Updated On: 26 May, 2024 07:28 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
The UN Court has asserted that Israel halt its assault on Rafah. Amid growing international condemnation, the US continues to support Netanyahu administration

Israeli police officers and security forces take some demonstrators into custody when they gather in front of the US Consulate General in West Jerusalem. Pic/Getty Images
A ruling by the top United Nations court ordering Israel to halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah has deepened Israel’s disconnect with the United States over an operation, mounting international condemnation.
The decision on Friday by the International Court of Justice in The Hague added pressure to an increasingly isolated Israel, days after Norway, Ireland, and Spain said that they would recognise a Palestinian state, and the chief prosecutor of a separate international court sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Hamas leaders. A State official also confirmed that the operation has not yet moved to the depth of Rafah.