Human Rights Watch: Israel Ignoring ICJ Order to Allow Aid into Gaza

The analysis reveals that the daily average of trucks carrying food, medicine, and aid fell to 93 between January 27 and February 21, down from 147 in the preceding weeks. By the latter half of February, that number dwindled further to 57. This decline coincides with the Israeli government’s deadline to submit a 30-day compliance assessment to the ICJ—a document officials have kept strictly confidential, refusing to release it to the public or the press.

Conditions for the 2.3 million Palestinians in the territory have reached a breaking point, with many resorting to animal feed and contaminated water for survival. Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch, stated that the government has not only ignored the court’s directives but has intensified repression. Beyond food, fuel delivery missions to the north have faced near-total obstruction, forcing hospitals to cease operations. Since the January 26 ruling, health ministry figures indicate that more than 3,400 people have been killed in the enclave, casting doubt on the efficacy of international legal interventions in the ongoing conflict.