US and UK to back Israel over ICJ ruling after blurring their Rafah red lines

The US and the UK will reject the international court of justice order directing Israel to end its offensive on Rafah after slowly blurring their red lines that once stated that they could not support a military offensive in Rafah.

The line was first adapted by saying they could not support a major ground offensive without a credible plan to protect civilians, but since then the definition of what constitutes a major offensive has become more flexible.

Bookmeat,

Is the USA not a member of the icc anyway?

Silverseren,

Do you mean the ICC or the ICJ? The ICJ is a part of the UN, so yes, the US is connected to that decision.

But the ICC is an independent organization connected to a separate treaty called the Rome Statute. The US is one of a small number of (usually terrible) countries that haven't signed it.

Bookmeat,

Yes, I meant icc, but I see now that it’s the icj.

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