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By Brian Osgood and Usaid Siddiqui

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   International Court of Justice declines South Africa’s request for additional provisional measures against Israel, but said situation in Rafah demands implementation order issued last month.
   US President Biden says he repeatedly told Israel’s Netanyahu there “has to be a temporary ceasefire” in war on Gaza during “extensive” conversations this week.
   Israel’s incursion into Khan Younis’ Nasser Hospital has led to the deaths of at least five patients after electricity was severed and oxygen supplies cut.
   The US says an Israeli ground attack on Rafah with 1.4 million people would be a “disaster” without a plausible evacuation plan.
   Israel’s attacks on Gaza have killed at least 28,775 Palestinians and wounded 68,552 since October 7. The death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas-led attacks stands at 1,139.