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South Africa takes Israel to international court for 'genocidal' acts in Gaza

South African activists during a pro-Palestinian march to parliament in Cape Town, on 13 October 2023. © AFP / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA

South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice to investigate Israel for what it called "genocidal" acts in Gaza. The Israeli government rejected the case as "baseless".

South Africa asked the UN court, which judges disputes between states, to examine whether Israel had violated the 1948 Genocide Convention in its latest conflict with the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza.

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