The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel)
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Correct.
Here are the provisional measures the court has made:
Israel must take all measures to prevent any acts that could be considered genocidal - killing members of a group, causing bodily harm, inflicting conditions designed to bring about the destruction of a group, preventing births
Israel must ensure its military does not commit any genocidal acts
Israel must prevent and punish any public comments that could be considered incitement to commit genocide in Gaza
Israel must take measures to ensure humanitarian access
Israel must prevent any destruction of evidence that could be used in a genocide case
Israel must submit a report to the court within one moth of this order being given
The court also expressed grave concern about the fate of hostages being held by Hamas and called for their immediate release.
No call for an immediate ceasefire, which is what S. Africa was asking for.