The UN High Court has ordered Israel "immediately" to stop its military actions against the southern city of Rafah in Gaza, saying that the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory is "catastrophic", DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
The ruling, read out by Judge Nawaf Salam at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, was in response to an urgent application filed by South Africa.
South Africa justified its application to the IC by arguing that the court's previous measures in relation to the war in Gaza were inadequate.
Although the court's decisions are binding, it does not have the means to enforce them. However, the court may call on the UN Security Council to take action, DPA points out.