World Court's order on Rafah does not rule out entire offensive, Israel says
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Israel considers that an order by the World Court to halt its military offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza allows room for some military action there, Israeli officials said. The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to immediately halt its assault on Rafah, where Israel says it is rooting out Hamas fighters. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's national security adviser, Tzachi Hanegbi, stated that according to international law, Israel has the right to defend itself and the court is not preventing them from continuing to defend themselves. The ICJ's ruling does not rule out all military action, but Israel claims it will not conduct any military action that may bring about the destruction of the civilian population in Gaza.

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