South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations’ top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its military operation. South Africa’s submission filed Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at the International Court of Justice allege...
RAMALLAH, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Saturday urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to expedite proceedings on a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of "genocidal" acts in the Gaza Strip. The case claims "alleged violations by Israel of its obliga...
In December, South Africa launched a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for what it said were "genocidal" acts in Gaza, with Israel rejecting the case "with disgust”. According to a statement, the ICJ application related to alleged violations by Israel of its o...
Ireland filed adeclaration of interventionMonday in support of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The decision comes after Ireland’s November Parliament motion and December Cabinet vote affirmed its stance that “genocide is being perpetrated befo...
South Africa opened its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Thursday.
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“As a State Party to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, South Africa is under a treaty obligation to prevent genocide from occurring.” South Africa and Israel are both parties to the Genocide Convention, according to the ICJ, which is also known as ...
On May 16 and May 17, the court held public hearings in the current case, with both parties having their chance to make their point. South Africa's Ambassador to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela told the judges that his country had returned to the court "due to the continuing annihilatio...
South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations’ top court — the International Court of Justice, which is housed in the Peace Palace in The Hague — accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Whether the case will succeed in halting...
26, 2024. The United Nations’ top court has stopped short of ordering a cease-fire in Gaza in a genocide case but demanded that Israel try to contain death and damage in its military offensive in the tiny coastal enclave. South Africa brought the case and had asked the court to order ...