/ 11 January 2024

Gazan civilians labelled as ‘the enemy’ in ‘genocide’, International Court of Justice hears

The International Court Of Justice Public Hearing On South Africa's Gaza Genocide Case Against Israel
Vusimuzi Madonsela, South African Amabassador in the Netherlands, and Ronald Lamola, South African Minister of Justice prepare to attend a heraring as South Africa has requested the court to indicate measures concerning alleged violations of human rights by Israel in Gaza on January 11, 2024 in The Hague, Netherlands. On January 11 and January 12 at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the judicial body of the United Nations, in The Hague, South Africa seized the ICJ, to ask it to rule on possible acts of "genocide" in Gaza by Israel. (Photo by Michel Porro/Getty Images)
Israel’s prime minister has used religious rhetoric referring to the country’s Biblical historical enemy to incite troops to war, South Africa’s legal team told the court

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