US President Joe Biden said, "By next Monday, we will have a ceasefire."
According to US President Joe Biden, a deal for a short-term ceasefire in Gaza might be struck by Monday. He also said that as part of the agreement, Israel is prepared to cease military operations when the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins in a few days. According to sources close to Al Jazeera, the original terms of the agreement provide for the swap of 40 Israeli detainees being detained in Gaza for 400 Palestinian prisoners. Additionally, it is said that Israel has consented to the Palestinians' gradual return to northern Gaza. According to sources, Israel would stop aerial surveillance for eight hours a day and move its personnel away from populated areas as part of the agreement. During a late-night talk show appearance, Biden said these things.
Regarding Israel's Rafah offensive, South Africa urgently requests the International Court of Justice.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been requested by the South African government to assess whether Israel's proposal to prolong military operations in Rafah "requires that the court uses its power to prevent further imminent breach of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza." The court "may at any time decide to examine proprio motu whether the circumstances of the case require the indication of provisional measures which ought to be taken or complied with by any or all of the parties," according to a statement. In the statement, the South African government expressed its extreme worry over the large-scale deaths, injuries, and destruction that have already occurred and will continue to result from the unprecedented military onslaught against Rafah. This would be a grave and irreversible violation of the Genocide Convention as well as the January 26, 2024, court order. Given the daily death toll in Gaza, South Africa believes this topic will receive the requisite urgency, the statement continued.
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