South Africa takes Israel to ICJ on ‘genocide intent’
South Africa takes Israel to ICJ on ‘genocide intent’
Israel’s unrelenting, devastating attacks on the Gaza Strip in its war against Hamas has spurred South Africa to formally raise the issue of potential genocide before the International Court of Justice.
It has asked the ICJ for a provisional ruling calling on Israel to stop its combat operations that began three months ago, killing more than 22,000 Palestinians thus far.
After several countries issued statements supporting South Africa’s initiative, Israel announced it would defend itself in court. This reverses Israel’s decade-long policy of boycotting the ICJ – the United Nations’ highest court with 15 elected judges from various nations.
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