Expressing concern that the war between #Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group #Hamas in the #GazaStrip could spread in the wider #Middle East, he called for a “ceasefire on every front, including #Lebanon”.
'Indiscriminately striking' civilians is #WarCrime, #PopeFrancis says in major speech
https://www.rappler.com/world/global-affairs/indiscriminately-striking-civilians-war-crime-pope-francis/
A variety of metal tubes and components as well as shell casings were stacked in an overground workshop area, while in another area, long metal racks holding missiles could be seen, with an elevator leading down into the tunnel. #Gaza #Israel #Hamas.
Israeli forces say they locate large underground #WeaponsFactory in Gaza
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israeli-forces-say-they-locate-large-underground-weapons-factory-in-gaza/ar-AA1mEMYw?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01
#Jordan's army has stepped up a campaign against #DrugDealers after clashes last month with dozens of people suspected of links to pro-Iranian #militias, who were carrying large hauls over its border with #Syria along with weapons and explosives.
Jordan and its Western allies have blamed #Lebanon-based #Hezbollah and other pro-Iranian militia as being behind the surge in smuggling. #captagon #Assad #Israel
Jordanian jets strike #Iran-linked drug dealers inside Syria
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-781341
Just wanted to comment that #Jordan's air force and it's pilots have always been top notch (the late King Hussein was an avid pilot). Which was why Jordanian air fields were among #Israel's primary targets in the 1967 Six Day war.
My guess is that US & Israeli intel helped guide the airstrikes on #Syria' s #captagon drug warehouses.
Attached: 1 image #Jordan's army has stepped up a campaign against #DrugDealers after clashes last month with dozens of people suspected of links to pro-Iranian #militias, who were carrying large hauls over its border with #Syria along with weapons and explosives. Jordan and its Western allies have blamed #Lebanon-based #Hezbollah and other pro-Iranian militia as being behind the surge in smuggling. #captagon #Israel Jordanian jets strike Iran-linked drug dealers inside Syria https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-781341
Backstory on #Syria's multi-billion #captagon drug trade via a June 2023 BBC article. Captagon is a highly addictive #amphetamine-like drug that has plagued the #MiddleEast in recent years and has now spread to #Europe, #Africa and #Asia. #AssadRegime #Hezbollah #Israel
Syria: New Captagon drug trade link to top officials found - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-66002450
#WaelAlDahdouh is one of the most well-known faces in #Gaza — and he has become a symbol of the embattled territory’s calamity.
#Israel’s #GazaWar leads to a massacre of #journalists
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/09/gaza-journalist-killed-israel-dahdouh/
Dr Ng said #Singapore is contributing to the coalition operation in the #RedSea – launched by the #US on Dec 19, 2023 – as it aligns with the three principles of maritime security cooperation that the Republic articulated at the Shangri-La Dialogue in 2005 when the #MalaccaStrait and #SingaporeStrait were threatened by #piracy and sea robbery. #Houthi #Israel
SAF to participate in multinational military operation to keep #RedSea safe
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/saf-to-participate-in-multinational-military-operation-to-keep-red-sea-safe
#Hezbollah said that it had targeted the “enemy’s northern command centre in the city of #Safed with several drones” in retaliation for the killing of Hezbollah field commander #WissamAlTawil in #Lebanon on Monday, as well as an attack on #Hamas’s deputy leader #SalehAlArouri in #Beirut last week.
‘Brink of war’: Hezbollah-#Israel trade further strikes across border | News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/9/brink-of-war-hezbollah-israel-trade-strikes-as-fear-of-escalation-rises
“More children have died in #Gaza than in all other conflicts around the world this past year,” Abdullah said according to the speech which was carried on state media. “Of those who have survived, many have lost one or both parents — an entire generation of orphans.”
British surgeon says Gaza ‘beyond worst thing’ he’s seen, as #Jordan’s king warns #Israel creating a ‘generation of orphans’ | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/middleeast/gaza-orphan-british-doctor-jordan-king-intl-hnk/index.html
The international criminal court (#ICC) has confirmed it is investigating potential crimes against #journalists since the outbreak of war between #Israel and #Hamas, according to #ReportersWithoutBorders (RSF). #TheHague
Blinken told Netanyahu IDF must avoid inflicting further harm on civilians in Gaza; Hamas chief calls on Muslim states to provide militants with weapons
In three months, according to figures released last week by the International Organization for Migration, about 76,000 people have been driven from southern #Lebanon.
