The international court of justice (ICJ) in The Hague will begin hearing arguments at 10am local time alleging that Israel is committing genocide in its war in Gaza.
South Africa, which has brought the case to the UN’s top court, is asking the ICJ to act urgently “to protect against further, severe and irreparable harm to the rights of the Palestinian people under the genocide convention, which continues to be violated with impunity”.
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