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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

South Africa

Palestinians gather in a morgue with bodies said to be of relatives allegedly killed in Israeli airstrikes in the city of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 25, 2024. (AP Photo)
October 28, 2024, 9:53 pm
South Africa files its ‘evidence’ of alleged Israeli genocide in Gaza at UN court
750-page document claiming ‘destruction of Palestinians’ is not made public, in accordance with International Court of Justice procedures; Israel has until July 2025 to respond
By Jeremy Sharon
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa raises his hand as he is sworn is as a member of Parliament ahead of an expected vote by lawmakers to decide if he is reelected as leader of the country in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
June 15, 2024, 6:21 am
South Africa’s Ramaphosa reelected for 2nd term after last minute coalition deal
ANC strikes agreement with former opposition party Democratic Alliance, which opposed taking Israel to international court with accusations of Gaza genocide
By Gerald Imray and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo in Ramallah, West Bank, November 23, 2023. (Alaa Badarneh/ Pool via AP)
June 3, 2024, 10:57 pm
Palestinians apply to join South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel
If the request is granted by the World Court, an ad hoc Palestinian judge could join the panel deliberating genocide claims
By Reuters and ToI Staff
The latest election results are displayed at the Results Operation Centre (ROC) in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
June 1, 2024, 7:41 pm
ANC loses majority in South African elections for first time since apartheid
Party, which has led international legal campaign against Israel over war with Hamas, must now build coalition to remain in power after ruling alone for three decades
By Agencies and ToI Staff
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, wearing a keffiyah scarf, speaks before an exhibition football match between Western Cape XI and the Palestinian national football team at Athlone Stadium in Athlone, near Cape Town, on February 11, 2024. (Rodger Bosch/AFP)
May 29, 2024, 10:03 pm
Israel watches as South Africa’s hostile ANC set to lose support but remain in power
As 27 million head to polls, frustrated voters likely to punish African National Congress for corruption, but opposition has scant chance of ousting longtime rulers
By Lazar Berman
File - Judges at the International Court of Justice arrive to hear South African arguments over Israel's Rafah offensive at The Hague, May 16, 2024. (Nick Gammon/AFP)
May 23, 2024, 9:50 pm
Israel said bracing for worst as ICJ to rule Friday on demand to order end to Gaza war
‘No power on Earth will stop Israel,’ says government ahead of World Court’s ruling on South Africa’s bid to have Jerusalem ordered to end Rafah operation, or even entire war
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandorthe, left, attends the session of the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, January 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
May 14, 2024, 5:13 pm
World Court to hear South Africa’s demand to halt Israel’s Rafah offensive this week
ICJ was petitioned earlier this month to order Israel to ‘immediately withdraw’ from the southern Gaza city; court will hear from Pretoria Thursday followed by Jerusalem on Friday
By AFP
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activists picket outside the High Court in Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 11, 2024 (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
May 13, 2024, 6:26 pm
South Africa boycott may be looming, Israel’s foreign trade insurer warns exporters
Government-owned Ashra insurance company says growing political instability could lead Pretoria to impose to trade restrictions similar to those Turkey has slapped on Israel
By Sharon Wrobel
Judges enter the United Nations' highest court during hearings in The Hague, Netherlands on February 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
March 28, 2024, 10:05 pm
ICJ orders Israel to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza, demands report in 30 days
Court says existing provisional humanitarian measures in Strip are inadequate, with ‘famine setting in’; Foreign Ministry denies limits placed on relief, blaming Hamas
By Jeremy Sharon, Agencies and ToI Staff
File: South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor delivers her closing remarks following a meeting with Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (not seen) in Pretoria on March 5, 2024. (Phill Magakoe / AFP)
March 19, 2024, 9:13 pm
South Africa: Israel undermining World Court with campaign of ‘starvation’ in Gaza
Pretoria’s foreign minister claims provisional measures passed down by the ICJ in January have been ‘entirely ignored,’ says this sets a ‘precedent’ for others to do the same
By AFP and ToI Staff
A protester waving the Palestinian flag stands outside the Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
March 19, 2024, 9:47 am
Israel slams ‘repugnant’ South African ICJ request for more Gaza measures
Lawyers for Israel at World Court deny allegations offensive against Hamas is deliberately causing humanitarian suffering, call Pretoria’s repeated requests an abuse of procedures
By Agencies and ToI Staff
File: South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor delivers her closing remarks following a meeting with Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (not seen) in Pretoria on March 5, 2024. (Phill Magakoe / AFP)
March 13, 2024, 6:12 pm
South Africa threatens citizens fighting in IDF with arrest if they return home
Military says it is working on solutions to risks faced by soldiers when traveling overseas, amid broader concerns for Israelis visiting countries hostile to the offensive in Gaza
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Displaced Palestinians carry their belongings through a street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on March 6, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)
March 7, 2024, 1:50 am
South Africa appeals to ICJ for further measures against Israel
Pretoria accuses Israel of ‘egregious breaches’ in genocide convention, urges court to order Israel to urgently enable delivery of aid in Gaza to address ‘widespread starvation’
By AP and ToI Staff
Michael Kransdorff speaks during a ceremony for Israelis from South Africa who died fighting for Israel in Lavi Forest on February 20, 2024. (Courtesy Jewish National Fund South Africa)
February 23, 2024, 8:30 am
Defying their government, South African Jews honor compatriots who fell for Israel
Communal leaders’ ceremony in the Galilee follows Pretoria’s threat to prosecute citizens who served in Israel’s army, amid its petition to ICJ accusing nation of ‘genocide’
By Canaan Lidor
Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela checks his phone during a hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, January 12, 2024. (Patrick Post/AP)
February 20, 2024, 3:18 pm
At World Court, South Africa says Israeli ‘apartheid’ surpasses its own sordid past
Pretoria’s envoy to Netherlands tells International Court of Justice hearing on Israeli rule in West Bank that his country has a ‘special obligation’ to oppose such a practice
By AFP and ToI Staff
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