Local authorities in #Tyre, a pretty seaside city with ancient ruins, are registering between 200 and 300 newly displaced people each day. #Hezbollah #Israel #Gaza
‘Everyone is leaving’: bombardments drive tens of thousands from southern Lebanon
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/everyone-is-leaving-bombardments-drive-tens-of-thousands-from-southern-lebanon
US Secretary of State #AntonyBlinken urges Israel to support Palestinian leaders willing to live peacefully alongside Israelis and warned the daily toll in its war with #Hamas in #Gaza was far too high. #Israel
Top US diplomat urges Israel to make hard choices, work with #Palestinians
https://www.rappler.com/world/middle-east/israel-war-hamas-updates-january-10-2024/
After months of all-out war to root out #Hamas' brutality has drawn #Israel into what looks like a no-win situation, a war in which it is trying to destroy the militant group but can't keep up the same pressure without backlash over the devastation it brings. #Gaza
Israel's military is facing a no-win situation
https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-no-win-situation-gaza-after-months-war-crush-hamas-2024-1
A legal hearing into the war in #Gaza has opened in #TheHague, as the international court of justice (#ICJ) hears arguments alleging that #Israel is committing genocide of #Palestinians.
Middle East crisis live: #SouthAfrica’s genocide case against Israel over war in Gaza opens in The Hague
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/11/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-israel-gaza-war-hamas-palestine-south-africa-genocide-case-icj?page=with%3Ablock-659fa0728f08b223cc64ceaa#block-659fa0728f08b223cc64ceaa
Israel has described the case as “preposterous” and is set to defend itself; the Israeli military is focusing its operations on the southern city of Khan Younis and refugee camps in central Gaza
While the security firm Ambrey did not name the vessel, shipping tracking service TankerTrackers said the vessel was the #StNikolas, which in 2023 had been seized by the #US in a sanctions enforcement operation under a different name, #SuezRajan.
The tanker's AIS tracking system was turned off as it headed in the direction of the Iranian port of Bandar e-Jask. #Iran #US #Israel #ArabianSea
#Israel has shown “chilling” and “incontrovertible” intent to commit genocide in #Gaza, with full knowledge of how many civilians it is killing, the UN international court of justice in #TheHague has heard, at the opening of a case Israel has described as baseless. #ICC
Israel shows ‘chilling’ intent to commit genocide in Gaza, #SouthAfrica tells UN court | #IsraelGazaWar
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/jan/11/south-africa-accuses-israel-of-genocide-gaza-the-hague-international-court-of-justice
Large demonstrations organised by #Israel supporters and pro-#Palestinian groups converged outside the international court of justice (#ICC) in #TheHague on Thursday as the court began hearings in the #Gaza genocide case against Israel.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/11/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-israel-gaza-war-hamas-palestine-south-africa-genocide-case-icj?page=with:block-65a01dde8f08438ab216c622#block-65a01dde8f08438ab216c622
The #UnitedStates and #Britain have started carrying out strikes against targets linked to #Houthis in #Yemen, four US officials have told Reuters. #RedSea #Iran #Israel
Middle East crisis live: UK and US strike Houthi sites in Yemen and ‘will not hesitate’ to launch further measures, says Biden
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/11/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-israel-gaza-war-hamas-palestine-south-africa-genocide-case-icj?page=with%3Ablock-65a07c018f08319df20494c6#block-65a07c018f08319df20494c6
The military targets include logistical hubs, air defence systems and weapons storage locations, they said. #RedSea #Yemen #Houthis #Israel
The #US and #UK militaries have used warship-launched #Tomahawk missiles and #FighterJets in the strikes, several US officials have told the Associated Press.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/11/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-israel-gaza-war-hamas-palestine-south-africa-genocide-case-icj?page=with:block-65a0811c8f082f41f4525cf1#block-65a0811c8f082f41f4525cf1
Initial reports suggested that as many as a dozen sites in #Yemen had been targeted, aimed at military targets, using fighter jets and ship-launched Tomahawk #CruiseMissiles, suggesting a broad assault intended to quickly deter the #Houthis.
