While the International Court of Justice has broad powers to order an end to the Israeli military campaign, it does not have a police force to enforce its orders.
The top United Nations court has ordered Israel to halt its military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Israel insists it has the right to defend itself from Hamas militants and is unlikely to comply with the ruling.
Friday’s decision marked the third time this year the 15-judge panel has issued preliminary orders seeking to rein in the death toll and alleviate humanitarian suffering in Gaza. While orders are legally binding, the court has no police to enforce them.
In another case on its docket, Russia has so far ignored a 2022 order by the court to halt its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.UN halts all food distribution in Rafah after running out of supplies in the southern Gaza city AP via Scripps News 4:45 PM, May 21, 2024 Israel signaled it, too, would brush off an ICJ order to stop its operations.
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