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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Emma Graham-Harrison

South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel to end Rafah offensive

A line of judges walk to their seats in a courtroom
Judges arrive to hear South Africa’s arguments to the international court of justice in The Hague on Thursday. Photograph: Nick Gammon/AFP/Getty Images

South Africa has asked the international court of justice (ICJ) to urgently order Israel to end its assault on Rafah, halt its military campaign across Gaza, and allow international investigators and journalists into the territory.

In a court hearing, lawyers for South Africa expanded a written request for judges to issue an emergency order to stop the offensive into Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city.

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