The International Court of Justice Reaffirms Provisional Measures Taken in January and March 2024

May 24, 2024 – The International Court of Justice reaffirms the measures indicated in its orders of January 26 and March 28, 2024, “which must be immediately and effectively implemented.”

It adds that Israel must “immediately halt its military offensive, and any other action in the Rafah Governorate, which could inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.”

Israel must also “keep the Rafah crossing open to ensure, without restriction and on a large scale, the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian aid” and “take measures to effectively ensure unhindered access to the Gaza Strip for any commission of inquiry, fact-finding mission, or other body mandated by competent organs of the United Nations to investigate allegations of genocide.”