The International Court of Justice will hear South Africa's demand to halt Israel's offensive in Rafah.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will consider South Africa's appeal for additional emergency measures forcing Israel to withdraw from Gaza's Rafah City. South Africa's claim is part of a complaint filed against Israel, alleging it of violating the Genocide Convention in Gaza. Israel denies the accusations. In January, the court issued its first emergency measures in the case, directing Israel to ensure that its troops do not conduct genocidal actions against Palestinians in Gaza, to allow in additional humanitarian aid, and to preserve any evidence of violations. The May 16 and 17 hearings will exclusively address the new emergency measures. It will likely be years before the court can rule on the case's merits. William Schabas is a Middlesex University professor of international law specializing in human rights and international criminal law. He claims that South Africa's plea for a renewed court ruling is intended to prevent Israel from destroying the Gaza Strip.
At Tokyo's Haneda airport, a Japan Airlines aircraft carrying 379 passengers caught fire on the runway following a collision with a coast guard aircraft. Tuesday at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, a passenger plane and a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft crashed and caught fire on the runway.
Before the entire aircraft was consumed by fire, Tetsuo Saito, the minister of transportation, verified that all 379 passengers aboard Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 had safely evacuated. Five crew members perished, while the coast guard plane's pilot managed to escape, according to Saito.
A significant fire and smoke explosion was captured on local TV footage of the Japan Airlines aircraft as it taxied after landing. Then, there was a fire in the vicinity of the wing. An hour later, footage revealed the airliner entirely on fire. According to Kyodo, the Coast Guard aircraft was scheduled to travel to Niigata to give relief supplies to those impacted by the tragedy. The incident occurred just one day after a series of earthquakes shook western Japan, killing over 50 people in the Ishikawa prefecture.
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