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South Africa takes Israel to the ICJ over genocide in Gaza
South Africa has urged the International Court of Justice to issue urgent interim measures including an immediate suspension of Israeli military aggression in and against Gaza, reports TANUPRIYA SINGH
A Palestinian child wounded by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip receives treatment at the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, Southern Gaza Strip, December 31, 2023

SOUTH AFRICA has launched a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for crimes of genocide against Palestinian people in Gaza. The application was filed on December 29, the 84th day of Israel’s bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip.

“The acts and omissions by Israel… are genocidal in character because they are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part of the Palestinian national, racial, and ethnic group,” the 84-page-long application states.

“The acts in question include killing Palestinians in Gaza, causing them serious bodily harm and mental harm, and inflicting on them conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction.”

Establishing intent

Destroying the conditions of life

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