Justice Ministry said to believe ICJ will stop short of demanding Israel halt Gaza war

File: This photo shows an exterior view of the Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands on February 18, 2019. (AP/Peter Dejong)
File: This photo shows an exterior view of the Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands on February 18, 2019. (AP/Peter Dejong)

Israel will face accusations at the UN’s top court today that it has committed “genocidal” acts during its war against Hamas in Gaza, charges that President Isaac Herzog yesterday dismissed as “atrocious” and “preposterous.”

South Africa has lodged an urgent appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to force Israel to “immediately suspend” its military operations in Gaza.

Robed officials from both countries will go head-to-head in the Great Hall of Justice in the Peace Palace in The Hague, a world away from the devastation seen in Israel and Gaza since the October 7 Hamas terror onslaught.

Officials in the Justice Ministry tell the Haaretz daily they believe the ICJ could issue injunctions against Israel, but will not order a halt to the fighting in Gaza.

Unnamed jurists quoted by the newspaper says these injunctions could include demanding Israel allow more aid into Gaza, form an investigative panel or allow Palestinians to return to their homes in northern Gaza.

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