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Friday, December 29, 2023
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Friday, December 29, 2023
South Africa urges ICJ to probe Israel, claims war against Hamas ‘genocidal in character’
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)
The International Court of Justice says South Africa has filed a motion to launch proceedings against Israel, claiming Israeli forces have violated the UN’s Genocide Convention during the war against the Gaza-ruling Hamas terror group.
South Africa’s application to the Hague-based court charges that IDF operations against Hamas “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 conduct of Israel… in relation to Palestinians in Gaza, is in violation of its obligations under the Genocide Convention,” the application claims.
