The International Court of Justice will issue a ruling Friday regarding South Africa’s request that Israel “immediately suspend its military operations in and against Gaza.” The Friday order will not include a ruling on whether Israel has committed genocide. Meanwhile, fighting has intensified around the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, where aid groups warned that thousands of civilians are trapped or struggling to flee the area. Nine displaced people were killed and 75 were injured after tank shells struck a United Nations-operated shelter in the city and ignited a fire there. In Qatar, Brett McGurk, the top National Security Council official on the Middle East, is expected to discuss efforts to release Hamas-held hostages.