‘Really cautious’: why the ICJ is delaying a Gaza genocide verdict

27/07/2025 08:01 The Guardian

While Palestinians starve and global opinion hardens, judgment from international court may not come until 2027 – or laterWhile Palestinians in Gaza die in ever-increasing numbers from starvation each day and a growing number of legal scholars, aid officials and politicians have begun describing Israel’s actions as genocide, a definitive ruling on the question by the world’s top court will be a long time coming.Experts on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said a judgment on whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza is unlikely before the end of 2027 at the earliest, amid warnings that the international community should not use the court’s glacial proceedings as an excuse to put off action to stop the killing. Continue reading...

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