The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel. SA makes its argument today that in Israel’s war against Hamas, that country is committing genocide of the Palestinian people.
Arguments by South Africa are set to begin at 11:00 SAST.
South Africa instituted proceedings at the ICJ in December against Israel over alleged genocide in its retaliatory strikes against Hamas in Gaza since early October last year, which have left thousands of Palestinian civilians dead.
In a statement, the ICJ said South Africa filed an application concerning alleged violations by Israel “of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide”, known as the Genocide Convention.
It said according to the application, “acts and omissions by Israel … are genocidal in character, as they are committed with the requisite specific intent … to destroy Palestinians in Gaza as a part of the broader Palestinian national, racial and ethnical group”.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel. SA makes their argument today.
