⚖️ Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling in South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide.   While the International Court of Justice, or World Court, has no means to enforce its orders, the case was a stark sign of Israel’s global isolation over its campaign in Gaza, particularly since it began its offensive against Rafah this month against the pleas of its closest ally the United States.   Israelis responded with outrage. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that those demanding Israel stop the war were also demanding that it cease to exist, which Israel would not agree to.   Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid called the order “a moral collapse and a moral disaster” for failing to link the demand to halt fighting to a demand that Hamas free hostages.   🔗 Read the full story at our link in bio.   #Reuters #video #news #IsraelHamaswar #IsraelGaza ...