![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaICJ says Israel must prevent genocide in GazaPublished8 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocidal actsBy Raffi Berg and Anna HolliganBBC News, London and The HagueThe UN’s top court has ordered Israel to take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but stopped short of telling it to halt the war.The highly anticipated hearing was part of a controversial case brought by South Africa.South Africa had asked the court to order Israel to stop military action straight away pending a decision on whether Israel has committed genocide.Israel has vehemently rejected the accusation as “wholly unfounded”.Friday’s hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague was the first time the judges have issued a ruling as part of the case which began two weeks ago. A verdict on the central allegation of genocide is expected to take much longer, possibly years.Although the court did not call for a halt to Israel’s military action, as South Africa had asked it to do, it is being interpreted as a victory for those who support South Africa’s case. The ICJ found it did have jurisdiction on the matter, and decided there was a plausible case under the 1948 Genocide Convention, and that the Palestinian population in Gaza was at real risk of irreparable damage.Israel reined in by ICJ ruling – but will it obey?What is the genocide case against Israel?”For the implementation of the international rule of law, the [ICJ’s] decision is a momentous one,” said South Africa in a statement. It called Friday’s ruling a “significant milestone in the search for justice for the Palestinian people”.The Palestinian foreign minister said the ruling showed that “no state is above the law”, adding it “should serve as a wake-up call for Israel and actors who enabled its entrenched impunity”.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not address the ruling directly but said “Israel’s commitment to international law is unwavering. Equally unwavering is our sacred commitment to defend our country.” He said South Africa’s allegation that Israel was committing genocide was “not only false, it’s outrageous, and decent people everywhere should reject it”.Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant dismissed the ruling, saying Israel “does not need to be lectured on morality in order to distinguish between terrorists and the civilian population in Gaza”.A spokesman for Hamas, the Palestinian group whose unprecedented attack on Israel on 7 October triggered the war, called the outcome “important”, saying it contributed to “isolating Israel”, Reuters news agency reported. The ICJ ordered Israel to take a series of measures against potentially genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza. These include measures not only on the battlefield but also against public incitement to genocide. It also ordered Israel to take “immediate and effective measures” to enable the provision of aid to people in Gaza.The court said Israel must report on its compliance to the court within one month.Although orders issued by the ICJ are legally binding, it does not have the power to enforce them. Israel is not expected to commit itself to the orders.More than 26,000 Palestinians – mostly women and children – have been killed in Gaza by Israel’s bombardment since 7 October, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says. Israel launched its offensive after waves of Hamas gunmen burst through the border early that day, killing about 1,300 people – mainly civilians – and taking about 250 others back to Gaza as hostages.Related TopicsIsrael & the PalestiniansIsrael-Gaza warIsraelPalestinian territoriesHamasSouth AfricaInternational Court of JusticeMore on this storyWatch: ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocidal acts. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaICJ says Israel must prevent genocide in GazaPublished8 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocidal actsBy Raffi Berg and Anna HolliganBBC News, London and The HagueThe UN’s top court has ordered Israel to take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but stopped short of telling it to halt the war.The highly anticipated hearing was part of a controversial case brought by South Africa.South Africa had asked the court to order Israel to stop military action straight away pending a decision on whether Israel has committed genocide.Israel has vehemently rejected the accusation as “wholly unfounded”.Friday’s hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague was the first time the judges have issued a ruling as part of the case which began two weeks ago. A verdict on the central allegation of genocide is expected to take much longer, possibly years.Although the court did not call for a halt to Israel’s military action, as South Africa had asked it to do, it is being interpreted as a victory for those who support South Africa’s case. The ICJ found it did have jurisdiction on the matter, and decided there was a plausible case under the 1948 Genocide Convention, and that the Palestinian population in Gaza was at real risk of irreparable damage.Israel reined in by ICJ ruling – but will it obey?What is the genocide case against Israel?”For the implementation of the international rule of law, the [ICJ’s] decision is a momentous one,” said South Africa in a statement. It called Friday’s ruling a “significant milestone in the search for justice for the Palestinian people”.The Palestinian foreign minister said the ruling showed that “no state is above the law”, adding it “should serve as a wake-up call for Israel and actors who enabled its entrenched impunity”.