CNN —The United Nations’ top court has ordered Israel to immediately halt its controversial military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, further increasing international pressure on Israel over its war against Hamas.
Israel began a limited ground offensive in Rafah on May 7, defying calls from the international community, including the United States, not to proceed.
More than a million Palestinians were taking shelter there before Israel started its operation, but the court noted that around 800,000 have since been displaced.
Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the Netherlands, Vusimuzi Madonsela, waits for judges to enter the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands on Friday.
The development comes as Israel faces mounting international and domestic pressure to end the war in Gaza.
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