#US and #UK strike Houthi sites in Yemen in response to ‘unprecedented’ attacks | #RedSea
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/12/us-uk-air-strikes-yemen-houthi-rebels-red-sea-crisis
#SouthAfrica has filed a lawsuit with the #UN’s top court asking judges to impose emergency measures ordering #Israel to immediately halt the #Gaza offensive, alleging that Israel’s actions in the war there amount to #genocide. #TheHague #ICC
Israel to defend its war in Gaza at the UN's top court
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/12/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-yemen-houthi-rebels-joe-biden-us-uk-airtstrikes-red-sea-crisis-israel-gaza-war?page=with:block-65a0f1ef8f082f41f4525f97#block-65a0f1ef8f082f41f4525f97
The ship loaded around 145,000 metric tonnes of oil in the #Iraqi port of #Basra and was heading to #Aliaga in western #Turkey via the #SuezCanal, Empire Navigation told Reuters. It said it had lost contact with the vessel, manned by a crew of 19 including 18 #Filipino nationals and one #Greek national. #StNikolas #Israel #Gaza
UPDATE 9-#Iran seizes oil tanker involved in #US-Iran dispute in #GulfOfOman
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/update-9-iran-seizes-oil-tanker-involved-in-u-s-iran-dispute-in-gulf-of-oman/ar-AA1mPrIt?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01
The #Houthis are an armed group from a sub-sect of #Yemen's #Shia Muslim minority, the #Zaidis. They take their name from the movement's founder, Hussein al Houthi.
Formally known as the Ansar Allah (Partisans of God), the group was formed in the 1990s to combat what they saw as the corruption of the then president, #AliAbdullahSaleh. #Iran #Israel
Who are the #Houthi rebels and why are they attacking #RedSea ships?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67614911
#UK says west will back words with action as #Houthis threaten reprisals and #Hezbollah says all navigation in area is in danger. #Israel #Gaza
#RedSea tensions simmer as all sides warn of possible further attacks | #Yemen
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/14/red-sea-tensions-simmer-as-all-sides-warn-of-possible-further-attacks
The numbers that capture the state of #Gaza after 100 days of war are staggering: Nearly 2 million displaced, thousands of homes destroyed and nearly 24,000 dead — 10,000 of them children.
Since the outbreak of war on Oct. 7, when the militant group #Hamas broke into southern #Israel and killed 1,200 people and kidnapped some 250 more, the toll of Israel's response on Gaza, which is governed by Hamas, has been catastrophic for the territory.
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/14/1224673502/gaza-numbers-100-days-israel-hamas
#Germany intends to send the F-124 Gessen frigate to the #RedSea on Feb. 1 as part of a new #EU mission (separate from the US-UK fleet) to protect maritime trade from attacks by Yemeni #Houthi rebels, German newspaper Welt reported on Jan. 14.
The frigate is equipped for radio reconnaissance, capable of simultaneously detecting 1,000 targets, armed with anti-aircraft missiles, and can deploy attack helicopters. #Israel #Gaza
https://news.yahoo.com/germany-f-124-gessen-frigate-162600923.html
#KermanBombing #QassemSuleimani #Israel
#Iran's strikes in northern #Syria came after #IS claimed responsibility earlier this month for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 US drone strike
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/16/middle-east-crisis-live-news-updates-us-iran-missile-strikes-iraq-red-sea-crisis-yemen-houthis-gaza-palestine-hamas-war-israel?page=with:block-65a616ff8f0884186719326c#block-65a616ff8f0884186719326c
The #UN agencies did not directly blame #Israel but said aid delivery was hindered by the opening of too few border crossings from Israel, a slow vetting process for trucks and goods going into #Gaza, and continuing fighting.
‘No food, no water’: aid officials think pockets of #famine exist in Gaza | #IsraelGazaWar
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/16/no-food-no-water-no-heating-famine-exists-in-gaza-say-officials
This is part of #EU's push to be more independent defense-wise instead of being mostly reliant on the #US. #France, in particular, has been wanting this to happen for the longest time.
