ICJ orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza and says blockade had been a breach

Re:ICJ orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza and says blockad... by dlubarov on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @07:50PM (#45676605)

Nowhere in the dispositif does the court find a breach; this is just more misinformation from The Guardian.

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Re:ICJ orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza and says blockad... by NomDePlum on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @08:10PM (#45676735)

The article clearly cites the findings, including breaches of the Geneva convention.

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Re:ICJ orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza and says blockad... by tguvot on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @08:33PM (#45676885)

article title is already misleading. icj doesn't order israel to do anything

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Re:ICJ orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza and says blockad... by dlubarov on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @11:37PM (#45677915)

Cites what findings? They don't quote the opinion at all, except for one vague observation. You can read the opinion yourself here [1].

Reminding Israel about its obligations is not a finding of breach. It's more like that ICJ language from a prior opinion reminding Israel about its obligations under the genocide convention [2]. That obviously doesn't constitute a finding that Israel breached those obligations, though that didn't stop the various anti-Israel disinformation outlets from claiming otherwise.

[1] https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/196...

[2] "Israel shall, in accordance with its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, in relation to Palestinians in Gaza, take all measures within its power to prevent the commission ..."

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