Thank you for following our coverage of the ICJ ruling in the Hague and the reaction following it. There's plenty more for you to read though:

• To read more about the ICJ's ruling that says Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza, click here
• For more information on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ, look here
• And click here to read more about why Israel and Hamas fighting in Gaza

Correction 13 February: This page wrongly reported that about 1,300 people had been killed following the 7 October attack by Hamas. This was based on counting those who later died from their injuries in addition to the figure of more than 1,200. The article has been amended to now refer to about 1,200 deaths, a figure which includes those deaths and which Israel says is not final.

As we prepare to wrap up our live coverage, here is a summary of the day's main events:

• The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but it stopped short of ordering an immediate ceasefire
• South Africa, which brought the case, along with Palestinian officials and human rights groups, are celebrating the result of the ruling
• But Israel says South Africa has failed in its main objective to force a ceasefire
• PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will "continue to defend ourselves and our citizens while adhering to international law"

• Meanwhile, US media report that the head of the CIA is due to meet Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials in the coming days to discuss a new potential ceasefire in Gaza
• This all comes as allegations emerge that UN aid workers may have been involved in the 7 October attacks by Hamas in Israel

A member of the Israeli Knesset says the ICJ interim ruling will not change the country's military strategy.

Danny Danon told the BBC that Israel didn't have to change the way it's been conducting the war because it "already complied with it".

"When you look at the decision of the court, we acted accordingly and we will report to the court," he said.

He described the case as a "fake petition about fake genocide".

"I'm glad the court didn't buy all the lies coming from South Africa."

Danon is not a member of Israel's war cabinet and has previously challenged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership.

Video of hostages a traumatic reminder for Israelispublished at 17:47 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

17:47 GMT 26 January

Mark Lowen
BBC News, reporting from Jerusalem

Perhaps timed to add to the pressure Israel faces after the International Court of Justice ruling, and ahead of ceasefire talks involving the heads of the CIA and Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad, Hamas has released a new video showing three female Israeli hostages.

Two are soldiers – identified as Karina Ariev and Daniella Gilboa, both 19 – and the other is thirty-year-old Doron Steinbrecher, who was abducted from her home in kibbutz Kfar Azar.

“Reach an agreement and return all of us”, says one. “You neglected us, you abandoned us. We want to come home now”, they all state, though it’s unclear whether they’re being told what to say, and the BBC doesn't broadcast material which may have been filmed under duress.

Such videos are yet another traumatic reminder for Israelis of what they went through on 7 October – and rub sault in the wounds of the relatives, increasingly angry with their government for, in the eyes of many, not prioritising the hostages’ release.

And the fact that two of the women shown are soldiers is perhaps a conscious decision by Hamas to show how complex any negotiations will be, as the release of combatants would be a high price for Israel to pay.

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The US State Department says the ICJ's provisional rulings are in line with Washington's view that "Israel has the right to take action to ensure the terrorist attacks of October 7 cannot be repeated, in accordance with international law".

A State Department spokesperson says the US recognises that the ICJ plays a vital role in the peaceful settlement of disputes.

"We continue to believe that allegations of genocide are unfounded and note the court did not make a finding about genocide or call for a ceasefire in its ruling," they say.

They add that the US has consistently made clear that Israel must take all take all possible steps to "minimise civilian harm, increase the flow of humanitarian assistance, and address dehumanising rhetoric".

The US is among the Israeli allies that have stopped short of calling for a ceasefire and instead have been pushing for humanitarian pauses to allow for aid to be sent into Gaza.

Image source, Reuters

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is denying a claim made by Israel that the body is ignoring evidence that Hamas uses Gaza hospitals as shields.

The allegation was made by Israeli Ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar at a meeting of WHO's executive board on Thursday.

"This is not incompetence; it is collusion," she said.

In response, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that "such false claims are harmful and can endanger our staff who are risking their lives to serve the vulnerable".

"As a United Nations agency, WHO is impartial and is working for the health and well-being of all people," he added.

Israel has long maintained that Hamas uses hospitals in Gaza to hide its operation and has used this as one of its main justifications for its military operation there. In November the US said it had intelligence that Hamas had a command centre under Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.

Hamas denies these claims.

