Passionate protests on the streets outside of court.
As Inside, South Africa laid out the details of their
case.
Even an attack involving atrocity crimes can provide any justification
for.
Or Defense 2 breaches to the convention.
Israel has denied all accusations,
calling the case a quote blood libel.
South Africa is accusing Israel of breaching the 1948 Genocide
convention through its military response to the Hamas attack,
which it says has killed more than 23,000 people.
At least 200 times it has deployed.
2000 LB bombs in southern areas of Palestine designated as
safe Israeli soldiers.
But South Africa is also accusing Israeli leaders of making
no distinction between Hamas and the civilians of Gaza.
The genocide intent behind these statements is not ambiguous to
the Israeli soldiers on the ground.
Indeed, it is directing their actions and objectives.
These are the soldiers repeating the inciting words of their
Prime Minister.
The moment welcomed by international groups in support of the
Palestinian people,
with many noting the importance of Israel's presence there to
defend its response to the Hamas attacks on October 7th
that killed at least 1200 people.
That they're represented and that they're presenting their formal response
to South Africa's case is significant and suggests that they
attach legitimacy to the court.
Israel will be making its case here on Friday.
But just after the South African delegation had finished,
a spokesman for Israeli Foreign Ministry dismissed their claims as
groundless and false,
accusing them of being the representatives of Hamas in court.
An effective realization But South Africa's goal?
A call for the World Court to order Israel to
stop the war?
The consequences of not indicating clear and particularised.
Specific provisional measures. Would we fear,
be very grave indeed for the Palestinians in Gaza?
Who remain at real risk of further genocidal acts.