Following the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) historic refusal to mandate a ceasefire in Gaza, Hamas responded by firing rockets at Ashkelon and releasing a propaganda video featuring three female hostages. The ICJ had called for the immediate and unconditional release of these hostages, taken during an attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Despite international pressure and the ICJ's concern for the hostages' fate, Hamas continues to hold them, seeking to leverage their captivity amid calls from Gazan protesters for a ceasefire and the hostages' release. Israel, on the other hand, has stated its intention to maintain military pressure on Hamas in compliance with international law until the hostages are freed.
I find this headline puzzling. Could just as easily be: “ICJ calls for immediate release of Hamas hostages and rejects ceasefire call”. I have no doubt the ICJ ruling is historic, but it is ordering Israel to do what it claims to be doing already. https://t.co/SS4Ump3KVc
I find this headline puzzling. Could just as easily be: “ICJ orders immediate release of Hamas hostages and rejects ceasefire call”. I have no doubt the ICJ ruling is historic, but it is ordering Israel to do what it claims to be doing already. https://t.co/rqc2A3m2JX
I find this headline puzzling. Could just as easily be: “ICJ orders immediate release of Hamas hostages and rejects ceasefire call”. I have no doubt the ICJ ruling is historic, but it is ordering Israeli to do what it claims to be doing already. https://t.co/Ejpaaao4A4
Reminder, the #ICJ also said this: 85. "The Court ... is gravely concerned about the fate of the hostages abducted during the attack in Israel on 7 October 2023 and held since then by Hamas and other armed groups, and calls for their immediate and unconditional release." https://t.co/VsMoqzqArf
Hamas publishing a video of 3 female Israeli hostages today is an attempt to outflank Gazan protesters demanding a ceasefire & the release of hostages. After the underwhelming ICJ ruling & being embarrassed by Gazans, the group's trying to leverage hostages in its desperate games
#Hamas is currently in violation of the order of the International Court of Justice #ICJ, which has ordered the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages. (1/3) https://t.co/wZptuGH7pM
The ICJ didn’t call on Israel to stop its military campaign against Hamas. It did call on Hamas to release the hostages—immediately and unconditionally.
FYI, the International Court of Justice (#ICJ) did not call for a ceasefire, let alone rule that #Israel is guilty of genocide, but it did demand the "immediate and unconditional release of the hostages" held by #Hamas. Yet to see that widely reported... 🙄… https://t.co/eKER7IVHt0
Just so we're clear: the ICJ didn't call on Israel to halt the fighting but it did call on Hamas to immediately release the hostages.
It is important that the ICJ called for the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages. If Hamas ignores the ICJ, because it doesn't care about international law, we will keep putting military pressure in accordance with international law to secure their release. https://t.co/bwsF417bl7
Hamas' response to the ICJ decision has been to fire rockets at Ashkelon and release a sick propaganda video with three of the women hostages in captivity.
Hamas' response to the ICJ ruling has been to fire rockets at Ashkelon and release a sick propaganda video with three of the women hostages in captivity.
Minutes after the ICJ refused to mandate a ceasefire in Gaza, Hamas released another psychological terror propaganda video of three hostages calling for a ceasefire. Hamas wants Israel to unilaterally end its military campaign in Gaza — but Israel won't stop until Hamas…