On Friday, Egypt called on Israel to “comply” with all decisions issued by the International Court of Justice, which ordered it to immediately stop its military operation in Rafah.

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that it “welcomes” the court’s decision “to impose additional temporary measures on Israel demanding the immediate cessation of Israeli military operations in Rafah,” according to Agence France-Presse.

"It is considered legally binding"

It also added that Egypt “demands that Israel comply with its legal obligations” and “implement all interim measures issued by the International Court of Justice, which are considered legally binding and enforceable.”

It also called on the Security Council and influential international parties to “adopt decisive measures to put an end to the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip and establish a comprehensive ceasefire.”

Aid flows from Kerem Shalom temporarily

At the same time, the Egyptian presidency announced that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi agreed with his American counterpart, Joe Biden, in a phone call today to temporarily send humanitarian aid and fuel to the United Nations through the Kerem Abu Salem crossing with Israel “until a legal mechanism is reached to restart the Rafah crossing from the other side.” Palestinian,” according to Reuters.

In turn, the White House reported that Biden welcomed Egypt's commitment to allow the flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing.

He also added that Biden will send a high-level team to Cairo next week to make efforts to reopen the Rafah crossing.

For its part, the Palestinian presidency announced in a statement that it had agreed with Egypt to send humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip temporarily from the Kerem Shalom crossing until an agreement was reached to reopen the Rafah crossing, according to the Palestinian News Agency “Wafa”.

Immediate suspension

It is noteworthy that earlier today, the International Court of Justice, the highest judicial body of the United Nations, ordered Israel to stop its military attack in Rafah, in a decision that would increase international pressure to reach a truce after more than 7 months of war.

The court, which is based in The Hague, also said that Israel must “immediately stop its military attack and any other actions in the Rafah Governorate that may impose on the Palestinian population of Gaza living conditions that could lead to their physical destruction as a group or in part.” According to Agence France-Presse