On the live stream at aljazeera.com: “People here are disappointed, but not surprised.” And anticipating an escalation in violence.
Highly anticipated ruling over
The reading of the ruling has now ended.
The ICJ demanded Israel, among others, to try to contain death and damage in the Gaza Strip but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire.
Absolutely, agree with you 100%. My reaction is simply centered around the thought that the West is clearly going to have an interpretation that they can use to justify their continued involvement and maintaining their current position. An interpretation such as “Hamas are not Palestinians, and are comprised of a mix of combatants from around the region” or some nonsense. The curious bit for me is how does the other end of the pole react to this ruling. Time will tell.
It’s impossible for the Israeli military operation to only kill Hamas militants and their military allies though, as demonstrated by the past three months. If Israel can carry out their military operation by only killing militants, sure they can legally continue, but that is impossible due to Israeli military doctrine. If they were able to do that, we wouldn’t be at the ICJ in the first place.
South Africa has welcomed the ruling though, I imagine similar reactions from China and most other global south countries.