they do this? Definitely not with any of the military tactics Israel is currently using.

> > The court ruled that Israel must do all it can to prevent genocide, including refraining from killing Palestinians or causing harm to them

> Sounds like a ceasefire to me. How else would they do this? Definitely not with any of the military tactics Israel is currently using.

Reading the actual icj ruling it seems like it only forbid it when done with genocidial intent. The court did not forbid collateral damage.

The specific wording included the line "...take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts within the scope of Article II..."

Earlier in paragraph 78 they said "The Court recalls that these acts fall within the scope of Article II of the Convention when they are committed with the intent to destroy in whole or in part a group as such (see paragraph 44 above)."

So basically it is only forbidden if the intent is specificly to kill Palestinians and not if it is collateral damage to some other military objective.

I don't think this order will affect anything israel is doing.

The ruling is so politically ambiguous, so israel will probably be digesting it for awhile. Perhaps lowering the military activities.