THE HAGUE: South Africa filed a case on Friday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hold Israel accountable for its genocidal acts in the Gaz Strip.
The International Court of Justice ICJ application linked to alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Genocide Convention, and stated that “Israel has involved in, is engaging in and risks further engaging in genocidal action against the people of Palestine in the Gaza Strip.”
In the application, South Africa says that Israel has been acting “with the requisite specific intent… to destroy the people of Palestine in the Gaza Strip as part of the broader Palestinian national, ethnical and racial group.”
The International Court of Justice (CJ), commonly known as the World Court, is the UN’ court for resolving conflicts between the countries.
South Africa Files Case at ICJ Accusing Israel of ‘Genocidal Acts’ in Gaza Strip
The recent war started on October 7 and is nearing its twelfth week, with most areas of Gaza in ruins and brutal Israeli airstrikes and ground offensive focusing on central and southern districts of the Gaza Strip.
The Health Ministry in Gaza on Friday said that more than 21,507 people have been killed in the relentless Israeli bombardment in the besieged Gaza. According to the Health Ministry at least 187 people were killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours. It added that 55,915 people have been wounded mostly women and children in the Gaza Strip during the war.
Meanwhile, Israel continued to pound south and central Gaza on Friday as Egypt is set to host a high-level Hamas delegation for talks to end the nearly 12-week war. The Israeli army said its forces are extending operation across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.
The UN has said that some 1.87 million Palestinians, over 80 percent of Gaza’s population, have left their homes because of the Israeli bombardment of the besieged enclave. It said more displaced people have arrived in the southern border city of Rafah in recent days after the fighting between Israel and Hamas intensified.
