Palestinians see World Court ruling as both win and setback

Members of a Palestinian family watch on a television set, the UN’s top court in the Hague reading its initial decision in a case accusing Israel of genocide, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday. AFP

A woman watches the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling of the case against Israel brought by South Africa in The Hague at the Dullah Omar Centre in Cape Town on Friday. AFP

People gather to watch the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling of the case against Israel brought by South Africa in The Hague at the Bertha House in Cape Town on Friday. AFP