"South Africa Urges UN Court to Compel Israel to Increase Aid to Gaza"

South Africa has returned to the International Court of Justice, urging the UN court to order Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza, citing "widespread starvation" in the region. Efforts to provide aid to war-torn northern Gaza are gaining momentum, with Israel planning to allow aid to move directly from its territory and cooperating with the creation of a sea route from Cyprus. Meanwhile, the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has risen to 30,717, and the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, and Jordan have condemned Israel's approval of 3,500 new housing units in West Bank settlements.