(i24) South Africa’s ICJ filing charges Israel is guilty of ‘genocidal actions’ in Gaza
An Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson said the Jewish state rejected “with abhorrence” all the allegations made in South Africa filing with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday.
PRESS RELEASE: #SouthAfrica institutes proceedings against #Israel and asks the #ICJ to indicate provisional measures https://t.co/WedDXvtBD4 pic.twitter.com/VCCDyORrLy
— CIJ_ICJ (@CIJ_ICJ) December 29, 2023
South Africa launched a case against Israel for what it said were “genocidal” acts in Gaza.
According to a statement, the ICJ application related to alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Genocide Convention, and said that “Israel has engaged in, is engaging in and risks further engaging in genocidal acts against the Palestinian people in Gaza.”In The Hague application, South Africa also says that Israel has been acting “with the requisite specific intent… to destroy Palestinians in Gaza as part of the broader Palestinian national, racial and ethnical group.”
Israel rejected the charge, with Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Lior Haiat writing on X, formerly Twitter: “Israel rejects with abhorrence the blood libel spread by South Africa and its application” to the ICJ.
The war was started by the October 7 attack, where Hamas perpetrated the worst antisemitic atrocity since the Holocaust.
It is now nearing its thirteenth week, with vast areas of northern Gaza in ruins and Israeli air strikes and ground combat focusing on central and southern districts.
