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South Africa accused Israel on Thursday of subjecting Palestinians to one of the most brutal aerial bombings in the history of human warfare and called on the International Court of Justice to order an emergency suspension of its military operations to stop the destruction of the population of Gaza...
South Africa has filed a complaint against Israel for genocide in Gaza with the ICJ, which is also popularly called the world court..
The legal battle may last several years, but Israels immediate focus will be to prevent an interim order that could force a ceasefire in Gaza...
On the first day of hearing, South Africas advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi said the intent behind Israels aerial and ground offensive to destroy Gaza was nurtured at the highest level of state which included its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
The evidence of genocidal intent is not only chilling, it is also overwhelming and incontrovertible, he said while requesting for indication of provisional measures to stop Israel from deliberately imposing living conditions intended to bring about the physical destruction of Gazans as a group, and to allow access to humanitarian aid...
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