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Published 24 May, 2024 09:57pm

Israeli PM to consult ministers after ICJ order to halt Rafah op

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he would consult senior ministers by phone after the UN’s top court ordered Israel to immediately halt its military operation in the Gaza city of Rafah, AFP reports.

Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich responded to the ruling on X, formerly Twitter, saying “history will judge those who stand today alongside the Nazis of Hamas Daesh,” referring to the Islamic State group.

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