In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians in Gaza. This decision represents a legal setback for Israel, which had hoped to throw out the case brought under the genocide convention established in the ashes of the Holocaust. Speaking to Reuters, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri called the ICJ ruling an important development that contributes to isolating Israel and exposing its crimes in Gaza.

"We call for compelling the occupation to implement the court's decisions," Zuhri added. However, South Africa's request for a ceasefire in the Gaza war was not granted by the ICJ, denying Palestinian hopes of a binding order to halt the conflict. The ICJ's reluctance to demand an immediate ceasefire has been condemned by Islamic Jihad, a smaller Palestinian militant group fighting alongside Hamas against Israel in Gaza.

The group stated that the Court's hesitation to immediately call for a halt to the fighting is evidence of the control of evil global powers over the global legal systems for their interests at the expense of the oppressed. This ruling serves as an important moment in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, and its implications will be closely watched by the international community.