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EU member states gave initial backing on Tuesday (16 January) for the creation of a #NavalMission to protect ships from attacks by #Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in the #RedSea, according to several European diplomats. #Israel #Houthis
The strikes in #Pakistan came less than a day after Iranian missile strikes in #Syria and #Iraq, part of a string reprisals against #Tehran’s enemies in the wake of a double suicide bombing in the city of #Kerman on 3 January which killed more than 80 Iranians. #IslamicState (IS) claimed responsibility for that attack. #Balochistan #KermanBombing #Israel #Gaza
Iran strikes ‘militant bases’ in Pakistan in latest #MiddleEast flashpoint
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/16/iran-launches-airstrikes-on-sunni-militant-bases-in-pakistan
Here are some of the latest images sent to us by wires in #Gaza, where there has been no let-up in Israeli attacks.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/18/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-latest-news-us-military-strikes-houthi-rebels-yemen-pakistan-attack-iran?page=with:block-65a890698f0845976a84021e#block-65a890698f0845976a84021e
#Israel #Gaza #RedSea
The #US military has fired another wave of missile strikes against #Houthi-controlled sites, marking the fourth time in a week that it has directly targeted the group in #Yemen.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/18/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-latest-news-us-military-strikes-houthi-rebels-yemen-pakistan-attack-iran?page=with:block-65a8a7398f08a3ffd92948d1#block-65a8a7398f08a3ffd92948d1
New Delhi: #India's navy said on Thursday that it responded to a #DroneAttack distress call from a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel (#GencoPicardy) in the #GulfOfAden and that the ship's crew were safe, with a fire on board under control. #Houthi #Yemen #Israel #Gaza
Navy says Indian crew safe after attack on vessel in Gulf of Aden
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/navy-says-indian-crew-safe-after-attack-on-vessel-in-gulf-of-aden-2854354
#NEWDELHI/ #WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The #IndianNavy said on Thursday it had rescued the crew of a U.S.-owned vessel in the #GulfOfAden after an attack by #Yemen's #Houthi movement as tensions in the region's sea lanes disrupted global trade.#GencoPicardy #Israel #Gaza
#Pakistan’s prime minister will hold an emergency security meeting on Friday with military and intelligence chiefs after trading deadly airstrikes with #Iran on militant targets this week, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). #KermanBombing #Balochistan #Israel #Gaza
Middle East crisis live: Pakistan to hold emergency security meeting after trading strikes with Iran
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/19/middle-east-crisis-live-news-updates-israel-gaza-war-houthi-rebels-yemen-russia-china-ships-red-sea-crisis-attacks?page=with%3Ablock-65aa2b958f08fb29729fefa4#block-65aa2b958f08fb29729fefa4
A senior #Houthi official has promised safe passage for Russian and Chinese vessels through the #RedSea, where the Iran-backed Yemeni militant group has been carrying out attacks on commercial ships in solidarity with #Palestinians in #Gaza. #Russia #China #Israel
Mahmoud Abbas says there can be no stability without a Palestinian state; Israel war cabinet member says hostages will only be released with ceasefire
Vessels loaded with foodstuffs are among those avoiding #Houthi attacks in the key waterway by sailing around #Africa, a longer and costlier route. But unlike #gas, #oil and #ConsumerGoods cargoes that have also been affected, lengthier shipping times risk making #PerishableFoods unsellable. #Yemen #Israel #Gaza
#RedSea attacks disrupt #FoodTrade and may result in higher #GroceryPrices
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/red-sea-attacks-disrupt-food-trade-risk-higher-grocery-prices
The #Cyprus government is facing growing criticism over British military bases on the island being used by #UK and #US forces to stage airstrikes on #Iran-backed #Houthi rebels in #Yemen.
The two installations, retained by the British after the country won independence in 1960 to end decades of colonial rule, operate as sovereign overseas territories beyond the reach of the republic. #RedSea #Israel #Gaza
#US bases in #Iraq and #Syria have also come under a spate of attacks in recent months. As it fired on #Pakistan, Iran also launched strikes on Iraqi and Syrian territory earlier this week.
But despite strong condemnation from both Pakistan and Iran, neither side appears to have an appetite for escalation. #KermanBombing #Israel #Gaza
Iran-Pakistan Update as Tehran Offers Olive Branch After Attacks
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-pakistan-airstrikes-update-1862190
I have a really bad feeling about this, hope I'm wrong 🤞
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The security source, part of a network of groups close to #Syria's government and its major ally #Iran, said the multi-storey building was used by Iranian advisers supporting President Bashar al-Assad's government, and that it was entirely flattened by "precision-targeted Israeli missiles". #Israel
Israeli strike on Damascus kills Iranian Guards official -source
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israeli-strike-on-damascus-kills-iranian-guards-official-source/ar-BB1gZ34u?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01
The #RedSea attacks fit in with #Iran's strategy of expanding and mobilising its regional Shi'ite network of armed militias to project its influence and show its ability to threaten maritime security in the region and beyond.
They said #Tehran wanted to show that the #Gaza war could be too costly for the West if it drags on - and could have catastrophic consequences in the region as things escalate. #Israel #Yemen #Houthi
#Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (#IRGC) says four of its “military advisers” have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a residential building in #Syria’s capital, #Damascus. A well-informed source told Al Jazeera the target was an IRGC intelligence unit, adding that a senior IRGC intelligence official in Syria and his assistants were in the building. #Mazzeh #Israel
“We need a humanitarian ceasefire now, we can’t wait another 100 days,” the #UAE Ambassador to the United Nations, #LanaNusseibeh, said in an online interview from New York. “The risks are high, the war in #Gaza is very clearly an open wound and it’s destabilizing the region,” she said, adding that the US could play a critical role in easing the tensions. #Israel
UAE Warns US Time Running Out to Avoid Wider #MiddleEast Crisis
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-20/uae-warns-us-time-running-out-to-avoid-wider-middle-east-crisis
DOHA/ #GAZA (Reuters) - #Israel pounded targets across the #GazaStrip on Saturday while its planes dropped leaflets on the southern area of #Rafah urging #Palestinians seeking refuge there to help locate hostages held by #Hamas, residents said.
