South Africa, Israel and Rafah
Explainer: What is South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?
The International Court of Justice is holding hearings this week in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza war and seeking an emergency halt to its Rafah offensive.
South Africa asks U.N. court to order Israel to halt Rafah assault
At The Hague, South Africa’s legal team will argue that Israel’s offensive poses an “extreme risk” to “the very survival of Palestinians in Gaza as a group.”
U.N. Court Will Hear Arguments from South Africa on Israel’s Actions in Gaza
South Africa was expected to ask the court to order Israel to immediately withdraw from the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians had sought shelter from the war.
South Africa Seeks Halt to Israel's Rafah Offensive at World Court
Israel, which has denounced South Africa's claim that it is violating the 1949 Genocide Convention as baseless, will respond on Friday. In previous filings it stressed it had stepped up efforts to get humanitarian aid into Gaza as the ICJ had ordered.
The top UN court is holding hearings on the Israeli military's incursion into Rafah
The United Nations’ top court is opening two days of hearings into a request from South Africa to make sure Israel halts its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah
Israel-Gaza live updates: UN court to hold hearings over Israel's Rafah attacks
More than six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.
World Court to hold hearings over Israel's Rafah attacks
The U.N.'s International Court of Justice will hold hearings on Thursday and Friday to discuss new emergency measures sought by South Africa over Israel's attacks on Rafah during the war in Gaza, the court said Tuesday.
Top UN court hears S. Africa calls to stop Israel Rafah offensive
South Africa will ask the top UN court on Thursday to order an immediate halt to Israel's incursion in Rafah, describing it as a "genocidal" operation threatening the "very survival
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