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Israel will have to halt fighting in the besieged Gaza strip if it wants to adhere to the orders of the International Court of Justice, minister of international relations Naledi Pandor said on Friday after a ruling by the UN's top court.

The United Nations' top court ordered Israel on Friday to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in its military offensive in Gaza

The reactions to the top UN courts ruling Friday in the Israel-Gaza case were split along the lines of the war raging in the Palestinian territory.

Decision shows no one is above the law, said Palestinian foreign minister.

The top UN court yesterday ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide as the country wages offensive in the Gaza Strip.

The ?UN’s international court of justice has ordered Israel to ensure its forces do not commit acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, in a historic decision.

ICJ ruling: Key takeaways from the court decision in Israel genocide case

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel on Friday to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip but stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire. The top United Nations court for handling disputes between states was ruling in a case brought by South Africa. The court ordered Israel to refrain from any acts that could fall under the Genocide Convention and to ensure its troops commit no genocidal acts in Gaza.

The ruling amounted to an overwhelming rebuke of Israel’s wartime conduct and added to mounting international pressure to halt the nearly 4-month-old offensive, which has killed more than 26,000 Palestinians

PARIS: The reactions to the top UN court's ruling Friday (Jan 26) in the Israel-Gaza case were split along the lines of the war raging in the Palestinian territory. The Internation