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South Africa accuses Israel at ICJ of breaching Genocide Convention

A protester holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as hearings open in South Africa's case against Israel in the Hague, Netherlands on January 11, 2024. © Robin Utrecht, AFP

A continent away from the war in Gaza, South Africa accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians there and pleaded with the United Nations’ top court on Thursday to order an immediate halt to the country’s military operation. Israel has vehemently denied the allegations. 

South African lawyers said during the opening arguments that the latest Gaza war is part of a decadeslong oppression of the Palestinians by Israel.

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