Airstrike kills 3 Palestinians in southern Gaza as Israel presses offensive

Witnesses said three Palestinians were killed Saturday in an airstrike that Israel’s military said was targeting a Hamas commander in southern Gaza, less than a day after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to do all it could to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in the besieged territory.
Israel’s military will be under increasing scrutiny since the top United Nations court also asked Israel for a compliance report in a month. The court stopped short of ordering a cease-fire as part of its binding ruling, but its orders were in part a rebuke of Israel’s conduct in its nearly 4-month war against Gaza’s Hamas rulers.
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main organization aiding Gaza’s population amid the humanitarian disaster, saw more countries suspend its funding following allegations that a number of Gaza staff members</a> took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked the war. Britain, Italy and Finland joined the United States, Australia and Canada in putting aid to the agency on hold.