BBC Arabic has been asking Gazans how they feel about the UN's top court ordering Israel to take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but stopping short of telling it to halt the war.

Reacting to the ruling, one young woman said: "We felt betrayed because there is no ceasefire or even a truce, which could make the situation more bearable for us."

"When we heard the news, we were greatly disappointed in this matter. We had hoped for a decision to cease fire from the International Court of Justice," said another young man in Gaza.

The BBC spoke to this woman who said: "The ICJ that encompasses all countries and all those who defend human rights, aren’t we human beings? Don’t we have rights? Where are our children?"

And the ruling was met with disappointment from this man: "We had high hopes of the ICJ. The decision as expected was to continue this war on us."

Image source, AFP

The ICJ's preliminary rulings are drawing a mix of opinion on the streets of Israel's biggest cities.

The court ruled that Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but stops short of ordering an immediate halt to operations.

Dvir, a Tel Aviv resident, tells Reuters news agency he thinks the result is a "good balance" and one that allows Israel to keep defending itself against Hamas.

Another man, Josh Mover, says: "I think there's a lot of double standards placed on Israel.

"If you look at UN resolutions throughout the world, so many placed are indictments of Israel, and countries that are notorious for human rights violations seem to get by without the same scrutiny."

Reacting to the ruling, author Deborah Jacobi says: "Nobody wants to see innocent civilians killed.

"We've lost a lot of really young, innocent Israeli lives who are just trying to protect us. And Hamas of course, is not going to surrender, and they're not giving us our hostages back," she tells the AFP news agency.

Human Rights Watch has described the ICJ's ruling as a "landmark decision", saying that it "puts Israel and its allies on notice that immediate action is needed to prevent genocide and further atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza".

Balkees Jarrah, the group's associate international justice director, says the ruling is "recognition of the dire situation in Gaza where civilians face starvation and are being killed daily at levels unprecedented in the recent history of Israel and Palestine".

The ICJ has ruled that Israel must take all measures to prevent genocide but stopped short of calling for a halt of all operations in Gaza.

We're getting some reaction to the ICJ ruling from Egypt, which has played a key role between Hamas and Israel in mediating hostage releases since the 7 October attacks.

A foreign ministry statement says Egypt "was looking forward to the International Court of Justice demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as the court ruled in similar cases," Reuters news agency reports.

The statement welcomes the ICJ interim ruling, but stresses the need to respect and implement it.

Image source, Reuters

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the ICJ's ruling must be respected by all who recognise the the court, including Israel.

Speaking after the court's ruling on the application brought by his country, Ramaphosa says South Africa expects Israel, "as a self-proclaimed democracy, and as a state that respects the rule of law," to abide by the ruling.

"Some have told us we should mind our own business and not get involved in the affairs of other countries and yet it is very much our place as the people who know too well the pain of dispossession, discrimination, state sponsored violence," he says.

He says following the ruling, there should be more effort towards a ceasefire, and that an end to the conflict through a two-state solution that would grant Palestinians self-determination.

The European Union has published it's initial reaction to the ICJ ruling that Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza.

"Orders of the International Court of Justice are binding," it says, adding those party to it must comply with them.

"The EU expects their full, immediate and effective implementation," it said in a brief statement.

Mark Regev, a senior adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has also been reacting to the news that UN aid workers may have been involved in the 7 October attacks by Hamas on Israel.

He tells the BBC that as well as there being “specific information” about the involvement of UNRWA workers, there is also information that teachers in UNRWA schools “openly celebrated” the attacks.

Regev says it is “well-documented” that the aid group has links to Hamas.

“I think it’s high time that the UN investigated these links,” he says.

Regev adds that the issue links to Friday’s ruling by the ICJ because UNRWA reports were quoted by the chief justice.

“No-one should see UNRWA as in any way objective,” says Regev.

Twelve employees of UNRWA - the UN's Palestinian refugee agency - have had their contracts terminated after Israeli authorities alleged they were involved in the 7 October attacks.

The US says it has temporarily paused funding for UNRWA while it reviews the allegations.

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement: "The Israeli Authorities have provided UNRWA with information about the alleged involvement of several UNRWA employees in the horrific attacks on Israel on 7 October.

