The ICJ ruling today on South Africa's complaint is kind of funny because it looks like a 3 sides were satisfied even though no one got what they wanted.
The ICJ made a provisional ruling that refused to order a ceasefire while asking Israel to avoid any actions that could lead to genocide in the future. The Palestinian/South African side sees it as a win that the case wasn't thrown out completely.
I think both sides are actually looking forward to making their case one day, although it could take years before the ICJ will hear both sides and make any kind of final ruling. For now though, they didn't see enough to warrant ordering a ceasefire.
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