South Africa has formally accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in a hearing at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice.
During opening arguments, a lawyer for South Africa said the latest war is part of decades of Israeli oppression.
Adila Hassim told a packed room at the Peace Palace in The Hague that evidence from the past 13 weeks "shows incontrovertibly a pattern of conduct and related intention" that amounts to "a plausible claim of genocidal acts".
Israel has vehemently denied the accusations.
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