Hommam Al Nassim 
Egypt welcomed the decision of the International Court of Justice to impose additional interim measures on Israel and its demand for an immediate cessation of military operations and any other measures in the Palestinian city of Rafah.
In a statement issued by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Friday, Egypt called on Israel to comply with its legal obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and international humanitarian law, and to implement all provisional measures issued by the International Court of Justice, which are legally binding and enforceable, as they are issued by the highest international judicial organ.
“Israel bears full legal responsibility for the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip as the occupying power,” the statement said.
In the statement, Egypt called on “Israel to stop its systematic policies against the Palestinian people, including targeting, starvation and siege in violation of all provisions of international law and international humanitarian law.”
The statement pointed out that “the court’s decision comes in line with the current tragic situation inside the Gaza Strip and the continued expansion of the area of killing and destruction that affected unarmed Palestinians and the entire infrastructure system in the Gaza Strip as a result of the Israeli war.”
The statement noted “the risks of Israeli military operations in Palestinian Rafah due to their direct repercussions on exacerbating the humanitarian crisis of more than 1.4 million Palestinians.”
Egypt appealed to the Security Council and international actors “to adopt decisive measures to end the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, a comprehensive ceasefire, end military operations in the Palestinian city of Rafah, ensure the full flow of aid throughout the Strip, and protect international relief crews to receive and distribute aid.”
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