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ICJ hears South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over Gaza war

Pro-Palestinian supporters rally at a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on a genocide complaint by South Africa against Israel, in The Hague, the Netherlands [Robin Utrecht/EPA]

Israel faces accusations that it is subjecting Palestinians in Gaza to genocidal acts, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) commenced a hearing on South Africa’s genocide case against it on Thursday.

Amid Israel’s ongoing three-month war in Gaza, more than 23,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed, lawyers told the top United Nations court. Most of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million has been displaced, and an Israeli blockade severely limiting food, fuel and medicine has caused a humanitarian “catastrophe”, according to the UN.

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