UN international court hears South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza and pleaded with the United Nations’ top court on Thursday to urgently order a halt to the country’s military operation. South African lawyers said during the opening arguments that the latest Gaza war was part of a decades-long oppression of the Palestinians and asked judges to impose binding preliminary orders on Israel. Israel has vehemently denied the allegations
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