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what happened in the last few hours

This Friday, May 24 at 8:00 pm these are the main news of the day in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza:

The UN court ordered Israel to immediately halt the attack on Rafah. The judges also asked that Israel open border crossings with Egypt, allow humanitarian aid to enter, and allow investigators access to the Strip. Israel must report to the High Court within a month on its progress in the ordered measures.

Israel’s defense is that its operation in Rafah “has not and will not result in the destruction of the Palestinian civilian population.” Netanyahu’s cabinet denounced South Africa’s allegations against Israel as “false and outrageous”.

Hamas has demanded that the UN court’s ruling be applied to the entire Strip. A senior Hamas official told Reuters they “welcome” the UN court’s ruling but found it insufficient. “We believe the occupation of the entire Gaza Strip, especially the north, is equally cruel and dangerous,” the official said.

Following the UN court’s ruling, Netanyahu held a meeting with his security leadership. Attending the talks are the War Minister, Benny Gantz; the Foreign Minister, Israel Katz; Defense Minister Yoav Galant and Justice Minister Yariv Levin, according to security sources cited by Israeli news outlet Walla.

Sisi and Biden agreed to send aid to Gaza via Kerem Shalom until the Rafah crossing reopens.The Egyptian President has agreed by telephone with the US President to temporarily send humanitarian aid and fuel from the United States via Kerem Shalom until mechanisms are established to reopen the Rafah crossing, as ordered by the UN Court to Israel this Friday.

Israel recovered the bodies of three other hostages in Jabalia, north of Gaza. They have been identified as Hanan Yablonka, Mitchell Nissenbaum, and Orion Hernandez.

Israel blocks Spanish consulate in Jerusalem from serving Palestinians. The Israeli Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, has decided to “cut off relations between the Spanish Embassy in Israel and the Palestinians”, in retaliation for Spain’s recognition of the Palestinian state. In addition, he described the Second Vice President of the Government and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Diaz, as “despicable” for demanding the liberation of Palestine “from the river to the sea”.

Diaz: “I’m not anti-Semitic, I don’t agree with the politics of hate.” The second vice president of the government and labor minister has rejected the accusation of “anti-Semitism” leveled against him by Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz.

Borrell: “Every time someone decides in favour of a Palestinian state, Israel turns it into an anti-Semitic attack.” The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Policy has described as “bad news” the Israeli government’s decision to ban the Spanish Embassy in Jerusalem from providing services to Palestinians.