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not address the ruling directly but said “Israel’s commitment to international law is unwavering. Equally unwavering is our sacred commitment to defend our country.” He said South Africa’s allegation that Israel was committing genocide was “not only false, it’s outrageous, and decent people everywhere should reject it”.Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant dismissed the ruling, saying Israel “does not need to be lectured on morality in order to distinguish between terrorists and the civilian population in Gaza”.A spokesman for Hamas, the Palestinian group whose unprecedented attack on Israel on 7 October triggered the war, called the outcome “important”, saying it contributed to “isolating Israel”, Reuters news agency reported. The ICJ ordered Israel to take a series of measures against potentially genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza. These include measures not only on the battlefield but also against public incitement to genocide. It also ordered Israel to take “immediate and effective measures” to enable the provision of aid to people in Gaza.The court said Israel must report on its compliance to the court within one month.Although orders issued by the ICJ are legally binding, it does not have the power to enforce them. Israel is not expected to commit itself to the orders.More than 26,000 Palestinians – mostly women and children – have been killed in Gaza by Israel’s bombardment since 7 October, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says. Israel launched its offensive after waves of Hamas gunmen burst through the border early that day, killing about 1,300 people – mainly civilians – and taking about 250 others back to Gaza as hostages.Related TopicsIsrael & the PalestiniansIsrael-Gaza warIsraelPalestinian territoriesHamasSouth AfricaInternational Court of JusticeMore on this storyWatch: ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocidal acts. 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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaHamas attack: US pauses UNRWA funding over claims of staff involvementPublished6 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, ReutersImage caption, The US, Germany and the EU are among some of UNRWA’s biggest donorsBy Sarah FowlerBBC NewsThe US is pausing funding for the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, over allegations of staff involvement in the 7 October Hamas attacks.UNRWA says it has sacked several people and ordered an investigation into information supplied by Israel.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “horrified by this news” and has called for a swift investigation.Hamas killed 1,300 people, mostly civilians, in the unprecedented attack.Another 250 people were taken hostage. The events triggered Israel’s retaliatory attacks on Hamas in Gaza, which have killed more than 26,000 Palestinians, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry.Announcing its decision to temporarily halt funding, the US state department said it was “extremely troubled” by the allegations of UN staff involvement in the attacks. The head of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini said, on Friday that Israel had provided his organisation “with information about the alleged involvement of several UNRWA employees in the horrific attacks on Israel on October 7”. He said UNRWA had placed a number of employees under investigation and severed ties with them.An adviser to the Israeli prime minister told the BBC that the 7 October Hamas attacks had involved “people who are on their [UNRWA] salaries”.Mark Regev said there was information showing teachers working in UNRWA schools had “openly celebrated” the 7 October attacks. He also referred to an Israeli hostage who, on her release, said she had been “held in the house of someone who worked for UNRWA”. “They have a union which is controlled by Hamas and I think it’s high time that the UN investigated these links between UNRWA and Hamas,” he added.UN chief Antonio Guterres said he had asked Mr Lazzarini to investigate “this matter swiftly”.He added that the probe must make sure any UNRWA employee “shown to have participated or abetted” in the 7 October attack be sacked and referred for potential criminal prosecution. Washington said it welcomed Mr Guterres’s call for a “thorough and swift investigation”. The EU also said in a statement it was “extremely concerned” by the allegations and would assess further steps “based on the result of the full and comprehensive investigation”.The US, Germany and the EU are among some of UNRWA’s biggest donors. The agency provides education, healthcare and humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. However it says it is struggling to get humanitarian aid to many of the estimated 1.7m people – nearly three-quarters of the population – displaced by 12 weeks of fighting.A number of UN facilities where Gazans had taken shelter have been hit in Israeli air strikes. On Thursday, 12 people were killed when a UN shelter was struck in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.Related TopicsIsrael-Gaza warUnited NationsUnited StatesMore on this storyIsraeli protesters hold up aid trucks to GazaPublished9 hours agoUN says 12 killed at Gaza shelter as fighting ragesPublished1 day agoTop StoriesLive. 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