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The world’s top court has ordered Israel to ensure urgent humanitarian assistance reaches people in the Gaza Strip, where fighting continued Friday, including around hospitals, despite a binding UN ceasefire call. In its order, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague said: “Palestinians in Gaza are no longer facing only a risk of famine, but… famine is setting in.” In January, the court had ruled that Israel must facilitate “urgently needed” humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory and prevent genocidal acts, but Israel rejected the case brought by South Africa. The latest…

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