"To protect the agency’s ability to deliver humanitarian assistance, I have taken the decision to immediately terminate the contracts of these staff members and launch an investigation in order to establish the truth without delay.

"Any UNRWA employee who was involved in acts of terror will be held accountable, including through criminal prosecution."

Mark Regev, a senior adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says South Africa "failed to meet their objective” to force a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict.

“The most important thing is that the court rejected South Africa’s astonishing, preposterous demand that Israel not be given the right to defend itself,” Regev tells the BBC.

Regev says Israel hasn't indicated that it will not follow the International Court of Justice’s instructions but says it is “preposterous” and “obscene” that the convention aimed at preventing genocide is being manipulated by Hamas through South Africa.

He adds that Israel’s response to the 7 October attacks has been “in coordination with international law” and questioned the Gaza death toll of nearly 26,000 - saying it comes from the Hamas-run health ministry and that the ICJ justices themselves said there was no way to verify the number.

“We are sure in Israel that a large number [of people killed in Gaza] are combatants and therefore legitimate targets for Israel’s military operation”.

We've also heard from Hamas, with the group also welcoming the decision by the ICJ today.

Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior Hamas official told Reuters news agency: "The International Court of Justice ruling is an important development that contributes to isolating the occupation (Israel) and exposing its crimes in Gaza.

"We call for compelling the occupation to implement the court’s decisions."

The ICJ has ruled that Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but stopped short of calling for an immediate halt to operations.

A senior member of the political party Fatah - the West Bank's ruling party and a bitter rival of Hamas - has welcomed the ICJ’s provisional ruling.

Sabri Saidam tells the BBC that Israel has been handed a “yellow card” but Fatah is waiting to see how Israel responds and what happens in terms of implementing the ICJ’s measures.

“We would like to see a cessation of hostilities and a sabotage of the entire plan of displacing Palestinians and to allow for aid to come in and the reconstruction of Gaza but most importantly for every Palestinian to see an end to conflict,” says Saidam.

He adds that while the ICJ ruling is a “step in the right direction”, he believes many Palestinians will feel it is too little too late.

Saidam says the issue over the conflict with Israel “is no longer about Hamas” but about the future of the Palestinians as a people.

Israel has repeatedly stated that the aims of its offensive in Gaza are to eliminate Hamas and free the hostages.

The hearing at the International Court of Justice in the Hague has wrapped up, and we're continuing to monitor reaction from around the world.

If you're just joining us, here's the latest:

• The ICJ issued an interim ruling that Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire
• The court has issued six provisional measures in South Africa's genocide case against Israel
• They include an order for Israel to take measures to ensure humanitarian access
• This is an interim ruling, and the court won't rule on South Africa's genocide claims - which Israel strongly denies - for several years
• South Africa's foreign minister says the court order "doesn't work" without a ceasefire
• Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will "continue this war until absolute victory"
• Riyad al-Maliki, the Palestinian foreign minister, says the judges ruled "in favour of humanity and international law"

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has dismissed the ICJ's rulings for Israel to do more to ensure it prevents any acts that could be considered genocidal.

"The state of Israel does not need to be lectured on morality in order to distinguish between terrorists and the civilian population in Gaza," he posted to social media, calling South Africa's submission "antisemitic".

"The IDF and security agencies will continue operating to dismantle the military and governing capabilities of the Hamas terrorist organisation, and to return the hostages to their homes. I have full confidence in our troops," he said.

Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz also took to social media to say his country was committed to international law and existed "independently of any ICJ proceedings", as did "Israel's right to defend itself".

Following the ICJ's ruling, he told Israel's legal team: "You have represented Israel and the Jewish people with honour. You have made us proud."

This will be seen as a victory by those who supported South Africa's casepublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

14:01 GMT 26 January

Anna Holligan
Reporting from The Hague

The court did not call for a ceasefire.

Instead, judges kept the provisional measures within what’s required by states that have signed up to the genocide convention - Israel has consistently said it is acting in accordance with international law.

And yet, its is being interpreted as a victory for those who supported South Africa's case, insofar as the ICJ found it did have jurisdiction, and decided there was a plausible case under the genocide convention.

It also said that the Palestinian population in Gaza was at real risk of irreparable damage.