International newspapers and news websites highlighted Israel’s disregard for the International Court of Justice’s decision regarding the Gaza Strip, and the reality in the West Bank of incursions, security harassment, and settler violence.
The French website “Media Part” saw that “the Israeli massacre in the Gaza Strip continues, and nothing is on the horizon to curb it, despite the decision of the International Court of Justice calling on Israel to do everything in its power to prevent any act of genocide.”
The website wrote that what it called “political negativity” trumped international law in Israel’s war on Gaza, and wondered about the fate of international law, and who would protect the weak, whether states or individuals, after this.
According to the Intercept website, the International Court of Justice’s ruling “did not deter Israel from continuing to commit atrocities in Gaza, thanks to American support,” noting that since the issuance of the Hague ruling, the Israeli army has killed about 900 Palestinians and wounded 1,490.
Last week, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent its forces from committing acts of genocide, and to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation of Palestinians in Gaza, in a case brought by South Africa.
The New York Times focused its investigation on the West Bank, noting that the reality it is experiencing is one of the consequences of the war on Gaza, and this reality – according to the newspaper – is represented by more incursions, settler violence, and security harassment at checkpoints, the number of which has increased across the West Bank. It made moving between its cities a nightmare.
On the other hand, the newspaper “Politico” revealed that Israel faces another European danger, which is the possibility of being expelled from this year’s edition of the Eurovision contest because of its war on Gaza.
The newspaper focused on the speed with which Russia was expelled from the competition after its invasion of Ukraine, noting calls to prevent Israel’s participation in this year’s edition, led by artists from Finland, Ireland and Iceland. Some of them threatened to boycott if Israel participated.
As for the Washington Post, it highlighted the nightly American bombing of the sites of Iraqi groups accused of being loyal to Iran, and described this bombing as “an escalation in the long-term confrontation between Washington and Tehran.”
In the same context, the Wall Street Journal quoted Mike Merloy, former Assistant Secretary of Defense, as reducing the feasibility of American bombing of Iraqi sites.
