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Tuesday, May 14, 2024
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024
International Court of Justice to meet this week on request for emergency Rafah measures
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Israel's delegation to the International Court of Justice in The Hague listens to the provisional measures ordered by the court against Israel, January 26, 2024. (International Court of Justice)
The UN’s International Court of Justice will hold hearings on Thursday and Friday to discuss new emergency measures sought by South Africa over Israel’s operations in Rafah, the tribunal says.
The hearings on May 16 and 17 will deal with South Africa’s request to the court to order more emergency measures against Israel over its attacks on Rafah, the tribunal adds, part of an ongoing case which accuses Israel of acts of genocide against Palestinians.
Israel has previously said it is acting in accordance with international law in Gaza, and has called South Africa’s genocide case baseless and accused Pretoria of acting as “the legal arm of Hamas.”
The tribunal in January declined to impose an interim injunction ordering a stop to the war.
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