INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ORDERS ISRAEL TO ENSURE UNHINDERED FOOD AID DELIVERIES TO GAZA

By Edwin -

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders effective measures to ensure without delay in full cooperation with the United Nations, the unhindered provision at scale by all concerned of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance, including food, water, electricity, fuel, shelter, clothing, hygiene, and sanitation requirements. As well as medical supplies and medical care to Palestinians throughout Gaza, including by increasing the capacity and number of land crossing points and maintaining them open for as long as necessary. The court has ordered Israel to take additional measures as the humanitarian situation worsens in Gaza. ICJ ordered the Israeli military not to commit acts that constitute violations of Palestinian rights, and the judges ordered Israel to report within a month on measures taken.

The ICJ said these new provisional measures were meant because of a change in the situation on grounds in Gaza. When they issued their provisional measures on January 26 at that point there was only a risk of famine in Gaza but now famine is setting in and that is why the provision has to be updated. A report says more than one million people are facing catastrophic levels of food insecurity, twenty-seven (27) children have died of severe malnutrition and Israel is using starvation as their weapon for war. The World Food Program has warned of an imminent famine in Gaza with devastating public health consequences. 



The bone of contention is, will Israel respect the International Court of Justice order|? and if not what sanctions will be given to Israel for non-respect?. This is not the first time the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has passed an order and Israel has never respected it. It has also shown that Israel is out to destroy Gaza and the only thing that can stop them is sanctions not only on Israel but on countries who are supplying weapons to Israel. 

The international community failed to address the issue when South Africa sued Israel for human rights violations in Gaza. Israel's continuous genocide committed in Gaza shows the weakness in international law and it is time for the people to use their forces to bring change not only in Gaza but their respective countries where their incompetent old rulers misused the powers given to them to manipulate laws and keep staying in power and any opposition is silent. Africans should arise and copy what happened in Senegal where the people raised their voices together and brought change in their presidential election.

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