International Court of Justice

Erdogan’s rivalry with Israel has a new front: Africa - opinion

The answer becomes clearer once the South African relationship is placed inside Turkey’s broader African buildup, which has been running for two decades and has little to do with Israel at all. 

|BySINAN CIDDI
The Red Sea
Britain's Member of Parliament (MP) Andy Slaughter speaks during the Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, June 21, 2023.

Who is Andy Slaughter, UK's Labour Party's new anti-Israel Solicitor General? - explainer

Ultimately, Slaughter’s elevation to the role of Solicitor General places an official with a long-standing record of critical positions on Israel into a key governmental advisory post.

|ByALEX CARSON
PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.

Ireland's parliament passes bill banning imports from Israeli settlements

This makes Ireland the first EU member state to implement such a ban; however, Spain notably started applying restrictions on imports from Israeli settlements in October 2025.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
IDF MILITARY ADVOCATE GENERAL Maj.-Gen. Itay Offir seen speaking at the Israel Bar Association's annual conference in Eilat, May 2026.

IDF legal chief to issue key rulings on Gaza war crimes allegations in coming weeks - exclusive

MILITARY AFFAIRS: The Jerusalem Post has learned that Itay Offir will soon announce decisions on the World Central Kitchen and International Red Crescent cases.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Mexico files declaration of intervention in South Africa ICJ case against Israel

Mexico has become the latest country to invoke Article 63 in ICJ legal proceedings against Israel

MAY 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Public hearing held by ICJ to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion in The Hague, Netherlands, February 21, 2024.

The ICJ's ruling on Rafah helps Hamas carry out more terror - opinion

Israel has failed to convince the ICJ that the measures it is taking to minimize the effect of its military operations on the civilian population are adequate.

MAY 28, 2024ByNEVILLE TELLER
THE INTERNATIONAL Court of Justice convenes in The Hague and orders Israel to halt its military operation in Rafah, last Friday.

EU says ICJ was right, Qatar says hostage talks harmed

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the Rafah strike “a tragic mistake” that is being investigated.

MAY 27, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A protester draped in a Palestinian flag holds up a sign at a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on the day of a ruling on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza as part of a larger case brought before the

Israel must tread carefully as International Court limits war on Hamas - analysis

The ICJ has ordered Israel to limit its military operations in Rafah, Gaza, amid accusations of genocide, increasing Israel’s diplomatic challenges.

MAY 27, 2024ByKEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE
The judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands.

War Cabinet to debate new proposal for a hostage deal

The discussion will be “based on the new proposals that came up at the meeting” held in Paris over the weekend.

MAY 26, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a war cabinet meeting on January 10, 2024

Spain's foreign minister condemns 'scandalous' Israeli flamenco video posted by Israel Katz

"We are not going to fall into provocations. The video is scandalous and execrable," Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told a news conference in Brussels.

MAY 26, 2024ByREUTERS
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares speaks during a joint press conference with the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, in Brussels, Belgium May 26, 2024.

IDF intensifies Rafah offensive amid ICC warrant discussions

The IDF continues to maneuver deep into Rafah to locate underground structures, weapons centers, launch sites, and terrorists and to increase control along the Philadelphia corridor,

MAY 26, 2024ByAMIR BOHBOT
Displaced Palestinians travel in a vehicle as they flee Rafah, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of southern Gaza city, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 12, 2024.

'Israel won't stop until we make it': Francesca Albanese calls for sanctions on Israel

UN envoy Francesca Albanese asserted that the only way Israel would cease its campaign to uproot Hamas from Rafah is if it were forced to stop.

MAY 26, 2024BySAM HALPERN
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a side event during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 26, 2024.

UK says World Court order to Israel over Rafah will strengthen Hamas

"The reason there isn’t a pause in the fighting is because Hamas turned down a very generous hostage deal from Israel," a UK foreign ministry spokesperson said late on Friday.

MAY 25, 2024ByREUTERS
A protester draped in a Palestinian flag holds up a sign at a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on the day of a ruling on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza as part of a larger case brought before the

Israel-Hamas War Day 232: What's happening in Gaza?

IDF announces investigation into social media posts • White House again warns Israel against Rafah operation • ICJ rules against Gaza operation

MAY 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, May 23, 2024