ICJ ruling not likely to change humanitarian situation in Gaza without ceasefire
The International Court of Justice’s order for Israel to provide the unhindered delivery of aid is not likely to increase the amount of assistance flowing into Gaza unless a ceasefire is reached, analyst Marc Owen Jones has told Al Jazeera.
“After the last ICJ provisional measures [in January], the amount of aid entering Gaza actually decreased,” the Middle East expert at Hamad Bin Khalifa University said. “Just because the ICJ have put this ruling forward doesn’t necessarily mean Israel is going to comply.”
About one third of the aid that was required in Gaza before the war is currently reaching the bombarded territory. “The only thing that will result in a spike in aid is a ceasefire,” he said.
“Otherwise, I’m afraid Israel’s response will just be rhetoric.”
‘No one is forcing the Israelis to do anything’
Reporting from occupied East Jerusalem
Enforcement on Israel of anything the UN suggests – whether it’s the resolution at the UN Security Council, whether it’s the UN Special Rapporteur’s report accusing Israel of genocide, or
now the ICJ – is always ignored by the Israelis. No one is forcing the Israelis to do anything.
The ICJ has asked for something very specific – they want a report by the end of April detailing everything that Israel is doing. Whether that happens or not is all about enforcement. Right now, there is no one really pressuring Israel to actually do anything that the UN says it must do.
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