ICJ orders Israel to guarantee ‘urgent humanitarian aid’ to Gaza

Following a demand from South Africa, the ICJ ordered Israel in January to prevent any act of genocide in Palestinian territory and allow the entry of humanitarian aid. Israel called the accusations “scandalous”.

The Ministry of Health of the Strip, a territory governed by Hamas since 2007, reported this Thursday that at least 66 deaths were recorded in Gaza overnight, the majority in Israeli bombings.

The balance brings the number of deaths in Gaza due to the Israeli military offensive to 32,552, according to the ministry, which details that the majority of those killed are civilians.

Israel promised to “annihilate” the Islamist movement after the October 7 attack in the south of Israeli territory, which left at least 1,160 people dead, most of them civilians, according to an AFP report based on data released by Israeli authorities.

The Islamist fighters also captured some 250 people and 130 of them remain in Gaza, of whom 34 are said to have died, according to Israeli authorities.

– ‘Blindfolded’ –

Since then, the fighting has not stopped. The Israeli Army, which accuses Hamas fighters of using hospitals as hiding places, continues with the operation that began on March 18 in the Al Shifa hospital complex, in Gaza City, where it claims to have “eliminated almost 200 terrorists” in the area.