Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu rejects genocide claims as ‘false and outrageous’; Palestinian Authority welcomes ICJ ruling – as it happened
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This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report below:UN’s top court orders Israel to immediately halt Rafah offensivePower outages have forced the shutdown of the generators at Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deri el-Balah in the Gaza Strip. A hospital spokesperson, Khalil al-Deqran, told Al Jazeera that doctors are unable to use many of its facilities and are treating patients manually.“This will lead to the death of so many sick and wounded people”, said al-Deqran, who said that...

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