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Belgium joins South Africa's genocide case against Israel at UN court

A pro-Palestinian demonstration in Brussels on 21 January 2024. Belgium is the latest country to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the UN's top court. © AFP - NICOLAS MAETERLINCK

Belgium has become the latest country to join a case brought by South Africa before the International Court of Justice that accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip.

The UN's highest court, based in The Hague, said in a statement on Tuesday that Brussels had filed a declaration of intervention.

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