WATCH | ICJ hearing into SA's genocide claims against Israel
A general view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the day of the trial to hear a request for emergency measures by South Africa, who asked the court to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza and to desist from what South Africa says are genocidal acts committed against Palestinians during the war with Hamas in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen (THILO SCHMUELGEN)
The two-day public hearings in South Africa's genocide case against Israel are underway at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague on Thursday.
SA filed a lawsuit in December, accusing Israel of violating the Genocide Convention in its war on Gaza that has left more than 23,000 Palestinians dead.
The ICJ will hear oral arguments relating to SA's request for the court to institute provisional measures to “protect against further, severe and irreparable harm to the rights of the Palestinian people under the Genocide Convention.”
Israel is expected to make its first formal response before the court, on Friday.
South Africa's delegation at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague (Supplied)
Few South Africans have gathered at the embassy of Palestine to watch the public hearings in the case of South Africa vs Israel on the alleged genocidal attacks happening in Gaza. (Veli Nhlapo)
Few South Africans have gathered at the embassy of Palestine to watch the public hearings in the case of South Africa vs Israel on the alleged genocidal attacks happening in Gaza. (Veli Nhlapo)
Few South Africans have gathered at the embassy of Palestine to watch the public hearings in the case of South Africa vs Israel on the alleged genocidal attacks happening in Gaza. (Veli Nhlapo)