"They are asking people's help because they are unable to get to their hostages because of the resistance," said Abu Ali, one north Gaza resident. "End the war, #Netanyahu, and get your people back," he told Reuters.
The number of targets is considerably lower than the 60 which were struck in the first air raids on #Yemen made by the two countries 10 days earlier.
The latest raid marks the eighth time the #US has conducted strikes on #Houthi targets this months and the second time that the UK has participated. #RedSea #Israel
US and #UK strike Yemen in latest attempt to stop #Houthis targeting ships
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/22/us-uk-continue-strike-houthi-yemen-military-biden-sunak
About 20 relatives of people seized as captives by #Hamas in the 7 October attack disrupted a #Knesset finance committee meeting on Monday, chanting: “Release them now, now, now!”
Israeli #hostages’ families storm Knesset meeting to demand their return | #Israel-#Gaza war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/22/families-israeli-hostages-storm-knesset-meeting-netanyahu-rejects-hamas-offer-fighting-gaza
I was afraid of this despite hints that the hostage negotiations were going well. #Israel
'There will be no ceasefire' – Israeli government rules out suspension of hostilities in #Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/24/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-us-military-strikes-houthi-rebels-yemen-red-sea-israel-gaza-war-hamas-hostages?page=with:block-65b116098f08af761dc327da#block-65b116098f08af761dc327da
“We used to send #Gaza 600 trucks a day. But for the past two to three days, we are not delivering more than 200 to 200 trucks (of aid) a day. How are these people (in Gaza) living?” he asked a gathering of military officers and state officials.
#Egypt's president #Sisi accuses #Israel of holding up aid deliveries to Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/24/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-us-military-strikes-houthi-rebels-yemen-red-sea-israel-gaza-war-hamas-hostages?page=with:block-65b0fc388f0898882cc4f9ec#block-65b0fc388f0898882cc4f9ec
#Yemen’s #Houthi authorities have ordered #US and British staff of the #UN and Sana’a-based humanitarian organisations to leave the country within a month, Reuters reports. #UK
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/24/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-us-military-strikes-houthi-rebels-yemen-red-sea-israel-gaza-war-hamas-hostages?page=with:block-65b10e848f085417056452c8#block-65b10e848f085417056452c8
The ruling, if granted, would probably take the form of an order to Israel to announce a #ceasefire in #Gaza and allow more #UN #HumanitarianAid into the country.
The announcement of Pandor’s travel plans reflects a confidence in #Pretoria that their request is going to be met at least partially. #TheHague #SouthAfrica
#ICJ to deliver interim ruling on #genocide case against #Israel on Friday
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/24/icj-to-deliver-interim-ruling-on-genocide-case-against-israel-on-friday
Data suggests a marked increase in European customers' interest in Turkish products as Chinese goods are becoming more expensive and are facing delayed deliveries.#Turkey has road access to 58 countries' markets, a potential advantage considering the soaring transport costs from the #FarEast.
#Yemen #Houthi #Israel #Gaza #Europe #China
Yemeni rebel attacks on #RedSea shipping create unexpected boon for Turkish manufacturers
https://essanews.com/yemeni-rebel-attacks-on-red-sea-shipping-create-unexpected-boon-for-turkish-manufacturers,6988283111233665a
International court of justice is due to give an interim ruling regarding accusations of #genocide in #Gaza.
Explainer: What is the #ICJ and what is #SouthAfrica’s claim against #Israel?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/explainer-what-is-the-icj-and-what-is-south-africas-claim-against-israel
People are so desperate for food in #Gaza that they are grinding up #AnimalFeed to use as #flour, says a charity, warning that “#famine is looming across the territory”. #Israel
UN judges set to decide on whether Israel should halt its war in Gaza; William Burns will reportedly meet in Europe with his Israeli and Egyptian counterparts plus the Qatari PM
Friday’s ruling at the International Court of Justice (#ICJ) does not deal with the core accusation of the case – whether #genocide occurred – but will focus on the urgent intervention sought by #SouthAfrica. #TheHague #Israel
ICJ recognises right of #Palestinians in #Gaza to be protected from acts of genocide
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/26/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-icj-genocide-case-ruling-israel-hamas-gaza-hostage-talks-cia?page=with:block-65b3a1e28f08f89f155ec0aa#block-65b3a1e28f08f89f155ec0aa
International Court of Justice ruling does not explicitly order a #ceasefire
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