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The ICJ didn't actually order an end to the Rafah offensive Kan English
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Despite headlines declaring the UN's International Court of Justice ordered Israel to immediately halt its offensive in Rafah, Israeli officials claim that the judges at The Hague issued a very carefully worded ruling that does not actually compel the fighting in Rafah to stop, nor does it prevent Israel from defending itself.
Robbie Sabel is a professor of law at Jerusalem’s Hebrew university and a former legal advisor at the foreign ministry. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with him about Friday’s ICJ ruling.
(Photo:Reuters)
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Despite headlines declaring the UN's International Court of Justice ordered Israel to immediately halt its offensive in Rafah, Israeli officials claim that the judges at The Hague issued a very carefully worded ruling that does not actually compel the fighting in Rafah to stop, nor does it prevent Israel from defending itself.
Robbie Sabel is a professor of law at Jerusalem’s Hebrew university and a former legal advisor at the foreign ministry. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with him about Friday’s ICJ ruling.
(Photo:Reuters)
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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